Welcome to OHJ, a collection of photos and descriptions of hikes and trails in the Ouachita Mountains. There are descriptions of 40+ Ouachita hikes and over 1000 photos.
Mushrooms, toads and snakes...
On September 26th I was finally able to get out on the OT again. This time, for a quick afternoon hike on the Ouachita Trail, starting at mile 220, hiking to mile 217.5 and back. This section of the OT gets a lot of day use because it is so easily accessible and close to Little Rock.
Mile 220 of the OT is where the trail crosses highway 300 at Natural Steps. There is a small pulloff (unofficial parking) just before the bridge over the Lake Maumelle spillway on Hwy 300.
Snakes and wildflowers...
As of late March, snakes and wildflowers were out in force in the Ouachita's. I went out for an afternoon 'exercise' hike on March 23rd, on a section of the Ouachita Trail, and saw multiple snakes and incredible wildflowers.
Buckeye Trail and Caney Creek Trail updates from Tom Trigg - April 4, 2009
From: Thomas Trigg
Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2009
Subject: Buckey Trail and Caney Creek Trail update
On 4/3 and 4/4 I went on a solo backpack trip. Starting on the Buckeye trail and then headed west on the Caney Creek Trail to the 6th creek crossing. Today I doubled back to the Buckeye trail junction and after another visit to the falls came out to the E. Trail head.
Condition of the Buckeye:
Mid-winter snakes
While hiking on the OT on February 8, 2009 we encountered a cottonmouth coiled right near the trail at ~ mile 199.5, near the Maumelle River.
I was hiking in 'winter mode', not looking for snakes, and was... surprised. At least in this area, there ARE snakes out and about in mid-winter!
