Ouachita Trail - Foran Gap to Big Brushy

 

A big weekend for Bill.  He finished his Section Hike of the Ouachita Trail. 

 

 

We hiked the 3rd week of March and the flora was making a debut.  My favorite was the Dogwood blooms.  We saw them on March 24th, Palm Sunday.  

DAY 1: 

 

The day seems mystical with the foggy weather.  It was like walking in the clouds at times.  The rocks were slick.  We encountered one rock scramble which required getting down on all fours for me.  Our reliable shuttle driver, Sandy, was waiting for us on a muddy FS road.  

DAY 2:

 

Supper at Blue Bell was delicious.  I wore my Friends of the Ouachita shirt on Day 2 and I really liked it.  Sandy found quartz crystals and ice cream on her adventures. 

DAY 3:

The Ouachita Challenge was using the same portion of the trail we were hiking.  Luckily, we talked at Blue Bell to long after breakfast and missed a majority of the cyclist.  We had about 10 cyclists that passed us on the trail.  It was a fun unexpected twist to the hike we had planned.

We stopped at Big Brushy and I left a watercolor set for someone to find.  

 

We saw three trees that had been struck by lightening. Bill standing by Big Brushy signage.

 

Big Brushy Bridge (Achoo Bridge) - CONGRATS BILL on completing his Section Hike.