Lake Bixhoma is a water supply lake for the Tulsa suburb of Bixby. It’s a not a big lake but is very pretty especially in the fall. This is from an outing a few years ago. I’m kind of out of commission temporarily I went and fell during a hike last Friday and not getting around too much lately. But hey, I’m healing fast!
Lots of people go fishing on the lake and there is a decent network of trails there as well. Plus geocaches. In fact I took these photos during a geocaching event at the lake.
It is just a great place to go wander around in. Kind of snaky though so watch your step!!
Part of the trail system goes by this beautiful cliff. I’m told by my geology minded people that those rocks are about 330 million years old and are full of small fossils. I’m a lousy paleontologist. I can see the fossils when they are pointed out to me otherwise all I see is rock.
Those rocks from deep under the earth played a role in a nuclear test treaty between the United States and Russia under the terms of the Threshold Test Ban Treaty in 1990 at the nearby Leonard Geophysical Observatory. Check the link for the story here. They monitored American and British underground explosions in Nevada from the site. The arrangement only lasted a few years and then the Russians gave the site back to the Americans and left. I’ve read other articles that I couldn’t find online. One thing that amused me was that the Russians refused to honor no smoking rules in the buildings. They’d say, this is now part of Russia and we don’t have no smoking in Russia.
I’d love to see the old test monitoring site but it is all fenced off now.
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…and I had a sudden burst of gravity too!
Interesting bit of history about the area. Regarding the Russian aspect, seems they still have a large population of smokers though we now fully understand the dangers.
Look like a lovely place to wander ~ great photos and great to see some autumn colors ~ interesting about the no smoking ~ thanks,
an artist reflects
Lovely shots.
Tobacco addiction can be ferocious. My mother was addicted to cigarettes and could not stop even after she had COPD.
Grey but lovely all the same!
Great photos – Sorry to hear about your accident. I hope you heal quickly.
Geologists are so cool! Sorry to hear about your fall. Get well soon! Right now I have something called plantar fasciiitis so no hiking for me for a while. Sucks getting old!
Beautifully captured and interesting story.
Take care and best wishes for speedy recovery!
Nice place.
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Great views.
Love the look of the trails. Hope you heal up fast!
So beautiful place, Awesome clicks.
Greetings
I am sorry to hear about your fall, take care and I wish you a speedy recovery.
Pretty views of the lake and trail.
Take care, happy Friday! Have a great weekend.
That last shot makes me want to walk the trail. Beautiful pics.
330 Million years… wow. What an amazing landscape. Interesting to read about.
Thank you for sharing and thank you too for your nice comment.
Beautiful autumn colors around this lovely lake. Such a great way to enjoy autumn.
I miss fall and the hiking in TN. The mornings and evenings are cooler now in the Tampa Bay area.
Wishing you a speedy recovery.
Wishing you a speedy recovery from your fall. I love how you find history in the areas you visit. It’s too bad the site is closed off but then again, not sure I’d want to walk on a snakey trail, except maybe in the winter.