Category Archives: Hiking

Our World – Turkey Mountain Autumn

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Saturday, son SuperPizzaBoy and I made a trek on Turkey Mountain here in Tulsa to replace a geocache of ours that had gone missing.

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The weather was ridiculously warm, up in the 70’s, and it was very dry.

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Turkey Mountain had a lot of fall color. With the clear sky and sunny day it was almost sparkly.

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It was very windy in Tulsa and the tops of trees on the mountain were being blown hard by the wind but it was still on the ground.

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We pretty much had the place to ourselves. Some sort of mountain biking event was winding down by the time we got there. Once we got a quarter mile from the parking lot we only saw a handful of people in the hours we were there.

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Good thing we went yesterday because it rained pretty hard up there Sunday and it got cold and overcast. We could use the rain, the ponds and lakes are getting low.

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We were both tired by the time we finished but I think we both had a good time.

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Have you taken a good walk this Fall?

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Our World – D Day Outing at Oxley Nature Center

Sunday afternoon in Tulsa was glorious, warm, sunny, dry.  A great day for getting some vitamin D. Getting outside if you know what I mean. SuperPizzaBoy and I loaded up his three wheel Triton and off we went to Mary K. Oxley Nature Center on the north side of Tulsa.

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The center has some old highways long blocked off from traffic that are perfect for SPB’s three wheel Triton.  He doesn’t like walking like his Dad does so it is a good compromise.

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He can ride for miles.

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We saw brilliant Fall foliage.

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And some shimmering lakes.

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Oxley has lots and lots of side trails. In wetter years the walkways come in pretty handy.

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We found a couple of geocaches. I’ve found almost all of them at Oxley.

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We both got a few hours of exercise and probably overloaded on Vitamin D.

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There was a lot to be had. And the Cowboys didn’t play until Sunday night anyway.

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Skywatch Friday – Redbud Nature Preserve Sky

On a bright, sunny, warm New Year’s Eve Eve (the day before New Year’s Eve) the Yogi’s went on a family hike to Tulsa’s Redbud Nature Preserve.

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It’s known for its varied terrain including some great bluff’s and cliffs.

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But the day we were there the sun and sky were the stars. It felt good to get out in the fresh air and enjoy the sunshine.

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The sun and sky were doing their magic.

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