I saw some shadows while hiking earlier this week on Tulsa’s Turkey Mountain Urban Wilderness Area.
This deer was hanging out in the shadows.
In places where trails get muddy frequently, one sees pieces of flat rock that are fitted together like a jig saw puzzle. When it rains the water flows over the rocks without eroding the trail and making a big mess. It is called “rock armoring” a trail. It’s a bit much for volunteers to do. One needs to have some machinery to move the rocks around. (Finding the rocks to use in armoring is called “rock farming.”) It’s hard work.
And I saw some leaves forming shadows on the trail.
In the summer, I look for the shadowy trails to hike, especially at midday.
I am linking with Shadow Shot Sunday.
And Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there.
Hoping you are having a happy Father’s Day. The deer was a great capture, as was the shadows on the flat rocks. So now I know about rock farming and rock armoring. When we had community garden plots we did a lot of rock farming but not for providing rocks for trails or landscapers. They grew better than our plants did and no matter how many you removed, they reproduced over the winter. Alana ramblinwitham
…I’d have a heck of a time walking on those “flat stones!”
It is nice to have some shady trails to hike in summer. We don’t have amny along the Colorado Front Range and it has already been getting pretty hot here this first days of summer.
Wow an amazing initiative to keep the trail safe!
I didn’t know about rock armoring, it does look like work, but turns out nice as well as practical.
Looks like the deer is watching you just as you were watching him/her, have a nice week.