Category Archives: travel
Walking, not Running, the Elk River Trail
January 5, 2013 My first hike of the new year was the familiar 2.25 easternmost miles of the Elk River Trail an hour’s drive north from Bartlesville along the north shore of Elk City Reservoir. The weather was in the … Continue reading
Crystal Bridges Lead to a New Year
December 28, 2012 A dear friend now living in Tulsa, Carrie Fleharty, asked for a day trip out of town with me to cool her cabin fever over Winter Break. She didn’t care if we went hiking or what, just … Continue reading
An Expected Journey
December 23, 2012 Yesterday I went to see the first installment of the latest Middle Earth film trilogy: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. I have not yet read the book, but the familiar mood, settings, and some characters from the earlier The … Continue reading
Tulsa Trails in Late Autumn
December 15, 2012 Today made up for the dreary overcast days of the prior weekend; it was sunny and warm, reaching the mid 60s. I drove an hour south to enjoy some restaurant meals in Tulsa and walk and snap … Continue reading
On the Osage Trail
December 1, 2012 Today a former physics student of mine, Andrew Geibel, helped me gain authorized access to the Osage Trail leading from Osage Hills State Park to the Boy Scouts’ Camp McClintock. I’d blundered along the trail three years … Continue reading
Meador Manor 