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lastlib

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4. Big Piney Trail near Ft. Leonard Wood,

Fri Apr 13, 2012, 09:01 PM

Apr 2012

southeast Missouri. 17 miles, a great overnight hike! Once I didn't make the campground at the midpoint (late start...) and had to throw down in the woods just off the trail when it got dark. Middle of the night I wake up hearing something, shine my flashlight around to it--a bobcat, 15 feet from me! I just said "good Kitty!", talked nice and gentle to him, real friendly, and he walked on around me and went on his way. And I went to the nearest tree and peeeeed.......

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What is your favorite hike of all time? [View all] ellisonz Jan 2012 OP

Cant narrow it down to one. Here's three faves. rrneck Jan 2012 #1

The next one. bluedigger Feb 2012 #2

Elephant Canyon to Big Spring Canyon in the "Needles District" of Canyonlands National Park Kolesar Feb 2012 #3

Big Piney Trail near Ft. Leonard Wood, lastlib Apr 2012 #4

I have three gejohnston Apr 2012 #5

I like to get high Juneboarder Apr 2012 #6

An Caisteal and Beinn a'Chroin. MichaelMcGuire May 2012 #7

I like hikes like that, maybe a little longer. That one's going on my list. Hoyt Jun 2012 #8

Bit of a cop-out, but I'm going to say the JMT between Whitney Portal petronius Jun 2012 #9

my favorite hikes were all short Hula Popper Jun 2012 #10

Welcome to DU! ellisonz Jun 2012 #11

big bend national park johnsolaris Jul 2012 #12

Bob Marshall Wilderness in Montana mokawanis Jan 2013 #13