Sugar Creek Loop, November 2022
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- SEE NOTE AT BOTTOM IF YOU PLAN TO RUN THIS ROUTE.*
My friend Mike came up with the idea of running the Sugar Creek Loop, a creation of Gared Findley that was suitable for a day exploring the area around Hinton and Binger, Oklahoma. Mike asked Chad and me if we were interested, and we were both eager to join him the next day. Mike’s wife, Mandy, would also accompany us.
It was misty most of the time, but that was fine (though the low ceiling prevented us from flying our drones). There was water in the creek fords and a small, seasonal waterfall was running. But there was no dust to contend with, which was really nice.
We would meet to begin our adventure in Binger, which is also the hometown of Johnny Bench, considered by many to be baseball’s greatest catcher.
The music is "Let's Do This!" by Nat Keefe & Hot Buttered Rum, and "Landing" by Godmode. It's available for free use in your RUclips videos from the RUclips Audio Library.
*NOTE: If you turn on subtitles, there is much additional information about what we are seeing along the route. If you have the Sugar Creek Loop .gpx file on a suitable mapping device, the waypoints correspond with the quoted text in the subtitles.
Loved this!
Well thank you. Glad that you enjoyed it and commented.
Wife and I been wanting to go do this
It's a fun bit of route for something local in Oklahoma.
Great video Mark..Love the Bigfoot sighting..lol
That was pretty funny. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Very cool trail, I will have to check it out. That is beautiful country down there, similar to the red hills and canyons here in Dewey County. I signed up for the Facebook group too. There are a lot of very interesting routes in that gpx file, they will keep me busy running around for a while, thanks very much!
You're quite welcome. Gerad is putting a lot of effort into creating some interesting routes.
Thanks for posting. Enjoyed it very much. Just wondering how you select which vehicle you will use on these journeys?
Well, the Gladiator is comfortable for long Interstate drives. But the Wrangler is more suitable for camp life. So, usually I decide which is more important for that trip. But in this case, I'd just washed the Gladiator, but not the Wrangler. So, decided to take it. And yesterday washed it in the rain (folks must think I'm nuts) for $1.50 in four minutes. Because the rain soaked the mud, making it easy to wash off. And then all-day rain gave it a spot-free rinse. There is method in my madness. ;-)
@@DxDOverland 😂🤣😂
I thought that I was the only one that goes out during a thunder storm to wash my truck...
Now, it wasn't a thunderstorm. It was just rain showers. T-storms scare me. I prefer to stay in the house when they're around.
No doubt that having the Subtitles "ON" is a stroke of genius...
Thanks, Larry. We have a lot of local folks interested in running this easily accessible route. Some may not be very experienced. I took this approach mostly to make them aware of what they should expect, and they can adjust their route as they feel comfortable. Plus it let me add some interesting info about some of the sites.
Oh yeah the red mud
Indeed! Truth is, it was even redder than the videos show. I adjusted the brightness and color temp on almost all the video segments because it was so bright and gaudy looking.
I should've included the recording in the post-video segment where I was telling Chad and Mike about buying MaxTrax in black. The vendor called me up and asked if I wouldn't rather have them in orange, which he had in stock. He explained that they're easier to find in the muck. "Have you ever seen Oklahoma mud!?", I asked him.
Is there a map we can download for this trip?
Yes. If you're on Facebook, ask to join Oklahoma Backroad Exploration Routes group. Gared Findley owns the group and is creating the routes you'll find shared there in the files section.
Clockwise or CCW?
We ran it CCW.