Taking the measure of the Escarpment Trail

From 10 to noon I was on the northeastern Escarpment Trail leading from the North Gate 175 meters to the big walnut above the Burr Oak bridge. With a tape measure I flagged with masking tape 25 meter intervals along the trail.

Green pecan nuts are beginning to come down. I found many in patches along the trail.

A few landmarks:
35 m (or 114 ft) the funny Y-shaped old iron fence post
41 m (or 136 ft) old tin bucket used for vertebrate studies??
100 m young blackjack oak
125 m hawthorn?

One three-toed box turtle at the top of the slope down to the Burr Oak bridge near the walnut. Flocks of robins down by the walnut and the stream crossing.

The Trans OWP Trail was in surprisingly good condition from the Burr Oak Bridge westward.. not overgrown..still clear. Lots of Micrathena spiders along that section.
Need to measure and flag distances along that.. and complete the leg on out to the West Ponds Trail.

One tiny tick.

(A few early monarchs have been flying south through open fields around Norman last couple of days.)