This weekend was the annual trek to Duncan Lake in Duncan Oklahoma to see the Bald Eagles.
Rita Lynn and I had company on this trip because Bryan was heading to visit Megan in Stillwater and watch OSU pound OU in the Bedlam Series mens basketball game. So that left me babysitting Paisley and Daisy.
Myself, Rita Lynn and the weekend trailer dogs loaded up Friday after school and hit the road. Duncan Lake is about and hour and half from our house and we are actually following the Chisholm Trail. We made it to camp right at dark thirty with the nice weather that weekend we thought the campground would be full but the only other trailer there was Charles and Maylynn Whitlock from Azle Texas.
Our guide for the weekend was Camellia Foster who is the backbone of Duncan Trail systems. She has been riding there for years and knows all the marked trails and some secret mule trails. Camellia rides nearly everyday and loves to ride with trail riders who are new to Duncan Lake.
Saturday was a great day. The weather was perfect and reached 70 degrees. That is awesome for February. MayLynn, Camellia and I started off on one of my favorite trails that went around the lake. The trail offers some flats and some bluffs with some good ups and downs, or you can choose to go through the woods have a nice shade from the canopy of trees that cover the trails.
Maylynn's dog Rowdy set out with us on his inagural trail ride. He did a great job but was a tired guy when we got back to camp. We rode 12 miles but I think he doubled that but he did get a great dinner. I heard he helped him self to some back strap that came off the grill when no one was looking!
We were very lucky to see one eagle on a nest while the other was setting on a limb beside the nest.
Mule ears and the eagles!
After visiting the eagle nest we went on the side of the lake where the riding is has hard or as easy as you want. I love the rock hoping and the hidden trail over on the other side.
We did see some other riders out on the trail enjoying the beautiful weather!
At 1:00 we were suppose to meet Larry and Leory at the picnic tables on the blue trail. After waiting a while Camellia's phone rang and Larry said their mules would not cross the water so we would have to meet them at the pining tables on the red trail. According to Larry, mules do not know how to swim. I have never heard this and neither had Rita Lynn because we crossed the water just fine... must be a Oklahoma mule thing.
The water did get deep came up to Rita Lynn's belly but it was fun!
Larry the mule skinner telling great stories about non swimming mules!
Duncan Lake has many things to offer from trail riding, hiking, frisbee golf, and fishing. If you have not been to Duncan Lake, I encourage you to put it on your list you will not be disappointed. They do have hook ups but no pens. The best time to see the eagles would be from December to end of February before the leaves bud back out on the trees.
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