Tree Photos of the Ouachita Trail

 

SECTION 1

Backpack lean

The first 13,512 steps (6 miles) was super exciting! 

Tree climbing its way out to reach the sky.

Creative tree chair - creator unknown.

Where's Rhonda and Lacey?

Trees blocking a vista on the Talimena Drive.

SECTION 2

Unique tree frame

Bird's eye view

Pine tree frame

Trees past Winding Stair Campground

Tree step carved for traction? Not sure.

Fancy Fungus

Forest Service Road 6031 leading to the Kiamichi River

Tree I saw after I almost fell in Big Cedar Creek! 

Pine cone rose

Blazing the icy tree

Icy drive down Talimena Drive

View from Queen Wilhelmina Lodge

SECTION 3

A chair to take a load off my tired feet.

 SECTION 4

Late Spring Photographs 

Fringe Tree

Burl growth 

Dogwood tree bloom.  The only bloom in sight on this 

particular hike.

Leaf heart tree sticker

 Winter 2022

Deer or antelope

My son said this looked like a Hippy Homer Simpson

SECTION 5

Surrounded by fall color.  So Beautiful!

 

Calico leaf

Peeking pine

Couldn't miss the BIG 100!

SECTION 6 & 7

Lanky tree

Wooly Gall

Dripping pine

Such a welcoming path......

The fungus alive and well - but can't say that for the tree.

 Duckhead hiding in the leaves.