Category Archives: travel
NW Passage Day 1: Marland and Midgley Manors
I decided to spend the last part of my 2012 Spring Break at tourist sites I’d previously neglected in far northwestern Oklahoma, extending out to the very tip of the panhandle, or “No Man’s Land”. I spent many hours driving … Continue reading
Spring Breaks in the Osage Hills
I celebrated the first day of my Spring Break 2012 by hiking five miles at Osage Hills State Park. Video version Click here for a slideshow from this day hike
The Flat Flint Hills of El Dorado
Kansas has now passed Missouri in days hiked for me since I started tracking my day hikes in July 2009, but that certainly reflects proximity more than trail quality. The flat topography of the Sunflower State means most of its … Continue reading
The Refreshing Greenleaf Hiking Trail
After a truly horrid work week I was more than ready to escape on a good day hike. Saturday’s weather was overcast and rainy, but Sunday was sunny and warm. I rose late and drove south through Tulsa and southeast … Continue reading
Big Hill Lake & Tolen Creek
I spent most of January 2012 fighting sinusitis, unable to take advantage of unseasonably warm weather for day hikes. Finally, four weeks after my previous day hike on New Year’s Eve, I had recovered sufficiently to contemplate hiking on the … Continue reading
