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btoellner

Advertising and Animal Welfare Professional with a wife and 3 dogs and 3 cats. All opinions expressed here are solely my own and not representative of any organization I with whom I might be affiliated.

Interests: pets, golf, advertising, baseball, basketball, kansas city, malcolm gladwell and seth godin

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Smith Creek Preserve Hiking Trails - Lower Trail Loop

Smith Creek Nature Preserve is a beautiful hiking area managed by the Nature Conservancy. The preserve sits atop Sherfield Cave -- which houses the largest colony of endangered Indiana Bats in the state. But above ground, there is beautiful scenery. Smith Creek This is an area that we've hiked many... Continue reading

Posted Jan 15, 2022 at Exploring Northwest Arkansas

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Smith Creek Preserve Hiking Trails - Main Trail

The Smith Creek Nature Preserve is an amazing little spot I keep coming back to again and again. It is a beautiful little area, with several good trails that can be looped together. However, it often seems to get overlooked a bit as it's adjacent to the Buffalo National River... Continue reading

Posted Jan 9, 2022 at Exploring Northwest Arkansas

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Steel Creek Multi-Vista Hike

The Old River Trail along the Buffalo River is essentially an historic pioneer road that used to connect little towns and homesteads of settlers that settled along the Buffalo River. It runs 13.2 miles along the river and is sometimes used by hikers, but more often by horseback riders in... Continue reading

Posted Jan 2, 2022 at Exploring Northwest Arkansas

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Paradise Falls - Redux

Arkansas has a lot of amazing places. But even better, one of the things that makes it special is that all of the spots feel very different depending on the time of year. Leaf color (or whether they're on the trees at all), water levels, sun angle all makes for... Continue reading

Posted Feb 14, 2021 at Exploring Northwest Arkansas

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Liles Falls - Return Trip

We made our first trip to Liles Falls back in 2011. It's a great area that easily accessible from the Erbie Campground Road -- or along the Buffalo River Trail between Erbie and Ozark. This falls is in a small drainage -- so it takes quite a bit of rain... Continue reading

Posted Jan 16, 2021 at Exploring Northwest Arkansas

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Fern Falls - Photos

We made our first trip to Fern Falls back in 2014. You can read more about the trail description here. We made a return visit earlier this year and wanted to share some better photos of this remarkable place. Fern Falls Fern Falls Continue reading

Posted Jul 19, 2020 at Exploring Northwest Arkansas

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Hudson Shelter/Hudson Shelter Falls

Hudson Shelter & Hudson Shelter Falls is an area you don't hear a lot of folks in hiking/waterfall-hunting circles. It's is many of the major guide books, but I just don't hear of a lot of folks going there very often. Lower Hudson Shelter Falls So back in May, we... Continue reading

Posted Jul 19, 2020 at Exploring Northwest Arkansas

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Leaning Log Falls & Adkins Canyon Falls Hike/Bushwhack

The Upper Buffalo Wilderness is one of the most remote areas of Arkansas -- but there is incredible beauty to be found for folks that are willing to explore this natural region. Middle & Upper Adkins Canyon Falls One of the many great areas in the Upper Buffalo Wilderness area... Continue reading

Posted Apr 12, 2020 at Exploring Northwest Arkansas

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Sneeds Creek Hike

The Sneeds Creek Trail is a trail that a lot of folks know about, but it seems few actually hike. I seldom see photos of the area on social media or online elsewhere. Sneeds Creek is a beautiful hike that includes a lot of natural beauty and old Ozarks history.... Continue reading

Posted Feb 16, 2020 at Exploring Northwest Arkansas

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Hedges Historical Hike

For years now, I've been wanting to hike an area in the upper area of the Buffalo National River that was rich in history and scenery. Oddly, however, not a lot of "hiking" guides mention the trail, which is mostly used by horseback riders. The hike takes visitors back to... Continue reading

Posted Jan 4, 2020 at Exploring Northwest Arkansas

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Road 299 Falls is smaller, but dynamic waterfall in the Madison County Wildlife Management Area in NW Arkansas. We've only recently started exploring some in the Madison County WMA, and there are a lot of really interesting places and features. The waterfall is just a short walk from the road... Continue reading

Posted Dec 30, 2019 at Exploring Northwest Arkansas

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Kings River Overlook

The beautiful winter weather made for an excellent opportunity to hit up the Kings River Overlook Trail. It had been nearly 7 years since my last visit here and we caught some great lighting from the overlook. For trail directions and notes, check out this post. Continue reading

