Here’s a link to the story I wrote for Do South Magazine, one of my favorite regional magazines. Thanks for reading!
THE TRAILS PROVIDE
WORDS AND IMAGES: JIM WARNOCK
Published in Do South Magazine September, 2019
“Oh my!” Kathy yelled with a panicked crack in her voice. Scott and Kathy were part of a group at mile sixty-four of the Ozark Highlands Trail when the unthinkable happened. The left sole of Kathy’s shoe came apart, bringing her to an abrupt halt. We huddled around like paramedics taping a wound…..
Ozarkmountainhiker 
Hi Jim! My son and I were planning to hike Marinoni tomorrow (1/8/2020) but see something when we Google that it is “Permanently Closed”. Do you know this to be true??
Since it’s not a business and has no business hours open, Google indicates it as closed. The trail is in good shape and the Marinoni is very much open for hiking business.