<p align="left">I've written a few blog entries for the award-winning <a href="http://www.tashadoestulsa.com" target="_self">Tasha Does Tulsa</a>. Mostly I've been asked to, but a couple of times I begged Natasha to let me contribute something. This is one of those times. I'm on Spring Break with not much to do, so I'm going to get down with T-Town this week. I'll post my Tulsa blog entries here as the "Don't Hassle Me, I'm Local" series. This title was, of course, inspired by What About Bob.<br /></p><p align="center"><img src="http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e333/logsdonj/whataboutbob.jpg" width="409" height="417" /><br /><em>Bob Wiley<br />(my cat is named Dr. Leo Marvin)</em><br /></p><p align="left">Today I made my way to Turkey Mountain.<br /></p><p align="center"><img style="width: 413px; height: 524px;" src="http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e333/logsdonj/turkeymnt.jpg" width="459" height="535" /><br /><em>Shhhh, don't tell anyone it's not really a mountain.</em><br /></p><p align="left">If you've never been there, it runs for about 2 miles on the west side of the Arkansas River.  It is bounded by I-44 to the north and 71st Street to the south.  It happens to be the biggest piece of undeveloped land in the metro Tulsa area and is a fantastic place for cycling enthusiasts.  The several miles of bicycling trails are managed by the <a href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LnJpdmVycGFya3Mub3JnLw==" target="_self">Tulsa River Parks Authority</a>.  If verbal directions aren't your thing, perhaps this helps:<br /></p><p align="center"><img style="width: 417px; height: 286px;" src="http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e333/logsdonj/turkeymountainmap.jpg" width="415" height="284" /><br /><em>Google maps is da best.  Tru dat!...<br /><img src="http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e333/logsdonj/doubletrue.jpg" /><br />(<a href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3Lmh1bHUuY29tL3dhdGNoLzEzOTcvc2F0dXJkYXktbmlnaHQtbGl2ZS1zbmwtZGlnaXRhbC1zaG9ydC1sYXp5LXN1bmRheQ==" target="_self">source</a>)</em><br /></p><p align="left">Aside from the 300 acres of wooded area and the two local ponds, there are several miles of bicycle trails for people's enjoyment.  Now I don't know a whole lot about fat tire cycling, but there seemed to be a lot of serious looking sportsman out there enjoying the 70 degree weather we had in Tulsa.  It was an absolutely perfect day.  I simply hiked one of the trails while listening to Africa by Toto.  It was like perfect bliss.  Here's a map of the trails:<br /></p><p align="left"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e333/logsdonj/turkey-mt-map.jpg" width="391" height="775" /><br /></div><p align="left">And more importantly, here is Toto:<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e333/logsdonj/TOTO-Africa.jpg" width="347" height="579" /><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><em>I bless the rains down in Aaaaaaaaa-frica.</em><br /></div><p align="left">Turkey Mountain is also known for the "Turkey Mountain inscriptions," or petroglyphs believed by some enthusiasts to be pre-Columbian European markings.  Now by "enthusiasts," I mean "people who are wrong."  However, there is some cool stuff engraved on the rocks out there.<br /></p><p align="center"><img src="http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e333/logsdonj/5-2.jpg" width="388" height="300" /></p><p align="center"><br /><img src="http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e333/logsdonj/1-3.jpg" width="386" height="296" /><br /></p><div style="text-align: left;">So, if you get a chance to get out and explore our beautiful city while the weather is so nice, you should try to make it to Turkey Mountain and have a walk around.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tasha's note//</span>Other posts by TDT contributing blogger Mos Jef:<br /><a href="http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2008/07/mos-jef-does-dfest.html">Mos Jef Does Dfest</a><br /><a href="http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2007/10/cover-band-hilarity.html">Cover Band Hilarity</a><br /><a href="http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2007/10/tulsa-zoo-run.html">Tulsa Zoo Run</a><br /><a href="http://www.tashadoestulsa.com/2007/05/maple-ridge-memorial-day-run.html">Maple Ridge Memorial Day Run</a><br /></div>