{"id":11087,"date":"2016-11-20T16:32:21","date_gmt":"2016-11-20T22:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=11087"},"modified":"2016-11-20T16:32:21","modified_gmt":"2016-11-20T22:32:21","slug":"our-world-tuesday-oxley-north-woods-loop-trek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=11087","title":{"rendered":"Our World Tuesday &#8211; Oxley North Woods Loop Trek"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"_DSC0423\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/31086782486\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c7.staticflickr.com\/6\/5467\/31086782486_0495c974bb_z.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC0423\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>aa<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"IMAG1578\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/30299836224\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/6\/5449\/30299836224_3db12f8958_z.jpg\" alt=\"IMAG1578\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Saturday I went for a walk at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oxleynaturecenter.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Oxley Nature Center<\/a>&#8216;s North Woods. I love it there because it is remote, off the beaten path, and I rarely see anybody.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"_DSC0437\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/30318927743\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c8.staticflickr.com\/6\/5623\/30318927743_b6bfd16311_z.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC0437\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I especially like it when it is windy because there is enough trees and brush to block the wind. It is near still at the ground and I love the sound of the wind in the tops of the trees.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"_DSC0441\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/31089107916\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c5.staticflickr.com\/6\/5479\/31089107916_ab41c4c63c_z.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC0441\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The trails are well kept. This time of year there is a thick matt of dried leaves that announces your presence as you walk along and sends the big and small critters scurrying.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"_DSC0446\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/31088924816\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/6\/5712\/31088924816_40ab722e5d_z.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC0446\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I started in late afternoon and the low sun made all the leaves radiant with color.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"_DSC0447\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/31011157301\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c6.staticflickr.com\/6\/5519\/31011157301_8e214f8e00_z.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC0447\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>There is something about a bench on a trail overlooking a creek that is restful without even sitting on it.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"_DSC0461\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/31124760615\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c8.staticflickr.com\/6\/5814\/31124760615_51c5b4f3cf_z.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC0461\" width=\"427\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The woods loom over parts of the trails. I call these tree tunnels.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"_DSC0464\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/31010438521\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5762\/31010438521_02a7d7ab38_z.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC0464\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I love the color of some of the oak leaves.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"_DSC0466\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/31088219916\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c5.staticflickr.com\/6\/5822\/31088219916_8263f857c0_z.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC0466\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Another tree tunnel.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"_DSC0473\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/31010122781\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c6.staticflickr.com\/6\/5523\/31010122781_87c9b60456_z.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC0473\" width=\"427\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The sun is getting low. Heading across my favorite boardwalk. There is a geocache here that took me three years to find. And one day I saw it without looking for it.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"_DSC0482\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/31009804931\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c4.staticflickr.com\/6\/5811\/31009804931_82e29c1619_z.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC0482\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Headed back to the car and saw these two critters. We watched each other for a while. I would move up twenty paces and wait twenty seconds, and then move up another twenty paces and so on. They got tired of my game and scampered off.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"_DSC0493\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/30315266653\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c6.staticflickr.com\/6\/5520\/30315266653_de09225345_z.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC0493\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A little bit further I found this single deer. She played my game and let me get a little closer before she turned on her heel and left.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tulsa Running\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.garmin.com\/modern\/activity\/embed\/1453730816\" width=\"465\" height=\"500\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t set any speed records but I had a good time. Didn&#8217;t see anybody else. I wasn&#8217;t looking for anybody either.<\/p>\n<h1>I&#8217;m linking with <a href=\"http:\/\/ourworldtuesdaymeme.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Our World Tuesday\u00a0<\/a><\/h1>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>aa Saturday I went for a walk at Oxley Nature Center&#8216;s North Woods. I love it there because it is remote, off the beaten path, and I rarely see anybody. I especially like it when it is windy because there is enough trees and brush to block the wind. 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