Posted Dec 30, 2019 at Exploring Northwest Arkansas

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Granny Henderson's Cabin

The Buffalo National River is an area rich in natural beauty and history of early settlers. And there is no place that represents the sometimes painful collision between these two things quite like Granny Henderson's Cabin. Granny Henderson's Cabin - Today In the 1960s, there were plans made to put... Continue reading

Posted Nov 17, 2019 at Exploring Northwest Arkansas

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Leatherwood Creek, Including Balanced Rock Falls & Leatherwood Creek Falls

Leatherwood Creek is an amazing little place in the Upper Buffalo River that seems hidden in plain site. While hundreds of people visit the area almost daily, few venture in to find the beauty that awaits. Until recently, when photos of Balanced Rock Falls started popping up online, it was... Continue reading

Posted Oct 31, 2019 at Exploring Northwest Arkansas

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Sometimes mother nature and human hands can create beautiful symmetry. This old, historic spring house is perched on a hill in the Boxley Valley. The water flows only in the wet season after a good rain, but when it's flowing, it creates a beautiful scene. Continue reading

Posted Sep 19, 2019 at Exploring Northwest Arkansas

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Late Night Musings: Clearing the Shelters

Yesterday was "Clear The Shelters Day" for many shelters across the nation. The Clear The Shelters event is sponsored by Hills Pet Nutrition, Telemundo and NBC Universal, and based on stats from their website, more than 90,000 pets from 1200... Continue reading

Posted Aug 18, 2019 at KC DOG BLOG

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Why Animal Welfare Advocates Should Vote for Jolie Justus for Mayor of Kansas City

On Tuesday, June 18th, there is an important mayoral election in Kansas City. While mayoral campaigns are full of promises, many of which will never come true, I think it's often best to look at what the candidate HAS ALREADY... Continue reading

Posted Jun 16, 2019 at KC DOG BLOG

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Late Night Musings: Leading by example and the changing image of pit bulls (and cats!) in communities

Last week, Kansas City, Kansas repealed its 29 year old ban on pit bulls. In the process, KCK joined 27 other cities in Kansas, and 25 in Missouri in repealing its laws. One of the more recent repeals was Liberty,... Continue reading

Posted Jun 3, 2019 at KC DOG BLOG

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Late Night Musings: Kansas City KS Repeals 29 year old ban on Pit Bulls

Tonight, by a 6-3 vote of the County Commission, the community of Kansas City, KS repealed it's ban on pit bull type dogs. The ban had stood since 1990. There have been several previous attempts to repeal the ban --... Continue reading

Posted May 30, 2019 at KC DOG BLOG

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Direction & Trail Notes can be found here. Continue reading

Posted Jan 20, 2019 at Exploring Northwest Arkansas

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Roark Bluff in Winter

One of the most popularly photographed places in Arkansas....and I never get tired of seeing it. Continue reading

Posted Jan 19, 2019 at Exploring Northwest Arkansas

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Boxley Valley Elk

Enjoying a peaceful, evening meal Continue reading

Posted Jan 18, 2019 at Exploring Northwest Arkansas

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Stepp Creek Falls - Ozark National Forest

Stepp Creek is a fantastic area in the Ozark National Forest in an area that is part of the Buffalo River watershed. While it is best known for it's name-sake waterfalls, there are several secondary waterfalls and water features in the area that make this fantastic polyfoss area with 6... Continue reading

Posted Jan 13, 2019 at Exploring Northwest Arkansas

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Tanyard Creek Trail & Waterfall

The Tanyard Creek Trail is a great hiking trail that is right in the heart of Bella Vista in Northwest Arkansas. The trail is an easy hike, and offers a bit of everything: creeks, lakes, waterfalls, bridges, cascades, a bit of history, and abundant bird life. Trail signs say that... Continue reading

Posted Dec 8, 2018 at Exploring Northwest Arkansas

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Arkansas Grand Canyon

The Arkansas Grand Canyon is a popular stop along Highway 7 -- five miles south of Jasper -- and with good reason. The view here is the highest view in all of Arkansas, stating that it is the highest point overlooking the lowest valley in the state. On a clear... Continue reading

Posted Dec 2, 2018 at Exploring Northwest Arkansas

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