Turkey Mountain Park is an urban wilderness area right on the Arkansas River in Tulsa. It consists of 300 acres of rocks, trees, creeks, ponds, and hills and has a network of trails. It’s a good place to go geocaching, running, hiking, and biking.
The cache we are looking for is named Turkey Mountain Rocks placed by the “The Wolfgang.” The coordinates are N 36° 04.901 W 095° 59.528. I went hunting for it last Friday. I’m going to violate all sorts of geocaching ethics and show you just how to get the cache. I hope The Wolfgang doesn’t get mad. They sound kind of fierce.
Just plug those coordinates into your handy dandy GPS and come on with me. We start down this trail from the parking lot.
Then the trail gets a little rougher
When you get here, just follow the arrow, it’ll lead you right to it.
Any questions? Good, you are doing great!!
After a while, the trail gets a little hard to see. Just keep forging ahead is my motto.
Oh, wow, look, our first solid clue. A map of Oklahoma, in the shape of a rock. Study it closely.
Here’s the deal. The location of the cache is on the map. Yeah, the rest is up to you! Don’t you like a challenge?
Feeling a little discouraged? Well, good guy that I am, I am going to show you a digital route to the cache. I’ll be banned for life from the Tulsa Area Geocachers club. But, I think information needs to be free. Don’t you, really? Caches are hidden to be found. That’s right. So take a peek.
Yep, there it is. The world is your oyster, name and claim it, grab that cache. Keep on going, you are getting close.
Isn’t that a great view of the river? You are on the right track.
Oh, you are practically there. You should be able to see it by now.
What? you can’t?. OK, I’ll give you a visual clue. I’m laying this cache bare for the world to see. All you have to do is walk around until the sky looks like this.
Study, the twig and leaf pattern carefully. When you see something identical over your head reach down to your feet and grab that cache! Its yours now. Sign the log, hide carefully and head home for a cold one.
Good job.
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I’ve never been geocaching but this hike looks wonderful!
I was doing good until I fell in the river! Ha-ha!
Sunny 🙂
Clear as mud. I think your membership in the Geocaching club is secure.
Yeah, I was right behind Sunny and literally “fell” in behind her! You geocachers do have fun, don’t you! I love reading about your adventures!!
Have a great week! Thanks as always for your visit!
Sylvia
It’s nice to have such a wilderness so close to home. The hunt would be worth the effort even if the cache wasn’t found.
I think I’ll stay home and drink a cold one anyhow while watching the cops and robbers show that had geocaching as part of the plot 😉 Seriously though, I really enjoyed going on your trek, it sounded like a lot of fun and I enjoyed those photos very much, along with your commentary.
Yogi – HELP! – I’m lost back at the split in the trail…
Looks like wonderful fun!
This has even reached our island. As everyone knows wandering the woods with camera is my kind of fun.
That was fun! I would’ve been lost without your help. This was my first experience with geocoaching!
oh my what a fab walk to begin my day with, thanks…
Love to visit the haunts of those on good old blogger, I get to see such magical places that inspire me to venture out further into the glories of the planet 🙂
geocaching sounds like fun.
That sounds very interesting and strenuous.
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That was a fun little quest. Thanks, Yogi.
I’m with Bill, I think I’m more confused now than ever before. Oh well, happy geocaching.
I have friends who geocache and it sounds so intersting. I love to hike in the woods so I think I need to try this! Interesting post. Thanks for all the info.
It looks so fun! I had never heard about geocaching before I start reading your adventures and I think that’s something I would enjoy.
Plus, it’s a good excuse to discover great places!
Adventurous and a thrilling post.
This hide looks so fun – lovely shots!