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Yesteryear Museum or Tractor Cemetary
Salina, Kansas Driving into the park, the first thing we saw was a sign stating “Museum” and a lot of rusty old farm equipment. I was wonderful if it was a tractor museum or cemetery. Turns out it was a “Yesteryear Museum”. I believe the building in the far back also had antique equipment. You…
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Sunrise on the way to Wisconsin
Over Chicago, IL On my most recent trip, I had a layover in Chicago, IL. The best part of the layover was seeing the most beautiful sunrise.
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Cedar Bluff State Park, KS Sunset
Cedar Bluff State Park, KS John and I went back and forth on which picture we liked best. What one do you like best?
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March Blood Moon
Foss Lake State Park, OK A blood moon occurs during a total lunar eclipse, when the moon is on the night side of the earth (i.e., opposite side of the earth as the sun.) It is called a blood moon due to the reddish cast of the moon as it passes into the earth’s shadow.…
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Day 1 – Lake Thunderbird State Park, OK Sunset
We have a great view of the lake from our trailer dining room take. Though these pictures were taken as we were talking around the park.
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Highway 66 Museum, Clinton Oklahoma
I had to drag John to another place with cancel stamp. This was the Clinton, Oklahoma (same place the Highway 66 cafe) Highway 66 Museum. We started off with seeing the cement mixer that was used to make the road. I discovered I’m just as tall as the Coca Cola Safety Officer. I’m at least…
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Wind, Sand and Sunsets. Oh My..
Foss State Park is currently under a draught warning, always has winds and has beautiful red soil. The area has been known as the dust bowl and hit hard in the 1930s where the dust storm devastated the Great Plains. We got to experience 3 alerts all at the same time. The alerts related to…
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Kate caught a Huge Fish!!
Foss State Park has the largest lake in western Oklahoma and known for fishing. So, I had to give it a shot. I stood there for hours hoping for a fish to drive by. I had a large black fish drive by but no luck with catching. Then, I got lucky and caught a big…
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Oklahoma Route 66 Passport Book & Route 66 Cafe Clifton, OK
John can attest to my obsession with passport books and cancel stamps. Passport books are soft covered books usually free and list attractions based on a theme like National Parks, State Parks, Finding Lincoln, etc. My new passport book is the “Oklahoma Route 66 Passport” The book splits the state into 4 areas. Currently, we…
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Washita NWR: Centennial Trail
Washita National Wildlife Refuge, OK The state park and campgrounds are on the south eastern edge of Foss lake, and Washita National Wildlife Refuge is on the north western edge of Foss Lake. We had to go to Washita NWR because they have a cancel stamp for the national parks book. Sadly, the park office…