158b) Ouachita Trail
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ก.ย. 2024
- The Ouachita Trail is a rugged 222.5 mile trail that begins at Talimena State Park in Oklahoma, and winds its way up and down the Ouachita Mountains, which is one of the few mountain ranges in the United States that extend east to west. This scenic and demanding trail ends at Pinnacle Mountain State Park in Arkansas.
For my March Break, I have teamed up with hiker extraordinaire, J. Hikesalot, to hike the first 121.7 miles…
A big thank-you to Jay and his mom for helping me with the logistics of this trip. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Day 5 of 8
Thursday, March 16th, 2023.
Mile 69.0 to Mile 79.8 (Turner Gap shelter)
10.8 miles (17.4kms)
8:06am to 1:47 (no significant break)
5.75hrs
Day 6 of 8
Friday, March 17th, 2023.
Mile 79.8 to Mile 90.4 (Brushy Creek Mountain shelter)
10.6 miles (17kms)
10:07 to 4:06 (2x 15min breaks)
5.5hrs
Day 7 of 8
Saturday, March 18th, 2023.
Mike 90.4 to Mile 108.6 (Suck Mountain Shelter)
18.2 miles (29.3kms)
7:56 to 5:32 (2x 15min breaks)
9hrs
Day 8 of 8
Sunday, March 19th, 2023.
Mile 108.6 to Mile 121.7 (Hwy 27 trailhead)
13.1 miles (21.1kms)
8:16 to 2:41 (2x 15min breaks)
6hrs
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Another great video! It was cool to see all 4x4's out enjoying the wilderness as well. I also like to see you hiking with others.
Hi, Robert! Sorry that I missed this comment! Yes, it was very cool to see all those 4x4’s out on the trail. That group was so friendly and it was such an awesome and unique way to end a fantastic experience. And, yes, although I love hiking alone, Jay has turned out to be a fantastic hiking partner and I can’t wait to finish this trail with him at some point. Thanks so much for commenting and watching, Robert. 🥰🙏🏼✌🏼
Nice, thanks again for your posts, enjoyed following along. I think I need to make Ouachita Trail my next hike.
Yes! Do it! It’s amazing. I love the shelters, and so many vistas! 🥰
Fantastic hike!
Merci bcp, Monsieur Grand Chat! 🥰🙏🏼✌🏼
Enjoyed this video excursion. Thank you.
I’m thrilled! My pleasure! I have a super duper big hike planned for this summer…it will take me the entire summer! Stay tuned! 🥰
BRAVO!!!!!!
Merci, Anson! 🥰🙏🏼
Your rain gear looks great! Look good feel good!
Like a farmer who tends their crops daily no matter the weather will always yield more then the farmer who doesn’t.
Like the hard working farmer who tends to there crops in the storms,droughts etc we must tend to our minds the same. Always to do and feed our minds the best we can. One day each day at a time. Compound interest is seen over time.
Yesterday is a memory we must forgive, tomorrow will Never come and today is what we will only ever have. Let love.
Lol sorry just sending my philosophy’s. You are a good person your heart shines through screens. Hope life is good! Have a sweet day
Thank you! I hope you life is good, too! 🥰✌🏼
...just the fact that you used Michelob Ultra as a water source says a lot about that substance!
Congrats on another successful adventure. I can't wait to get back out there for another section, myself. I'm probably 2 hikes away from that 100 mile mark. It was fun to get a preview.
Will you post any video of your hike?
@@Womaninthewoods13 I don't really take a lot of videos, at least not the kind you would post on TH-cam. I'll leave that to the professionals! (lol) Mostly I just take pictures and maybe the occasional short video of a stream or whatever. ...and hike hike hike of course. If you want, I could email you a link to the photo album.
This looks like a great place, views are just amazing!
There certainly were a lot of vistas on this hike. Thanks for watching and commenting, my dear. 🥰🙏🏼✌🏼
Another awesome section completed! Hope to see you back soon to our beautiful state. Take care and god bless.
Oh, you will, one day! 🥰
Wow Christina huge congrats on another adventure under your belt! Haha I must say we are a different breed, when you got to your shelter & all those people were there I was cringing because I'm such an introvert (& a bit shy), & would have been very tempted to just hike to the next shelter lol. But you were excited & happy so I was happy for you 😄.
That being said what a beautiful trail wow! The shelters spaced throughout are such an amazing addition. Thanks once again for bringing us along on your journey! 💜
The shelters are 7 miles apart so hiking to the next wasn’t an option. I do enjoy the surprise and company of people at the shelters. It’s interesting to see the range of people doing this stuff and hearing about the different plans for the hike. I’m not a big people person on the trail, I prefer to hike in silence and listen to the sounds of Nature, but meeting after the hike at a shelter is a good way to “small dose” socializing, haha. 😊
@@Womaninthewoods13 lol wow yeah that's a considerable distance in this case. I understand where you're coming from! And I'm glad it was welcomed & they seemed like nice people!
