Tag Archives: bicycling

It was almost cold today. During my ride the temperature ranged between 40-45° F, with a stiff southerly breeze around 20 MPH. It was also overcast and even just a bit hazy at times. I still managed to ride out … Continue reading →

Yesterday I rode out to Draper Lake and visited Points 11 and 12. As I passed the road to Point 8 I spotted an OKC police cruiser sitting on the road, facing outward rather like a speed trap. As I … Continue reading →

Here is a satellite image of today’s adventure. The pale blue numbers mark the points. The pinkish numbers match the following images in numerical order. Noteworthy is that the first image was several miles away from the lake, so it’s … Continue reading →

The canyon! Today I lugged my big camera out on the trail at Draper Lake. As we shall see, the weak points on this camera showed today. Two other shots of this small sandstone canyon didn’t turn out at all … Continue reading →

I skipped Point 5; that’s the marina and there’s very little of the natural condition there. Instead, I took the road toward the dock of Point 6, then jumped the divider and took the old shore trail just barely visible … Continue reading →

We begin where we left off with yesterday’s post. On the map, this first one is image 08. We are looking across a small cove with yet another feature of the high lake level. The grass and shrubs don’t normally … Continue reading →

Here’s the map of today’s ride. The pale blue numbers indicate the officially numbered points; you can find poles in the ground with the numbers to match them. Don’t ask me to explain how certain features became numbered points and … Continue reading →

This being our colder season, it is now safe to wander out into the woods and grassy areas without being eaten alive by ticks, chiggers and biting flies out at Draper Lake. This year, instead of chasing down the shoreline, … Continue reading →