Spring Break Backpacking: Trip Logistics

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Contents 1 Emergency Info 2 Logistical Nightmares 2.1 do you need permits? 2.2 do you need to make camping reservations? 2.3 what days? 2.4 Do you need other gear 2.5 What maps do you need? 3 Driving Directions 4 Itinerary 4.1 Sunday 4.2 Monday 4.3 Tuesday 4.4 Option 1 4.4.1 Wednesday 4.4.2 Thursday 4.5 Option 2 4.5.1 Wednesday 4.5.2 Thursday 4.6 Friday

Emergency Info

Nearest Hospital: St. Mary's Hospital (30.2 miles away from Pelsor, AR)

Phone Number: (479) 968-6211 for emergency room; (479) 968-2841 regular hospital number

Location: 1808 W. Main Street / Russellville, AR 72801-2724

Evacuation Route:

Sunday - hike out to Big Piney

Monday - hike out to Hurricane Creek Road (FR 1209A)

Tuesday - hike to Fairview Campground (HW 16/7/123)

Wednesday - hike to FR 1200 or 1203

Thursday - hike to FR 1200 or 1203

Friday - hike out to Richland Creek Campground

Miscellaneous Contacts

Buffalo Ranger Station: (870) 446-5122

Byrd's Canoe: (479) 667-4066

Logistical Nightmares

do you need permits?

nope

do you need to make camping reservations?

niet

what days?

3/18/06--3/25/06

Do you need other gear

trailor

What maps do you need?

Fort Douglass, Lurton, Moore, Sand Gap

Driving Directions

Starting from: 801 National Rd W, Richmond, IN 47374

Arriving at: Pelsor, AR

Distance: 658.4 miles Approximate Travel Time: 10 hours 7 mins

1.	Start at 801 NATIONAL RD W[US-40], RICHMOND going toward SW 8TH ST - go 0.3 mi
2.	Turn Left on 5TH ST[IN-38] - go 1.6 mi
3.	Continue to follow IN-38 - go 1.3 mi
4.	IN-38 becomes US-35 NORTH - go 0.3 mi
5.	Take Left ramp onto I-70 WEST - go 59.0 mi
6.	Take exit #90 onto I-465 SOUTH - go 5.6 mi
7.	I-465 SOUTH becomes I-74 WEST - go 13.2 mi
8.	Take exit #9A-B onto I-70 WEST toward ST. LOUIS/TERRE HAUTE - go 222.7 mi
9.	Take the I-255 exit toward MEMPHIS - go 25.5 mi
10.	I-255 SOUTH becomes I-270 NORTH - go 5.7 mi
11.	Take exit #5B onto I-44 WEST toward TULSA - go 194.1 mi
12.	Take exit #82A onto US-65 SOUTH toward BRANSON - go 74.8 mi
13.	Bear Right on MAIN ST[US-65-BUS] - go 1.8 mi
14.	Turn Right on W CENTRAL AVE[AR-7] - go 0.2 mi
15.	Turn Left to follow AR-7 - go 47.2 mi
16.	Turn Left on AR-16 - go 0.7 mi
17.	Turn Right on SULPHUR RD - go 4.4 mi
18.	Arrive at the center of PELSOR, AR

from Yahoo Maps

Itinerary

Sunday

• hike to mile marker 111 on Hurricane Creek

Monday

• hike to mile marker 117 at intersection of Hurricane Creek and Hurricane Creek Road

Tuesday

• hike to 125.3 just past Fairview campground

Option 1

Wednesday

• hike to 130.3, 1 mile past Greenshaw Hollow

Thursday

• hike to section 11 on Moore quad, by Richland Creek in Richland Wilderness

Option 2

Wednesday

• hike to section 11 on Moore quad, by Richland Creek in Richland Wilderness

Thursday

• "layover day" -- explore Richland Creek Wilderness without packs, same camp site

Friday

• hike out; camp on Richland Creek just before Richland Creek campground