Miami Valley Outdoor Club
Shawnee Backpacking Trip
November 3-4, 2007

Most photos by Andy Niekamp
Silver Arrow Trail - 16 miles
Shawnee State Forest, Ohio
Hikers: Gary M, Ella, Yvonne, Sharon, Connie, Andy & Gary S.

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Yvonne, Sharon and Gary meeting at Lofino's parking lot. 11/3/2007 Ella and Gary take a break on the trail. 11/3/2007 Sharon on the trail. 11/3/2007 Yvonne on the trail. 11/3/2007
Group photo on the Silver Arrow Trail. 11/3/2007 Connie and Gary. 11/3/2007 Gary, Yvonne, Ella and Connie strike their pose. 11/3/2007 Gary and Ella doing one of the many steep climbs on the trail. 11/3/2007
Is this bear poop on the Silver Arrow Trail? 11/3/2007 Gary and Ella taking a break for lunch. 11/3/2007 Gary rehydrates. 11/3/2007 Connie on a lunch break. 11/3/2007
Yvonne on a lunch break. 11/3/2007 Sharon posing with the autumn foliage. 11/3/2007 Sharon and Yvonne. 11/3/2007 Andy and Yvonne. 11/3/2007
Ella and Connie. 11/3/2007 Connie and Gary on the section of the trail on a forest road. 11/3/2007 The trees still had their fall colors this first weekend in November. 11/3/2007 Ella, Yvonne and Sharon on the road walk. 11/3/2007
A steep climb down on the trail to Camp 1. 11/3/2007 Yvonne and Sharon's tent. 11/3/2007 Connie and Ella's tent. 11/3/2007 Connie cooking up some hot water. 11/3/2007
Sharon making supper. 11/3/2007 Gary around the campfire. 11/3/2007 Connie and Yvonne get warm around the campfire. 11/3/2007 Our evening campfire. 11/3/2007
Breakfast on Sunday morning. 11/4/2007 Gary using his Jet Boil coffee press. 11/4/2007 Sharon eating oatmeal for breakfast. 11/4/2007 Gary with a cup of coffee. 11/4/2007
Connie eating breakfast. 11/4/2007 Yvonne packing her backpack. 11/4/2007 Group photo before leaving Camp 1. 11/4/2007 Andy takes a rest break on the trail. 11/4/2007
Sharon is ready to go! 11/4/2007 Yvonne and Gary take a break. 11/4/2007 Connie looking official. 11/4/2007 A nice flat section of trail. 11/4/2007
A flower in bloom in November. 11/4/2007 One of the many acorns on the trail. 11/4/2007 A plant going to seed. 11/4/2007 A flower in bloom in November. 11/4/2007
Pretty fall leaves. 11/4/2007 A neat leaf Yvonne found. 11/4/2007 Group photo near the end of the Silver Arrow Trail. 11/4/2007 Yvonne looks over the balcony at Shawnee State Park lodge. 11/4/2007
Ella and Gary on the park lodge balcony. 11/4/2007 Andy on the park lodge balcony. 11/4/2007 Ella and Gary eat lunch after the hike. 11/4/2007 Connie and Gary eat lunch after the hike. 11/4/2007
Yvonne on the park lodge balcony. 11/4/2007 Sharon on the park lodge balcony. 11/4/2007 The view from the balcony at Shawnee State Park lodge balcony. 11/4/2007 A mural on the flood wall in Portsmouth. 11/4/2007
A mural on the flood wall in Portsmouth. 11/4/2007 A mural on the flood wall in Portsmouth. 11/4/2007 A mural on the flood wall in Portsmouth. 11/4/2007 A mural on the flood wall in Portsmouth. 11/4/2007
A mural on the flood wall in Portsmouth. 11/4/2007 Sharon, Gary and Yvonne at a mural on the flood wall in Portsmouth. 11/4/2007 A mural on the flood wall in Portsmouth. 11/4/2007 The Ohio River and the bridge between Ohio and Kentucky. 11/4/2007
Cruising out on a point in the Ohio River. 11/4/2007 The Ohio River. 11/4/2007 Looking for bricks. 11/4/2007 Flower in bloom. 11/4/2007

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Connie Climbing Up
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Connie Climbing Down To Camp 1
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Group - Steep Climb Up
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83 Seconds

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