Today I reach back ten years ago for shadows.
Trees turning color in downtown Tulsa.
The deep shadows of Guthrie Green, a popular event space in downtown.
A shadowy guest house of some family friends out int he country. Notice the chicken!
Riding bikes on Tulsa’s RiverParks Trails. That’s my wife, Heather, up ahead of me. She is usually ahead of me in many areas besides bicycles.
A “tree tunnel” at Tulsa’s Oxley Nature Center.
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Went on a bike ride a few days ago and stopped at my favorite rest spot. I call it the Bear Fountain on Tulsa’s RiverParks Trails. All that falling water off the fountain is very peaceful. That day there was a strong wind from the south so I started at the north end of the trail and fought the wind all the way south. What a slog!! Thing was, after I rested up here at the fountain I went back north, I felt like I was flying back to my car!!
Wishing you a strong wind pushing you forward today!
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This is our Pomeranian, Kodi. He is not in a crate, he is next to a screen keeping him out of the room next door. He found a sunny spot on a cold day.
Went on a bike ride on Tulsa’s Arkansas RiverParks Trails. Stopped to rest up here a little and noticed my big shadowy wheel.
A winter hike on Turkey Mountain. There are no leaves left so the sun cast shadows of the trees across the trail.
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Last Friday I loaded up my bike and took it to Tulsa’s RiverParks trails. The light wind was out of the north so I started on the south end at 71st street so I would have the wind at my back on the return leg of my ride.
I had my action camera attached to the handlebars set to take a photo every three seconds and off I went. I was feeling strong so I went across the 71st bridge to take the long uphill ride to Turkey Mountain. It’s a gradual slope but still I had been putting it off. It went well though, me and my knee felt strong even though pretty slow.
I went by the lower parking lot at Turkey Mountain. We’ve had a couple of serious crimes lately at Turkey Mountain. A stabbing and a rape so everybody is on edge. The RiverParks Authority was having extra cameras installed as I went by.
It was amazing the number of people I encountered on the trail. Strange for a week day except is Friday really a weekday any longer? Above is a fraction of the bicyclists I encountered.
Walkers and Runners galore. I love the lady with the cane. After my surgery I did lots of walking with my walker and later my cane. I should have attached an action to cam to it!!
I was astounded by the number of people talking their babies for a stroll. Tons of baby strolling moms and pops trail warriors.
I pulled one photo out of the collage. Here are four strollers in a row.
And dog walkers everywhere.
And people standing in the trail yakking. Move off to the side folks, you are messing up my Strava segment times.
And people off by themselves, just pondering the view, taking photos, talking on the phone.
I crossed the river four times on my ride. Once on the 71st bridge to start, the bridge above, which call the 11th street bridge, and the Williams Crossings pedestrian bridge twice.
Several people fishing.
The construction crews keeping the trails in good shape while bicyclists whiz past them.
A couple kayakers were out that morning. I’ve kayaked once on the river last year. I’ll be doing it again in the next several weeks.
All in all a good ride!! Pretty slow but hey I had a good time.
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I went bicycling Saturday morning with my action camera on the handlebars. Here some shadows I encountered.
I point the camera down and I got a shadow selfie action shot.
I got passed on a fully enclosed pedestrian bridge.
And here is the elk I promised you.
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On Sunday, July 20 a couple weeks ago I took off on a bike ride on the Tulsa RiverParks. It was hot and I didn’t start until midmorning for various reasons so things got a little warm.
Sunday is a big day for Tulsans to get outside and ride their bikes, run, walk, whatever on the RiverParks. The traffic is mainly on the east bank so I started out on the east bank and went up and down the west bank just to get away from people.
Still, it was pretty busy but not overly so.
I was passed by almost everybody except…
…for people standing.
I always love going by PSO’s old Tulsa Power Station electric generating station. That sign looks really nice at night.
I got to my predetermined turnaround point and rested a bit and drank some water and then reversed course. I always check the weather apps to see which way the wind is blowing. I don’t mind riding into the wind on the outbound leg, that way I have the wind at my back going back to my car.
I was one hot, thirsty, old bike rider at the end! 14 miles all told.
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Sunday morning I rode my bike up and down the west side of the Arkansas River. It was hot, and I was exhausted at the end of my 14 mile ride but I was happy. I had my trail camera on my bike capturing the scenery including lots of other bicyclists, walkers, runners, and escooter riders. Here is a collage of a few of the people I saw.
I went on a bike ride at Tulsa River Parks on a pretty clear day the other day. The trail runs north and south, I always check a weather app to see which the way the wind is blowing. I like the wind at my back wind I am heading back to my car.
It was a south wind so I started close to the north end of the trail system. I love this mural and it’s setting on the river.
I went a mile further north and crossed the river at the 11th street bridge and took this photo looking south.
We had some nice clouds that day. I love fluffy white clouds.
I crossed over to the west side of the river and went a couple miles south and crossed over the Williams Crossing pedestrian bridge. You can see that the river is still running full. The Arkansas River’s basin is huge. It starts close to the Rocky Mountains in Colorado so if is rainy there is potential for a lot of water.
I looked the other way to the refinery oil storage tanks. I was reminded of one time when I was on the bridge and group of people came by and one of them wondered what the tanks were for. One said it is for the refinery, another one said with air of authority, that those were water storage tanks for the city of Tulsa’s water system because everybody knows oil storage tanks are illegal inside city limits. Just so you know, the Arkansas River water is pretty nasty. Way back when, the city layed a pipeline to a lake northeast of Tulsa and that is where most of the drinking water comes from.
I crossed back over the east side of the river and went down to what I call the Bear Fountain at 71st street. It’s a great place to rest up a few minutes. A new friend of mine hid a geocache near here. I spent some time looking for it but couldn’t find it. So I’ll try next time.
Turned around and headed north. The kayak boat ramp is closed. The river is too high and moving too fast. You’d be swept downstream fast.
So a little less than 14 flat miles at a leisurely pace. The red marker is where I started. My knee is coming along nicely. The first half mile or so is still “ouch ouch ouch” as I turn over the pedals but after that it’s fine after that. I’m still building up strength and endurance.
In my previous post I wrote about my new action camera and tested it on our pets. A day or two later I put it on my bike and went for a ride. I set it to take a photo every ten seconds so I end up deleting almost all of the images. Here I am at a stop, off my bike. You can see the action camera mounted on the bike and me. If the weather is good I carry along my superzoom camera.
Here is another rest stop with a shadow and my fingers.
This is a phone shot at a local park. I love all the various shadow patterns.
One day I loaded up my drone and took it the Thomas Gilcrease House here in Tulsa. A one time oil baron who bequeathed the Gilcrease Museum to the City of Tulsa. His house has formal garden with a fountain so you can see the shadow of the fountain.
Here is what the fountain looks like.
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Went on a bike ride Sunday morning. Stopped to get a drink and rest a little bit and I saw this Android checking out my bike.
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