{"id":14298,"date":"2022-12-29T08:27:30","date_gmt":"2022-12-29T14:27:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=14298"},"modified":"2022-12-29T12:40:13","modified_gmt":"2022-12-29T18:40:13","slug":"skywatch-friday-end-of-2022-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=14298","title":{"rendered":"Skywatch Friday – End of 2022 Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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I see this sculpture ever year end. I always pay my real estate taxes at the last of the year and this sits right outside the Tulsa County Courthouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A week or two later I went hiking on Turkey Mountain. My outside time had been limited by a medical procedure on my face (I’m fine, really) where I had to stay out of the sun for a week, bad weather, my wife caught the flu, we got a new puppy, and my brother got covid. So things are looking up and I went outside in some sunny but nippy weather. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The trail builders on Turkey Mountain are putting in a long staircase from the top of the mountain down to the lower parking lot (don’t be too impressed, that’s about 335 feet, but still a big deal in Tulsa. I had to wibble wobble my route. The powers that be ask us not to walk on muddy trails, especially new trails, to keep them getting eroded so I kind of had to improvise a route.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On my route was this trail from the lower parking lot to the top of the mountain. It is bidirectional for people on foot and uphill only for mountain bikers. It looks like a hard go for them but hey they are tough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And then here is a recently opened downhill only trail for intermediate level mountain bikers. No hikers allowed either way. The bikers fly down the hill and it is wise to keep people on foot out is what I think.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here is the signage warning people of what they are getting into going down the trail. My modest biking skills and my bike with no suspension will not be on this trail or any other trail on Turkey Mountain. Gravity is not my friend!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And I found a cedar tree somebody decorated for Christmas. They are kind of fun especially if they take the decorations down soon after the holidays. Most people do, some don’t and these ornaments do not age well over time. They are not really “Leave No Trace” compatible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n