DJ  Thursday, March 31, 2011

Rock Bridge was suggested to us as a don’t want to miss hiking trail in the Red River Gorge area of Daniel Boone National Forest.  This loop trail is 1.4 miles in length and is mostly paved.  The pavement is by no means smooth like you would think.  It was kind of  a rough texture, [...]

DJ  Thursday, March 31, 2011

OXR Hiking Journal
Use these questions to keep the memories alive as you journal Hiking Xperiences.  This Journal is also a tool to help you create informative posts at OXR Hiking.
1.  Where did you hike?

Name of the trail or trail #
Location details (nearest city, state, country)
Driving directions to the trailhead
GPS coordinates of the trailhead if you [...]

andreaj  Monday, March 28, 2011

Natural Bridge was the very first hike that we did at the Red River Gorge in Kentucky. The trail begins right behind the Natural Bridge State Resort Park. We combined this hike with Balanced Rock Trail so we could see both trails and not backtrack. The total length of these trails are about 1.5 miles.
Natural [...]

Neilson  Sunday, March 20, 2011

A hunting buddy of mine and I decided to take a trip down to the Hoosier National Forest in Jackson County for some turkey scouting.  The roads through this part of the forest are in good shape for a 2 wheel drive truck. Since neither of us had taken a turkey before, we were kind [...]

rocky  Saturday, March 19, 2011

Rocky Hollow Lodge a full vacation destination for your family including lake and river fishing trips.  Rocky Hollow Lodge has seven cabins hidden in a wooded hollow in a serene park like setting on the shores of beautiful Bull Shoals Lake, Arkansas.

DJ  Thursday, March 17, 2011

We are holding the first annual OXR OUTDOOR ADVENTURE POSTING CONTEST.  This contest is open for any OXR member.  All you have to do is post your Outdoor Experiences at OXR by 3/31/11.  The OXR Team will select one lucky winner in the H20, Bike, Hiking, Fishing, Camping, Hunting, Snow, and Off-Road categories.  Winners will receive one [...]

Neilson  Thursday, March 10, 2011

After 2 successful archery mountain lion hunts, I was falling in love with Colorado, at least in the winter-time. Now I wanted to tackle elk in the mountains of northwest corner of Colorado. I called up my cougar guide and he set me up on an archery elk hunt. My buddy Bruce [...]

Neilson  Thursday, March 10, 2011

Cruising through the Safari Club Convention I kept coming back to a bison mount hanging from the back of a non-descript booth along a side wall. Dan McFarland of Hawkeye Buffalo Ranch sat, momentarily alone in his booth with a photo album of previous hunts and a brochure about his ranch. I passed the booth [...]

brandi  Sunday, March 6, 2011

My husband and I took an anniversary trip up to Boyne City, Michigan in January, 2010.  We rented two snowmobiles from Boyne Recreational Rentals for an entire day.   You can rent their helmets, snow gear, and boots for a fee but we had our own.  The snowmobiles were in excellent condition.  We were given a [...]

dmjsr  Sunday, March 6, 2011

We celebrated our 40th anniversary and my retirement with a 7 day Star Princess Cruise to Alaska. Our embark port was from Seattle, WA. and we visited Juneau, Skagway, Ketchikan, Glacier Bay and Victoria, BC. The curise and excursions were perfect with beautiful weather and excellent accommodations.
Of all the vacations we have taken over the years this [...]