Yeah! Cool convoy ! Well done! You are amazing!
The convoy was an amazing end to an incredible experience! Hope to see you soon, Karen! 🥰🙏🏼✌🏼
Great post ! Doc from The Trek here, setting off on this one next month !
Interesting. I also practice stoicism. When I looked more deeply into stoicism, I was like, “Oh, this is already how I think or these are things I already practice or think about already.” So I looked further into it, and have continued to learn about stoicism. 👍🏼✌🏼🤘🏼
Question for you… You identified yourself as “Doc from The Trek.” I was recently taken on by The Trek as a blogger (although I have not published a blog with with them yet). Did you know that or is this some sort of freak coincidence? Perhaps they have a list of their summer bloggers somewhere? Either way, nice to hear from you and good luck with your channel! 🥰🙏🏼✌🏼
Congrats, looked like a great time
It was! Sorry for my late response, Mister Giddy! I hope all is well with you! 🥰✌🏼
@@Womaninthewoods13 Hope you have something new soon
@@rogergiddy2634 Tomorrow morning! 🥰✌🏼
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Merci, Gord! 😊🙏🏼✌🏼
*꧁ Делайте больше таких постов✅🤗 Спасибо 👌 ꧂*
Thank you for watching and commenting! 🥰🙏🏼✌🏼
Well done. So whats your favorite trail so far Ozark highlands or Ouachita Trail ?
They are so different. I love them both for different reasons! OHT is more remote and rustic, I would say. But I also liked the comfort and camaraderie of the OT. Both are great. 🥰
I hiked from Queen Wilhelmena to Turner Gap this weekend. It was fun to see you and J in the hiking logs at Foran Gap and Turner Gap. There's been a couple more pages of hikers since then. ...although you wouldn't know it from the traffic on the trail. I didn't see a soul in 3 days.
It looks like the solar eclipse, next year, will cross the trail around where you ended. I wonder if that's coincidence. That would be a pretty cool place to watch it from.
Wow, great hike! Good for you! I can’t wait to come back one day to finish that trail. Just loved it. Have you done the other half before?
@@Womaninthewoods13 No, this is my first time. I'm section hiking east-bound until I finish. I'm thinking I'll try to get to Suck Mountain Shelter next time (108.6mi), whenever I can find the right weekend. I won't pass you just yet!
@@garagebrewer Enjoy! And keep me updated in your progress!
@Womaninthewoods13 well, the tortoise has finally caught the hare (2 hares). I went out last weekend and completed the next part, stopping at mile 121.7. Man it was hot! 103F (39C) at the hottest part of the day. Things start to get crazy when the air is hotter than your blood. I'm pretty sure I was the only nut out there. It was a good challenge but I won't be back until the weather cools down a bit. I've seen you guys and also WildOklahoman (another youtuber) in the trail logs. Anyway, I hope you and J get a chance to finish what you started. Maybe I'll see you guys out there sometime. Cheers!
29:00 If I was hiking to stay at a shelter and there were that many people there with OHVs I think I would throw up. I'm glad it didn't bother you. I hope they didn't leave a mess.
They didn’t leave a mess. They only stayed about 20 minutes, gave us beer and moonshine, had their kids with them, and were very friendly. We loved the surprise twist to our last evening on the trail. 🥰
I hope that you will forgive me for retroactively jinxing you with that rainstorm in this video by making the comment on the previous video that you were so lucky to not have any rain so far LOL! Sorry about that (but you survived.) A long and challenging hike for you and Jay but a very enjoyable one to watch for us. Thank you for allowing us to join you my friend. See you on the next video.
Sorry for my late response, Mister Campfire! I appreciate your viewing and your supportive comment, as always! No worries about “jinxing” the rain. It was a magical and misty day! 🥰✌🏼
What brand is that black coat you wear ?
www.mec.ca
It’s a MEC brand jacket but it’s really old, like at least 11 years old.
Did you filter or treat your water? And if not, did you pay a price for it?
I found the answer on the previous video. You use Aquatabs to treat the water. See you dunk your bottles in the water makes me wince a little. Lol
I normally use aqua tabs, but this summer I actually used a water filter only. An entire summer using Aquatab is too long, too many chemicals in your system. The water filter I bought did a fantastic job, and I am going to use that predominantly in the future from now on.
@@Womaninthewoods13 I don't have the patience for chemical treatment. Takes way too long to kill all the swimmers.
@@rungavagairun Me, neither. Aquatabs are just tablets you just drop in and wait one hour. No drops or mixing. But still a chemical.
@@Womaninthewoods13I'm thirsty now. I don't want to wait an hour. Lol
Cringe 😂😂😂😂
Cringe? Why? 🤔