Category Archives: photos
Natural Falls and the Grounds of Gilcrease
On this overcast November day gun-toting hunters across Oklahoma began deer season, so I knew I should hike at a state park to avoid the fate of Bambi’s mom. I perused my Oklahoma and Kansas maps for a destination not … Continue reading
Blowing the Bugle at Osage Hills
I last walked the Bugle Trail at Osage Hills State Park about three months ago and decided to spend a warm overcast Sunday afternoon blowing it up. By that I mean that I repeatedly strayed off the trail, taking roads … Continue reading
Chaplin Nature Center
On Saturday I drove over to Arkansas City, Kansas (popularly known as Ark City) to walk the trails at the Wichita Audubon Society’s Chaplin Nature Center. It is a few miles west of town along the Arkansas River. I’d planned … Continue reading
Autumn Colors at Elk City Lake
I hiked the Table Mound Trail at Elk City Lake near Independence, KS in December 2009 and May 2010 but had not seen it with autumn colors. So I took advantage of a warm fall afternoon and hiked six miles … Continue reading
An Afternoon at Okmulgee Lake
I was awakened by a small earthquake early this morning, with it rattling the chest of drawers beside my bed. I did not feel anything more until I was writing this post late that night, with an aftershock making my … Continue reading
Meador Manor 