Devil's Den Arkansas

Backpacking with Roy Fergason in early March. The first night we spent in Devil's Den state park, and the weather was in the upper 60's. That night a cold front blew in, and the next day temps dropped from the 50's in the morning to the 30's by evening. We were mostly out of the wind, and dressed for cold weather, so hiking was pretty good. We hiked about 7 miles the first day, and made camp up on a hill. The 7 miles didn't include all the side trips we took to see the great scenery. We were tired by the end of the day, but thankful we were still alive. Not bad for young geezers. The next day we made about another 7 miles, and did not push ourselves either day. We made camp along Lee creek near the state park the third night. We used someone else's fire ring from long ago, and firewood was everywhere, so the cold wasn't bad. My pack started at 41 pounds, and didn't seem to lighten up much. I need to figure out a lighter pack, and a pad that doesn't go flat after 5 minutes.