2023 Ouachita Trail Day 4 - Queen Wilhelmina Lodge to Foran Gap

This was day four of a west to east thru-hike attempt of the Ouachita Trail. This portion of the hike takes place in Western Arkansas. Views include mountains, forest, a river, and creeks. Since I mentioned various shuttle drivers, here is the list from Friends of the Ouachita Trail: drive.google.com/file/d/1_OJ0....

[@dalejoycepowell2893]

Love the video! Enjoyed meeting you too. Hope you come back soon!

[@charlieshikes]

Thanks Dale, I enjoyed meeting you too and really appreciated the ride. I am planning to come back next winter. You inspired me to start running again so thank you for that as well.

[@JD03ish]

You’ve had blister problems on previous hikes? Any idea what the long term solution is to them?

[@charlieshikes]

I've had them before. I'm pretty sure the Ouachita situation was shoes that did not fit well enough, in addition to more rocky terrain than I'm used to hiking and wet feet from the river crossings. I've been focused more on my feet since, doing a variety of things to help their health. Some things I've been doing include changing out socks more frequently, cleaning my feet at the end of a hiking day, soaking my feet in a stream or two during a hike, and pre-applying leukotape to areas that are blister prone. They've done better of late.