-2- ( November 23rd, 1980 to December 20th, 1980 )

Arch December 7, 1980 -- Day 240 Hurricane Creek Sierra Club Camp December 7, 1980 -- Day 240 Chili and beer party !!!! Mirkwood HikaNation Chili Party Milo's Meadow, Arkansas Hurricane Creek Sierra Club Camp the keg December 7, 1980 -- Day 240 "Kelty Mike" Collins hydrating. Mike Collins "Talk to a native" December 7, 1980 -- Day 240 Local Arkansonian humor. Rich Warnick, Gayle Fisher, "Canadian Pete" McIntyre Pete McIntyre Drying out December 9, 1980 -- Day 242 mmmmm....cookin' socks for lunch after several wet, cold days. 1st of 3 fordings December 11, 1980 -- Day 244 Boots on, boots off. Cemetery December 11, 1980 -- Day 244 2nd of 3 fordings December 11, 1980 -- Day 244 Boots on, boots off. Fording the Buffalo River December 11, 1980 -- Day 244 Boots on, boots off. Dodging canoes December 11, 1980 -- Day 244 Ozark Folk Center December 13, 1980 -- Day 246 Hikers feast on wild food prepared by Billy Joe Tatum sunset near Fairview December 17, 1980 -- Day 250 Bull Shoals Dam December 18, 1980 -- Day 251 A view from the top December 18, 1980 -- Day 251 A golf course is to the right of the river. Monty's birthday celebration December 18, 1980 -- Day 251 I have no idea where all this stuff came from. Mystery solved by Terry Ernst : That was at Gaston's Trout Resort on the White River in Arkansas. That looks like a Mom Ernst cake creation. I remember delivering some of those goodies by Jeep in the rain. That was a few weeks before I joined the hike as a hiker - apparently I was ahead of my time as a Trail Angel ! Smashing the guitar December 19, 1980 -- Day 252 I can't remember why Scott smashed the guitar..... Mystery solved: Bruce and Scott answered that for me in February 2021 Rob Burns witnessed the destruction. home sweet home December 19, 1980 -- Day 252 Shelter from the windy night -- easier to stay in there than to set up tents. Donna Lovely Sharon Chrostowski Tim Geoghegan Napping at the border crossing. December 20, 1980 -- Day 253 "Walking Bob" Rowe Bob Rowe Arkansas -- Missouri border crossing December 20, 1980 -- Day 253 Another red carpet border crossing, and another keg of beer. Arkansas -- Missouri border crossing December 20, 1980 -- Day 253 ...on to Missouri

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