{"id":699,"date":"2012-04-14T03:25:00","date_gmt":"2012-04-14T03:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=699"},"modified":"2014-06-15T04:52:49","modified_gmt":"2014-06-15T04:52:49","slug":"the-turkey-vultures-of-cathedral-mountain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=699","title":{"rendered":"The Turkey Vultures of Cathedral Mountain"},"content":{"rendered":"

Earlier this week I went on business to northwest Oklahoma. On the way back I stopped at Gloss Mountain State Park<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The big hill at the park is called Cathedral Mountain. I didn’t know that it had such a grand name or I would have taken a picture of it. I didn’t so what you get is this pic from halfway up the hill back down to the parking lot.<\/p>\n

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The wildflowers were out and putting on a show even though it was overcast.<\/p>\n

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Most of the climb actually had stairs. The last fifty feet was kind of hard.<\/p>\n

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I went up looking for a geocache which I didn’t find. What I wasn’t expecting was the many birds soaring. The wind was strong on the ground. At the top of the mountain<\/strike> hill it was even stronger. The birds were soaring. The effect was magical as they dipped up and down and all around.<\/p>\n

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As I walked the length of the mesa I saw more and more birds.<\/p>\n

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I was surprised when about 50 feet in front of me two full grown turkey vultures<\/a> came out of the hole in cliff, took a look at me and took off.<\/p>\n

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There was a teenager, about half the size of the adults,  looking at me with scorn before he took off.<\/p>\n

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I got close to the end of the mesa. About a mile walk and I could see Lone Mountain across the way.<\/p>\n

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The mesa narrowed in spots to where it felt like I was on a sidewalk in the sky.<\/p>\n

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The whole time I had an escort. I guess they were waiting to see if I fell off the cliff or got bit by a snake or something.<\/p>\n

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You could see forever at the end. That spot of water in the distance is the historic Cimarron River.<\/p>\n

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The vultures stayed with me the whole way. Nothing gets your head on straight than being shadowed by vultures.
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ps: In researching this post I came across a Tulsa Wedding Photographer<\/b><\/a> who did a photo shoot of a model in a wedding dress on top of Cathedral Mountain<\/strike> Hill. Some outstanding photos. <\/p>\n

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