Tall Peak Trail Photos February 2013 (Ouachita Forest)

As I mentioned here, I had aborted my first attempt at the Tall Peak Trail after hiking less than halfway. I decided to try it another day after I realized how challenging the hike is (the elevation increase is over 1,000 feet) and that I should have gotten an earlier start. The Tall Peak Trail, running from […]

Tall Peak Trail (Ouachita Forest) Photos January 2013

As I mentioned here, last weekend I went to the Tall Peak Trail which starts at Shady Lake, in the Ouachita National Forest, southeast of Mena, Arkansas. Due to getting a late start, I only did about half of the trail that day. These are some photos I took that day. Most are of the […]

Shady Lake Trail Map (Ouachita Forest)

This past weekend I hiked part of the Tall Peak Trail in the Ouachita National Forest, Polk County, Arkansas. The trailhead is at the Shady Lake Recreation Area campground, near the Caney Creek Wilderness Area, about an hour’s drive southeast of Mena. (I started too late in the day to finish the trail.) The campground […]