Son Logan and I went on a hike on Tulsa’s Turkey Mountain Wilderness Area last Friday. It was cold to start but sunny. The sunny part of it made for some great shadows.
I’m still recovering from my knee injury so I picked an easy trail. The upper yellow trail from the south to north. When I run I like to take this route to start because it is a slight downhill the whole way and I feel like areal runner. No running this time but it was still pretty easy.
We found us a tree. Turkey Mountain is full of trees. There is plenty for everybody so if you come here feel free to claim one. Please leave it though. Take all the pictures you want and visit anytime!
The upper yellow trail passes some moonscape type terrain.
We also found an old oil well. Turkey Mountain used to have lots of wells back in the day and there are reminders around everywhere.
We also found this shelter made of branches. It is at the highest point on Turkey Mountain. I am not sure who used it. I doubt it was a homeless person. The surrounding area had no trash or debris at all. Most homeless camps are pretty messy. Plus most homeless camps are near places where they can get water and food. This place is a pretty arduous hike for a homeless person. So it is a mystery to me. I have a feeling somebody came up and camped here. In my evening runs on the mountain I have seen several people leaving the parking lot with camping gear. Camping is forbidden but I am not the camping police is my motto.
By the time we got back to the parking lot, it was a lot warmer. Plus if the hike is downhill all the out, then it is uphill all the way back. Plus I decided to pick a little tougher trail with more rocks. We were ready to get home and down some cold water.
Take it slow and easy on that knee.
Weather sure looks different then what is in North Idaho
Coffee is on
Son looks much taller in this photo ~ great shadow shots on your hike ~ fun!
Happy Week to you,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
A lovely area for a walk!
Lovely trees on Turkey Mt.
Beautiful area! It looks like Spring rather than Winter.
Wow it looks really nice there, does not look as cold as here! Hope your knee is better. cheers
Lots of trees to admire. Perfect day for a hike.
That was a good hike on Turkey Mt. I like the squiggly old trees. That shelter is like many I find on trails here in CO made by kids or hikers who just want to build a teepee.
Amazing. Beautiful pics.
Best wishes.
What a cool place to hike! You’re a strong man to go up and down that trail with a knee injury. It inspires me to try more.
Good for you for getting out and about – I don’t mind a bit of chill if the sun is shining!