River Trail of Tulsa
March 2006
Early Saturday, March 25, 2006, ten OBS riders left Oklahoma City for the
River Ride of Tulsa following the Arkansas river. We met at Starbucks
coffee shop on Penn & Memorial in north Oklahoma City and caravanned to Sand
Springs and the Tulsa Trails trailhead. We arrived at about 10:00 with a
45 deg temp and north wind. Waiting for us were Moni and Jerry Neville
from Tulsa in the Walmart parking lot at the Sand Springs Trailhead . Moni
rode with us and became our own narrator for the trip. Jerry went home or
so we figured. We stopped by several statues and photo ops along the way.
It was cold so we pretty much kept pedaling to stay warm. We finally ended
up at the River Walk along the south end of the trail in Jenks and had lunch at
Gary's Grill. Jerry came over from home to eat lunch with us. Some
of us had delicious homemade coconut cream pie for dessert. After leaving
there we rode part way back on the trails to the wooden bridge that takes you
over the river to the west side. Moni took us back on a bike route to Sand
Springs and our vehicles. It was about 3:00 when we got back, then we HAD
to stop by the country kitchen to get more to eat and drink. Laurie and I
got home at almost 6:00 pm. It was a very nice day to have a great ride
with great friends. It doesn't get any better than that.
Here is some pic's I took
on our River Ride of Tulsa bicycle ride.
Click
thumbnail for larger view of photo. Captions below.
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Everyone getting dressed. |
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Laurie is ready to hit the trail. |
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We are at the "The Glide" sculpture. |
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This is the information for the "The Glide" statue |
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A wooden bridge on the west side of the Arkansas River. |
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The Red Buds are blooming. |
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The American Flag across the river. |
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This is what ate Muffin, Diana |
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Moni's bar tape is the same color as the red buds. |
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Dave in front of the Elk. |
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All of us at lunch at Gary's grill in the RiverWalk area. |
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Scott thinks he is stealing water, we should have told him it is free. |
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