The other day I went for a hike on Tulsa’s Turkey Mountain Urban Wilderness Area. Last time I was out I followed trails on the east side overlooking the Arkansas River. This time I took the west side trails.
I checked out the new trail segment that I helped build in early April along with a bunch of other people.
I got down close to the YMCA and turned back. I got along a segment paralleling 61st street thinking that that was the place to see deer. I looked up and there were two of them. I hardly ever see them in broad daylight.
We stayed there looking at each other for a couple minutes and they had enough and went on. Seeing deer on Turkey Mountain is a rare thing since the area became popular after a dipweed shopping center developer proposed an outlet mall on the mountain. (They dropped the project after overwhelming community opposition.)
A short video of my trek.
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You linked on just before I did. Oh, how I miss the shade of the trees and the stillness of the forest right now!
Good hike! I’m so glad that the developer backed out of building a shopping center and left that space wild. Hope it stays that way.
I really like the name Turkey Mountain.
That’s a fantastic encounter. So glad the developer dropped the project.
Good to hear public pressure can work for the good of all. You were lucky to see the deer and photograph them.
That’s great.
Oh wonderful photos of the sweet deer ~ glad people stopped the proposal for a shopping center on the mountain ~ sigh ~ Xo
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Definitely a trail I would enjoy walking on, and it looks so lush and green. Great captures of the deer also.
Looks like a nice tidy trail.
Gotta’ love an urban wilderness! Really — I love the feeling of being outdoors “in the wild” but still being not that far away from the amenities of a city. It always feels like magic to me — and your Turkey Mountain is a great example.
I love that you all won against the developer and seeing deer here just proves the community was right.
Lovely and lush!
Very green on Turkey Mountain though the trail looks dry. We saw a deer this morning at a place we saw a female last year. I think she puts her fawn in a safe place then browses for food.
“The Deer on Turkey Mountain” – somebody should write a song based on that. I bet it would be a good country hit.