Tag: Ouachitas
It’s pronounced “Wash-it-Taw” – a Native American word given a French spelling.
As far as anyone knows, it means something like “good land”.
See Ouachita Mountains on Wikipedia.
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Last of the November Light
Original artwork.
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Historic Hawks School
The old Hawks Schoolhouse in Ava, Arkansas – and it’s well (below).
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Old Forester – New Year
The remains of the sawmill at Old Forester – seen on New Year’s Day, 2017
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Old Saline River Bridge
This is the bridge you see in the opening credits of Sling Blade – directed by Arkansas native Billy Bob Thornton.
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Summer’s First Day
The first day of summer at Friendship Pond – behind the U.S. Forest Service Visitors Center near Jessieville, Arkansas.
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Spring Says a Stormy Goodbye
Lake Ouachita from the Buckville Use Area.Taken on the first morning of summer, after violent thunderstorms the night before.
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Little Missouri – Moring Flair
Dawn along the Little Missouri River in the Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas.I’m afraid this is the area of the Albert Pike Campground that saw such devastating floods in 2010.
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Into the Summer Forest
The footbridge at Iron Springs in summer.
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Gone for Summer
That’s my reflection in a broken window in Oden, Arkansas at the end of spring.I tend to disappear in summer and hide from the heat and humidity…See ya!
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Road to Friendship Pond
Original artwork.
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Sweet Home Church in Amity
Another Sweet Home Church and it’s cemetery – This one is near Amity, Arkansas.
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In Decline
Detail of an old building at Forester, Arkansas.