Tag Archives: Draper Lake

Draper Bikeway for Early July

Posted on July 6, 2018 by ehurst

Got some sunburn today. I’ve been wearing a tank top about half the time riding, but with clouds it hasn’t been too bad. This was the first ride in the full sun with the summer heat. I left the house … Continue reading →

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Another Draper Bikeway Update

Posted on June 28, 2018 by ehurst

I took a ride around Draper Lake yesterday to check on the progress of the bikeway project. I started from the marina and rode counterclockwise. They now have a team laying a curb on one side of the bikeway. I’m … Continue reading →

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Random Shots from Saturday

Posted on June 18, 2018 by ehurst

I had to do some running around Saturday and managed to take a few pictures along the way. I made the effort to visit Draper Lake. Down toward the eastern shore on SE 104th, the trail cutting has resumed. They … Continue reading →

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Draper Bikeway Update

Posted on June 13, 2018 by ehurst

This is just a brief update on the Draper Bikeway. I’m not going to pretend these posts have any influence whatsoever on the progress of this thing, but the crews have been out fixing some of the things I noted … Continue reading →

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Colors and Chatter

Posted on May 17, 2018 by ehurst

This is the first good ride I’ve had all week. I decided today was the day to shoot all those flowers I see growing along the routes to Draper and visible from the road around it. I don’t know the … Continue reading →

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Photography: Draper and Etc.

Posted on May 3, 2018 by ehurst

These are some random shots collected so far this week on my rides. First is the trees screening the river, now almost fully greened up. This is a sample of the clearing they are doing at Draper Lake in preparation … Continue reading →

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Photography: South of Draper

Posted on April 10, 2018 by ehurst

Here’s the story about OKC Parks and Rec building a proper bike trail around Draper Lake. I spotted the survey markers a couple months ago and first assumed it was a new water line. But then I saw it wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Return to Point 8

Posted on March 22, 2018 by ehurst

I wanted to celebrate. Now that Veloyce has a better car for driving back and forth to work, I get to keep the battered old Volvo for myself. I drove out to Draper Lake for a short hike. Point 8 … Continue reading →

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Draper Points 11 and 12

Posted on February 13, 2018 by ehurst

Just as a point of reference, these are the numbered points on the northern half of Draper Lake (image on the right). Today I visited Points 11 and 12. The morning started out frosty but began to warm about half-way … Continue reading →

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Photography: Draper Point 10

Posted on February 8, 2018 by ehurst

Point 10 is the other half of the previous adventure. Each of these long points of land has a ridge, and this one had a real high point with quite a view from the trail. I took the ridgeline trail … Continue reading →

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