The Sights and Sounds of Lake Ouachita

Lake Ouachita, Arkansas


Having seen a good bit of Hot Springs, Adolfo and I decided to visit the different lakes around the area—-Lake Catherine, DeGray Lake, and Lake Ouachita.

We got to Lake Ouachita as the sun was going down, so we stayed to watch the sun set over the lake. The sun lit the lake in a multitude of shades of pink, orange, and yellow. The colors darkened and got better and better by the moment.

Banks of Lake Ouachita

Even with all that beauty, I was fascinated with the sounds around us. We could see no creatures, but they were all there--and loud! Birds (or other invisible creatures) chirped loudly, the frogs followed with great guttural croaking, and as I looked to see if I could find the frogs, I’d hear a splash out of the lake. It was like they were right next to us, but we could see nothing.

From the corners of our eyes we could see fish jumping out of the water—thus the splash--but they were always gone when we looked their way. And small heads of who knows what would surface on the water and stay still like a log until you almost believed you were looking at a log. But, just then, the little creature would dunk back under water.

As we walked away from the lake, I thought I heard the sounds of laughing. Perhaps the creatures were all playing with us and laughing at the fact that we couldn’t see them, even though they had us surrounded.