For any of you who follow my writings, I love and feel inspired by nature. So when my husband mentioned a desire to trek to the highest peak in Oklahoma, I did some additional research. The Black Mesa peak sits in the rural panhandle of my state, so very remote. I felt intrigued. This hike …
The National Weather Service issued the first ice storm warning of the year for my area, and it is only October. Their notice included the threat of the dreaded freezing rain. Soon, road conditions would quickly deteriorate as the temperatures fell. The twenty-degree drop in temperatures signaled the beginning of the storm. And, we hunkered …
