Turkey Mountain

[joegoda]

Shannon and I climbed Turkey Mountain. We thought... or rather I thought about going to Oktoberfest, just to see Tim. However, it was far too nice a day for that, and the leaves were a-changing so rather than the beer soaked crowded domain across the river, we ambled down to the 71st street bridge and rolled into the Turkey Mountain Urban Wildlife refuge. Yes. It is a refuge for Urban Wildlife. You know... Like Oscar Wilde.

We spent 2 hours, give or take, walking VERY rough trails, climbing rocky ledges that at a nearly 70 degree grade. She's a keeper, I feelin'. Kept pace with me, didn't falter, wasn't afraid to ask for help and wasn't afraid to hold me up when I needed it. To say we weren't pooped when we got home would be an understatement.

I recommend it, if you get the hankerin to go a-walkin' on some sunny day. Be prepared to get tired in a good way. They have trails that are a mile long and a trail that is a rocky five mile hike. No trail is marked well, and it's easy to go off the mark... which we did. I think in that 2 hour hike, we probably went about five or so miles up and down, got lost knowing where we were, found a wonderful rocky altar and a marvelous fairy wedding bower.

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[capi.livejournal.com]

LOVE this! Reminds me of our college days when a bunch of us went camping on Catalina Island, only a tiny part of which is "civilized". We arrived late at night, well after dark, dropped off by a boat, and had to hike to our site, about a mile and a half, in pitch darkness, to the other side of the island. There was no moon. I don't know how we did it. *LOL*

Next day, Tom and i set out hiking around on our own, apart from everyone else, (so many seem to think camping is about eating and drinking....) and we left the trail down to the rugged coastline. There is a REASON there is no path there! *LOL* Took us HOURS to get back to camp, and we were all beat to hell, scratched and banged up and wiped out from what we went thru.

*whoa* If that there mountain goat skeleton.... died on this trail.... you think WE can make it? *LOL*

It was a helluva a challenge, and we'll never forget it, and we sure didn't regret it! Oh dood... remember that unexpected trip we took to Long Beach in April? It was those folks, and remember the pictures we didn't know existed? *LOL* YEAH!!! Wow, were we young!!

[joegoda.livejournal.com]

That there mountain goat skeleton was probably lunch for something. Glad you didn't meet THAT!

I did a bit more research and posted some links on my next post. One guy rides his Mountain Bike on those rocky, rocky trails! Insane stuff! He also takes photos, which is very cool, and I thought of you when I was looking at them.

[capi.livejournal.com]

The mountain goat skeleton was at the base of... a way we decided NOT to go. *LOL* We found another route. We didn't have climbing gear, after all. *LOL*