Author Archives: Dan Watson

New Bridge Near Tompkins Bend Trailhead on 1st Trail Segment – April 2012

Posted on May 2, 2012 by

  From mid to late April, the Traildogs re-routed a bit of the first leg of the trail near the Tompkins Bend trailhead and replaced a bridge that had been washed away and subsequently damaged by a controlled burn.  The new bridge was constructed further away from the area that is subject to springtime floods. Traildog Robert put an album on our Facebook site documenting the work, and those photos are also captured here. Robert writes:  ”That was such a good day.  Makes me glad to be alive.  Jerry, that was amazing work on measuring and cutting the materials off site.  I am very impressed with the planning and the execution of it.” Enjoy the photos and the new bridge!  

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LOViT Segment 8 “Teaser”

Posted on February 7, 2012 by

Last week, Traildog Mike Curran hiked the area between Brady Mountain Road and Blakely Mountain Dam in which the 8th and final segment of the LOViT will be laid out and built.  While some areas have been devastated by tornados, Mike did provide Jerry with a number of photographs from his wanderings.  This photo is one from his hike to give us some idea of what we have to look forward to.

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Bear Mountain Construction – Jan. 24, 2012 – Views of Lake Ouachita

Posted on January 25, 2012 by

Due to the heavy rain Jan. 25, also predicted for Thursday, Jan. 26, work is postponed until Friday, Jan. 27.  As usual, we will meet Friday at the Crystal Springs Cafe parking area.  The boat will leave at 8:30 sharp. Tuesday, Jan. 24, was beautifully clear, giving the team terrific views of Lake Ouachita from the new Section 7.  The photo gallery here shares some of those views and gives you an idea of where we are along the proposed trail.  

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Notes from December, 2011, Construction on Bear Mountain

Posted on December 18, 2011 by

This post combines a number of messages and photographs from Jerry Shields and other Traildogs to document the work done on “the seventh segment”, which began along Bear Creek in the valley between Little Bear and Bear Mountain, and which will extend up Bear Mountain and along its summit eastward to Brady Mountain Resort. The following picture gallery contains photographs from each of the updates below. Dec. 1, 2011 Crisp morning, warm afternoon as we climbed the southern flank of Big Bear Mountain today with two new volunteers joining us.  We had eight volunteers today: myself, Al G., Robert C., Mike C. back from Colorado, Chuck D., Derwood B., Dan W. and Doug P. We especially welcome Doug, our newest Traildog.  Best weather yet, and by 10:30 we were all stripping layers of clothing as our efforts, plus the warm southern sun, had us sweating.

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The New LOViT Website is now live …

Posted on December 15, 2011 by

I have finally set up the new LOViT Website to be the live site. I hope you enjoy the new format and features. On the “Home” page, you will find a link you can click to send me email (“Click to send email about this site”). I’d sure appreciate hearing from anyone who finds any problems or has any suggestions to improve the site and its usefulness to you. Enjoy the trails, Dan

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Making progress on the new web site design …

Posted on November 15, 2011 by

Here’s a quick post to report on progress in building a new website for the Lake Ouachita Vista Trail. Most of the skeleton pages have been created, the color scheme is done, menus top and bottom are all working, and the Big Picture table is starting to come together.  There are a few problems, and the content needs to be added and photographs need to be incorporated into the articles.  But, progress is being made. Feel free to contact me using the link on the right-hand side of the Home page if you have any ideas for improving this site.

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Rewrite of the lakeouachitavistatrail.org site in progress

Posted on October 31, 2011 by

This is a heads up that we’re now not only working on new trails and cleaning up the existing ones, but we’re also working on the web site, placing it on a “Content Management System” called “WordPress”. We’re hoping the site will be easier to update and extend as a result and will bring you more information about current events and activities on the Trail. Have fun, and be safe, LOViT Traildogs  

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