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Tatur Snake Run 2013

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The start of the 6 hour race.

Those kids are amazing.

They look like they could run forever.

This is the start of the race my husband did.

It is 3 hours long.

You run as many miles as you can in 3 hours.

I actually liked this race since it was at Turkey Mt.

That place just feels like home to me.

I am probably spending too much time there if that is how I feel…

I had these two little hoodlums with me for 3hrs while my husband ran.

We hiked while Nick raced.

They were doing laps so we would head back in time to watch Nick run by.

GO BABY GO!

They needed a quick snack break.

Then more hiking.

More watching…

Nick did over 14 miles!

He just started running a couple months ago!

I am blown away with how far he can run already.

I have run a little bit with him and the boys and can already tell a difference on our hikes.

I feel like I am not winded as easily.

Do you run?

Trail running is something I have always wanted to do.

I just like to do anything that involves me feeling free in the woods.

I feel like a kid playing when I run in the woods.

Until my adult body feels like it is going to collapse!

But for that whole minute of running I feel free…

Hiking, Outdoors

Come Hike!

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Summer might mean something different where you live but here in Oklahoma it means heat, with more heat, and a wave of heat thrown in for good measure.

Get out and enjoy the weather while you can still look cute (or handsome) doing it!

I still hike when the temps are in the hundreds but it is not pretty….

I do not glow, I sweat.

So get out and enjoy it!

 

Hiking, Kid Friendly Hikes

Turkey Mountain Urban Wilderness Area

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I first started hiking at the Turkey Mountain Urban Wilderness Area in Spring of 2009.

I had no clue I would still be going on a weekly bases in 2011! Two years and I still like to hike there.

I go once a week with other mom’s and we all make are children hike also!

We are mean like that…

And you know what?

For the most part they really enjoy it!

There are meltdowns.

Mostly from my two.

And some tears.

Mostly from me.

But there is also a lot of laughter and awe.

We are setting these kids on a path to get out and enjoy nature. I think a few tears are worth it.

Even if they are mine.

There are three main trails that are marked.

The Red Trail is a .8 mile loop

The Blue Trail is a 1.5 mile loop

The Yellow Trail is a 4.4 mile loop

There a LOT of unmarked trails so if it your first time you really need to pay attention.

I have been going for two years and I STILL need to pay attention.

Of course I am one of those people that get turned around just by looking over my shoulder.

I recommend bringing a compass with you.

Red trail is south going out and North heading back the others are North heading out and South to get back. For the most part.

The moms that have stuck by me and hiked with me over the last two years are awesome and I want to thank them.

They made me life easier by going into the woods with me and enjoying the beauty God has given us.

I will miss it if I ever leave.

I am blessed.