Category Archives: travel

Seven Months of Day Hikes

Since I began blogging about my series of day hikes, folks who follow my antics have started asking, “How many day hikes have you done?” and “How far have you gone?” I’m far more interested in the former rather than … Continue reading

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Easter at Skull Hollow

I took a short hike on a sunny, warm, and windy Easter Sunday afternoon along the Skull Hollow Nature Trail at the Hawthorn Bluffs area off Oologah Lake.

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Timber Ridge & Riverside Park

Today I hiked my last new trail at Elk City Lake, the Timber Ridge trail west of the lake at the Card Creek area.  The 2.3 mile trail loops along a north-south ridge and offers views westward over Card Creek, … Continue reading

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Completing the Elk River Trail

Today was my last day hike of Spring Break, as the forecast says we’ll have several inches of snow on the first official day of spring.  How rude! This day, however, was the sunniest and warmest of the break and … Continue reading

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Circling Mount Nebo

My first trip of Spring Break 2010 ended with a sunny warm day spent hiking about 6-7 miles atop Mount Nebo.  I slept late and after checking out of the Conway Microtel had a warm breakfast at the nearby iHop.  … Continue reading

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