On Saturdays I drop the kid off for his Comedy Improv workshop. I have about an hour and a half to do something before I pick him up. Sometimes I go the Philbrook Museum or if I hurry I can get over to the Fairgrounds for the boat show or something. Last Saturday the weather was beautiful and I thought I would go for a run.
What I call the Bear Fountain. I loved the guy taking a nap on the bench on the far right. The fountain is always a cool spot.
My favorite place for a run is Turkey Mountain but there is not much parking so I decided to park on Riverside Drive and run across the Arkansas River bridge to Turkey Mountain and then run back. It would give me a taste of both trail running and pavement running with no parking hassles.
Heading west across the Arkansas River. That hill way off yonder ( as we say in Oklahoma) is Turkey Mountain. I know that most places it is just a hill, but it is Tulsa’s Turkey Mountain.
The wind was a gale coming from the south and running across the east west bridge was quite fun. I had to hold my hat to keep it from blowing into the river. I’m cheap you see. I like to wear stuff until it wears out. When I give stuff to Goodwill, there is not a whole lot of use left in it. They say they can use the fiber so give’em what they got. That is all they get from is fiber, with holes in it.
Across the river, up a little embankment and then into a not so secret entry point into the Turkey Mountain trails system. There are all sorts of little ins and outs to the trails at Turkey. I have been running the trails for years and am still learning things.
And then on to the Red Trail. The Red Trail is a short trail that enters and exits the lower parking lot.
And then I took a branch of the Red Trail that went along a chain link fence.
Most Okies wear more clothes than these two. We weigh a lot more than they do also.
And then got to the main paved trail where these folks were “Out standing in their field” so to speak. I am glad for their sake that it was a little cool for ticks.
And then up the steep hill to the lower parking lot. It sounds kind of funny as I write this, “going up a steep hill to the lower parking lot.” Well you should see the climb to the upper parking lot!
I almost caught him. Badge of shame for a biker is to be passed by an old, fat “runner”
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And then re-enter the red trail down this way.
And then back on the approach to the bridge across the river. Right behind a bunch of cyclists.
Downhill and then level all the way to the end!
They sure left me in the dust!! And then back across the river to the car.
Mission Accomplished!! Finished in less than an hour. Had plenty of time to gas up the car and grab lunch for Logan and I at Braums. We needed to get home cuz we had an appointment with ATT concerning Logan’s lost cell phone. But that is another story!!
I’m linking with Outdoor Wednesday
I love these pictures. The weather looks so good there.
As a runner you see things that a person in an automobile will miss. Glad you know the trails and got back to the car without any bug bites. Later.
How tall is that “mountain” you so love to run?
It is always fun to go along with you.