{"id":11343,"date":"2017-05-21T00:10:09","date_gmt":"2017-05-21T05:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=11343"},"modified":"2017-05-21T00:10:09","modified_gmt":"2017-05-21T05:10:09","slug":"our-world-margaritaville-rest-stop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=11343","title":{"rendered":"Our World &#8211; Margaritaville Rest Stop"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a title=\"2017_0519_151512_001\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/34748242886\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/5\/4162\/34748242886_e58978fc98_z.jpg\" alt=\"2017_0519_151512_001\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shadow Selfie &#8211; Cargo Shorts and All<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Saturday afternoon, the kid had a friend visiting. We are long past the time where we need to monitor such visits. Logan and his friend just finished their first year in college and we have known his friend since preschool. So when Heather said something about a bike ride, it was like Sure!!<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a title=\"2017_0519_151653_006\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/34656073161\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/5\/4178\/34656073161_89d97d280e_z.jpg\" alt=\"2017_0519_151653_006\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">I set my camera to take a pic every 20 seconds. It didn&#8217;t have much charge.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>So I pressured up the tires and loaded up the bikes and off to the River Trails we went. We started at the little Park at Delaware and Riverside. I had found my little GoPro clone and its mount. I had it set to take a photo every twenty seconds.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a title=\"2017_0519_151814_010\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/33946182394\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/5\/4190\/33946182394_9725987daa_z.jpg\" alt=\"2017_0519_151814_010\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Beautiful blue skies to go with the stiff north winds today.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Off we went<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"2017_0519_151834_011\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/34748196026\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/5\/4194\/34748196026_8627c19aea_z.jpg\" alt=\"2017_0519_151834_011\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>We passed the Swiss Family Robinson marching determinedly along the trail. Their legs are whiter than mine!!<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a title=\"2017_0519_152256_024\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/33946158684\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/5\/4225\/33946158684_5a2c541e7e_z.jpg\" alt=\"2017_0519_152256_024\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Near the eagle nesting area.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>We passed a few people on these three wheel bikes. Our son never could learn to ride a regular bike. I can see one of these in his future. Don&#8217;t tell him!! If it is not a video game he is not interested. I can see one of these in my future!!<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a title=\"2017_0519_152437_029\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/34748156126\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/5\/4243\/34748156126_581560068d_z.jpg\" alt=\"2017_0519_152437_029\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">That&#8217;s the new Margaritaville casino dead ahead<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>We got closer to the Creek Nation Casino we took the new trail around the river side of the facility. They did a great job. I hated the two stop lights encountered before. Now one can ride from where we started at about 91st street almost ten miles without crossing a road. Suits me. I don&#8217;t like crossing roads or riding on the roads.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"2017_0519_152658_036\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/33979446063\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/5\/4194\/33979446063_2a339666b5_z.jpg\" alt=\"2017_0519_152658_036\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Plus we checked out their bike racks near their tiki bar and pool. What a deal, a bar steps from the trail. Us rugged outdoors people like convenience like that.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a title=\"2017_0519_152919_043\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/34655941141\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/5\/4190\/34655941141_29ce0be9e1_z.jpg\" alt=\"2017_0519_152919_043\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heather is always way in front of me!!<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Then off we went, clear up to 36th street where the the trail is blocked due to the ongoing construction for <a href=\"http:\/\/agatheringplacetulsa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Gathering Place<\/a>. I cannot wait to see what a $350 million dollar park is going to be like. Yep $350 million, privately funded. Check out the<a href=\"http:\/\/agatheringplacetulsa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> link<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSCN8316\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/34403026090\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/5\/4188\/34403026090_6e5c4936c2_z.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN8316\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>So turned around and headed south and stopped at <a href=\"http:\/\/creektourism.com\/margaritaville-at-river-spirit-casino\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Margaritaville <\/a>for a little rest stop. It is actually pretty nice. Great little tiki bar. Decent beer draft beer selection. Now, if they would get some craft beers that would be awesome. I settled for a decent Landshark Lager and Heather had a margarita.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSCN8315\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/34403038120\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/5\/4164\/34403038120_0f8027c700_z.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN8315\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It is a nice space with all sorts of seating and we enjoyed ourselves.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"DSCN8314\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/34626398952\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/5\/4168\/34626398952_a3a195a100_z.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN8314\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This might be a regular stop for us. Especially being only 1.4 miles or so from where we started.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Alan Heather Margaritaville\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/34748779816\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/5\/4249\/34748779816_fdbe013a59_z.jpg\" alt=\"Alan Heather Margaritaville\" width=\"640\" height=\"486\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Here we are. Notice the Fat Tire jersey courtesy of my sister <a href=\"http:\/\/ellensnewblog.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ellen<\/a>\u00a0(Check her out, she is currently posting about her and her husband&#8217;s \u00a0recent trip to Europe). It would be great if <a href=\"http:\/\/creektourism.com\/margaritaville-at-river-spirit-casino\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Margaritaville<\/a> could sell it. And no, there is nothing wrong with my forehead. All the cushioning is gone from my bike helmet so I am going to get another one.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tulsa Running\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.garmin.com\/modern\/activity\/embed\/1744983769\" width=\"465\" height=\"500\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>We had one drink and finished the ride. A good time was had by all.<\/p>\n<h1>I&#8217;m linking with<a href=\"http:\/\/ourworldtuesdaymeme.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Our Wold Tuesday<\/a><\/h1>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday afternoon, the kid had a friend visiting. We are long past the time where we need to monitor such visits. Logan and his friend just finished their first year in college and we have known his friend since preschool. So when Heather said something about a bike ride, it was like Sure!! 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