Arklahoma HikerThe Ouachita Trail is a 223- mile trail running from Talimena, Oklahoma to Pulaski County, Arkansas. The vast majority of it is in the Ouachita National Forest.
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This is where the Ouachita Trail starts. This vigorous 2.4-mile Section 1 segment goes from the western trailhead at Talimena State Park (LeFlore County, Oklahoma) to the spur for the Potato Hill Vista. It is mostly on Winding Stair Mountain. Continue Reading »
Yesterday, I wanted to take some snow pictures so I headed toward Queen Wilhelmina State Park. It is up on Rich Mountain, near Mena, Arkansas. It turned out that there was so much snow and ice at the park that the trails were closed, but I was able to get some pictures on the nearby […] Continue Reading »
Last Saturday I had an eventful hike on the Ouachita Trail. I was on Section 4, just east of Highway 71 on East Fourche Mountain.Some hot hiking, lots of thunder and lightning, and an hour-long thunder shower. And I saw a bear. One of my goals is to day hike the entire Ouachita Trail in […] Continue Reading »
My hike yesterday on the Wilton Mountain part of the Ouachita Trail (LeFlore County, Oklahoma) was pretty exciting for me. It was the longest hike I have done (9.6 miles, out and back), and it had the most ascent (combined total of 2100 feet) I have hiked in one day. I thought it was a […] Continue Reading »
Today, my friend David and I hiked what I have labeled segments 05-C and 05-D of the Ouachita Trail. This is a 5-mile segment of the trail that starts just a few miles east of Big Brushy Campground and extends across Blowout Mountain and the Blowout Mountain Scenic Area. It begins at Forest Road 33 […] Continue Reading »