Ozark Trail Thru-Hike - Day 5

Another super cold day with frozen shoes but still amazingly beautiful. I think this is one of the best sections on the whole trail. It is super scenic and so colorful when I walked through. The climb up Stegall Mountain was incredible with some of the most wide-open views off into the distance. When you get to the top it's marked with cairns to get across to the other side, I highly recommend this section of trail if you can only do a section hike.

I get turned around on a re-route through Peck Ranch and wound up on the part of the trail I'm not supposed to be on. This section is closed during hunting season and I found out the objective is to keep hunters out of there during Elk mating season. Anyway, I practically jog through this area in an attempt to pass through here as quickly as I can.

There is a quick 1-mile round trip side hike to Rocky Falls which was one of the most beautiful waterfalls I have ever seen on a trail. Absolutely worth the extra mile! I also passed by the old Klepzig Mill today which was built before 1912 and it was an interesting old structure with beautiful views out of each window.

I finally find an amazing mountain top campsite on a bluff overlooking the river and decide to build my first fire of the trip. I was determined to get everything dried out once and for all, little did I know what I was in store for overnight.

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