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| Lake Ouachita Vista |
The Ouachita Mountains are home to such wonderful folks as Charlie Weaver and Lum and
Abner. These characters would probably not be at all surprised if they visited
the Mount Ida and Pine Ridge areas since nothing much has changed in the 80
some-odd years since they inhabited the Ozarks. However, if they ventured into
the surrounding areas, they would be astounded at the population growth.
Another, now quite so famous, former resident of the area is Near-Normal
Traveler, Dave. His misspent youth consisted of running amok around the Lakes
Hamilton, Catherine and Ouachita fishing, hunting and learning to drive in an
old 1950 Dodge. It was a good thing that the car had a high clearance and plenty of
spare tires to deal with some of the back roads – one of which we visited on
this trip.
