Lake Murray State Park

We have returned from our annual Lake Murray trip, I had a good but very difficult ride to Turner Falls and back for about 74 miles which included climbing the "mountain" to the top of the Arbuckle Mountains. Our local Dallas club met up with the Ardmore Oklahoma Cycling Club and the testing began, well I did not do so good but I did finish the ride and was not alone at the finish. The Ardmore folks were great, they took us on a nice route with back roads and little traffic, some even stopped for a break in Gene Autry Oklahoma at the Gene Autry museum and got pictures taken with Ellie May Clampitt who was there for a festival.
Sunday morning I woke up in the old CCC bunkhouse and walked down to the lake, had my coffee and watched the sunrise, (photo above) I also fished for a little while but caught nothing on a very beautiful morning. We had reserved the 2 bunkhouses at the State Park and they were nice and rustic, built with thick stone walls and indoor/outdoor fireplaces. These cabins are from the 30's, built by the CCC and do show their age, however they are comfortable and handle large groups well and are very private and far removed from any other cabins. We will use these cabins again next year

Below is my Mountain bike with the new fishing rod holder I made for it, I use it to ride to my secret fishing hole about 3 miles from home. I found this spot while looking for a shortcut home after finishing a Saturday group ride. It should also be nice on our Camping trips and a planned trip to Galveston State Park.
Last week I was working in the garage and took a break for lunch, I came back out to find this little box turtle checking out the bicycles. When I was finished in the garage I left the door up for another couple of hours and he disappeared.

Proud people don't litter

Dennis