I was feeling all energetic and everything so I thought that I would go for a little hike on Tulsa’s Turkey Mountain Urban Wilderness. I probably should have gone to the gym, but I’m gymed out, Physical Therapy is all gym, and not the fun kind.
So off I went, the trails were all wet, not very muddy though but rain was in the forecast and the park warned that they might close the park to everybody if it got bad enough.
The upside of rain is that all the ponds were full. Nice to see.
I used a mixture of the new trails and the old trails. The Stay Gold and Tree Hugger respectively.
This pond was dry the last time I came by.
I was going down the trail with my Merlin app trying to figure out the birds that were singing and a mountain biker came by and said to be sure to watch out for the copperhead snake on the trail up ahead. Yes sir! Time to put the eyes on the trail and not the device.
Do you know how many sticks look like snakes!! A bunch. The thing about copperheads is that they are the slugs of the poisonous snake families. They are not vicious and once they find a spot they like, they don’t like to move, and they are hard to see. So watch where you step!
The only snake I saw was this chain snake.
This is a Skywatch Friday post so I need to have one view of the sky. Here’s the overlook on Turkey Mountain on the very southeast side of the park. That’s the Arkansas River down below. To the left are the funky old office towers that used to be the televangelist Oral Roberts hospital. (Don’t ask me why a faith healer needs a hospital.)
And then back to the parking lot. Never did see that copperhead. I am not complaining about it, just saying.
I am linking with Skywatch Friday and Our Corner of the World.
…happy hiking. I’ve never been a fan of snakes!
Such a lovely hike. I also would much rather go on a hike through the woods than to a gym!
It is so good to see you out and about after your knee replacement, Yogi! I hope you are feeling stronger and less pain all the time I agree that working out in a gym isn’t as rewarding as working out in nature–and there are few photographic opportunities in a gym. Glad you did not see nay snakes–we have to be careful here as rattlesnakes are appearing.
Naturally occurring exercise is the best type. Let Nature be your gym. I would have turned around the minute I heard about copperheads, and my running and screaming would have been an extra, bonus, workout. Just sayin’
Chain snake!!!
Nice country to decompress. You should know that SkyWatch is one of my favorite things about the blogosphere! Thank You! Aloha
Copperheads are scary because they don’t warn you like rattlesnakes do.
Wonderful to see you back out on the trails. Glad you didn’t meet Mr. Copperhead. I prefer rattle snakes. They generally give you a nice, loud rattle which is their way of saying “Please don’t step on me!”
I miss my regular walking routine. I hope my knee gets back to normal ASAP.
Beautiful trail!
Trail looks amazing , Enjoy. Great pics.
A walk on a trail is more “you” than a gym and much more real world. It looks peaceful too.
Hello,
Great walk and views of the trail and forest. The chain snake is funny.
I would like to see a Copperhead but we keep missing them too.
Have a great day and a happy weekend.
Good to see you are out hiking again ~ Bravo ~ Great sky shot too ~
Wishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
A ShutterBug Explores ~ clm
aka (A Creative Harbor)
I’m glad you were feeling energetic. I love trails in the woods and yours looks wonderful!
I guess that is a good thing!
Interesting trail with metal things on trees. I would rather see the chain instead of a snake. What a lovely walk.
Can’t believe how green it is there already. I’ve been seeing that OK is getting lots and lots of rain. You keep the copperheads there! Are those round things on the trees trail markers? The only place I’ve seen that before was on the Appalachian trail which was very well marked(at least the three miles we did).