Category Archives: photos
Spring Break 2014: Coleman’s Crystals
March 17, 2014 Wendy and I spent most of Spring Break 2014 in the Ouachita Mountains and Arkansas River Valley in west central Arkansas. We hunted crystals north of Hot Springs with Betty and John Henderson, who also joined us … Continue reading
Return to Timber Ridge
February 22, 2014 I’ve now taken Wendy on several hikes to enjoy the trails at Elk City Lake, an hour’s drive north in Kansas. Together we have hiked both the north and south ends of the Table Mound Trail as … Continue reading
Oak Leaf Trail at Okmulgee Lake
February 22, 2014 Last weekend Wendy and I took advantage of warmer weather to escape for another lakeside hike, this time at Okmulgee Lake. Although she grew up mostly in her home state of Texas, she graduated from Okmulgee High … Continue reading
Eagle View Trail at Kaw Lake (Finally)
February 21, 2014 I’ve been swamped for the past month with work on a corporate grant proposal and design work on the high school expansion, and the weather was quite wintry for much of that time. But Wendy and I … Continue reading
A New Year on the Trails
January 22, 2014 In 2013 my hiking mileage of 111.4 miles had plummeted 58% from what it had been 2012, and was down 65% from my peak mileage of 326.3 miles in 2011. I have almost exhausted the supply of … Continue reading














