Jim Warnock

For Jim Warnock, hiking is essential to his health and relationships with others. His love of hiking has led him to many western states, including repeated trips into the Grand
 Canyon of Arizona. He thru-hiked 180-miles of the Ozark Highlands Trail in January 2014 and completed the 210-mile John Muir Trail in central California in the summer of 2016. While he’s come to love the long and legendary trails, he relishes the joys of day hikes and finds that they provide endless discovery and pleasure. In his book, you’ll find trails for the experienced outdoors enthusiast seeking a challenge as well as for the novice or young hiker who benefits from shorter hikes that hold interest and provide new learning. Jim currently serves as a board member of the Ozark Highlands Trail Association (OHTA) and maintains memberships in both the OHTA in Arkansas and the Ozark Trail Association in Missouri. He has written numerous articles on hiking and travel for Do South Magazine and Entertainment Fort Smith and has also written for state and national educational leadership publications. When not hiking and writing about trails, Jim might be found maintaining his adopted 4-mile section of the Ozark Highlands Trail from Jack Creek to Dockery Gap. He enjoys photography, blogging, drumming, and daily hikes on the Lake Alma Trail with his black Lab, Hiker-dog. You can follow their current outdoor travels at ozarkmountainhiker.com.