OHT main trailhead sign, Lake Fort Smith, AR (section 20).

OHT dedication sign to Tim Ernst in 1977, Lake Fort Smith, State Park AR (section 20).

Lake Fort Smith at State Park, AR (section 20).

Bone dry spillway, Lake Fort Smith outlflow (section 20).

First mile of the OHT at Lake Fort Smith, AR, looking across the dam towards Evans Point Loop trail (section 20).

This panoramic view shows Lake Fort Smith, its dam, and the OHT traversing the dam. This area will all be flooded by 2002 to increase the water supply for Fort Smith 50 miles to the south (section 20).

This view shows Lake Fort Smith. The dam will be augmented raising the lake and all this area will be flooded by 2002 in order to increase the water supply for Fort Smith 50 miles to the south (section 20). The state park, OHT trail head, and cabins will be relocated nearby.

One of many excellent OHT signs at Fairview Campground, Ozark National Forest, AR (section 18).

At Woolum junction, the OHT-BRT sign (section 16).

Looking up river on the Buffalo at Woolum, AR where the OHT and BRT join (section 16). Great blue herons abound!

The view down river on the Buffalo at Woolum, AR where the OHT and BRT join (section 16). A storm was brewing.

The trail (hikers wade) crosses the Buffalo River at Woolum junction where the OHT and BRT intersect (section 16).

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