Urban Wilderness: The Official Turkey Mountain Podcast · RSU Radio

New Year, New Mountain

·40 min

Urban Wilderness podcast hosts Tip Crowley and Ryan L celebrate Turkey Mountain's four-year transformation from the podcast's founding. The discussion covers implementation of a nearly $17 million master plan combining public grants ($8M), private donations, and federal funding ($9M). Ryan details expansion from original trails to 50-60 total miles across Turkey Mountain and satellite parks (Lubell, Mooser, Bales), with trail specialization for cross-country hiking, mountain biking, downhill racing, and jumping. Major features include Oklahoma's two largest public downhill trails (Gold and Boomtown, 250-foot drops), a 110-foot outdoor geological staircase, sanctuary trails with tree house hub (100-acre addition via Christner family foundation), and new 1-mile accessible gravel loop. Hosts emphasize accessibility design enabling 68-year-old mothers to mountain bike for the first time. Geological layers visible in staircase create outdoor learning experience spanning 300+ million years. Discusses skill progression pathways for multiple user types and upcoming red bird loop expansion through memorial grant.

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A grounded year-end look at how Turkey Mountain is becoming more usable and more accessible.

New Year, New Mountain uses the turn of the calendar to take stock of a year of visible change at Turkey Mountain, including accessibility improvements, new parking, and ongoing maintenance and habitat restoration.

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You want a year-end check-in with trail progress and a little newborn chaos.

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