Author Archives: Granger Meador

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About Granger Meador

I enjoy reading, technology, day hikes, art museums, and photography. My wife Wendy and I work in the Bartlesville Public Schools in northeast Oklahoma, but this blog is outside the scope of our employment.

New Blazes at Osage Hills

December 14, 2013 I have hiked at Osage Hills State Park over two dozen times since 2009, exploring every trail and steadily mapping them with my iPhone’s MotionX GPS app.  The state tourism department asked for a copy of my … Continue reading

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Black Friday in Charon’s Garden

November 29, 2013 Wendy and I spent Thanksgiving Day with my parents in Oklahoma City, with a sunset walk at Lake Overholser. We spent Black Friday hiking in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, preferring that over braving the throngs of … Continue reading

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Autumn Loop at Redbud Valley

November 17, 2013 Wendy and I enjoyed a 1.3 mile stroll at Redbud Valley and then walked at Woodward Park on a warm autumn day.   Click here for a slideshow from this day hike

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Rough Canyon Loop at Robbers Cave

November 9, 2013 Tumbling leaves are dispersing peak autumn colors, so Wendy and I joined Betty and John Henderson for a drive back to Kiamichi Country, the southeastern corner of Oklahoma known as Little Dixie, to hike 3.2 miles around … Continue reading

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Hiking and Vikings

November 2, 2013 For Halloween this week Mother Nature gave me a treat, or what some might view as a trick, in the form of a large orb-weaver spider, with a commensurately impressive web. The arachnid built its trap from … Continue reading

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