Vent: My buddy swore the Eagle Rock loop in Arkansas is a 2 day trip, so I packed like an idiot
My friend Cole hiked the Eagle Rock loop outside Norman, Arkansas two summers back and kept telling me it was easy, just 27 miles, no big deal. So I showed up with a 22 pound pack and almost no food, figuring I would cruise it in a weekend. Turns out the western half of that loop is basically a staircase made of wet rock, and I ran out of snacks by mile 14 on day one. Cole still claims he did it in a day and a half, but he also claims he never slipped once. Has anyone else done that loop, and how many nights did you actually take?