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Rocky Mountain National Park
Estes Park, CO, April 2025 Rocky Mountain National Park is about 35 miles west of Longmont, CO. (Longmont is about 40 miles north of Denver.) Due to the winding roads, the drive to the park takes about an hour from Longmont. Some of the views on the drive were stunning. To get to the eastern…
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Acting like kids again!
Salina Campground, KS, April 2025 Everyone who knows me has experienced my uncontrollable urge to goof around on playground equipment and just being silly. The campground had a large number entertainment from workout equipment to photo stand in boards, swing set and large chairs. I hope you enjoy seeing our antics. Since we are in…
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Yesteryear Museum or Tractor Cemetary
Salina, KS, April 2025 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…
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Day 1 – Lake Thunderbird State Park, OK Sunset
Lake Thunderbird State Park, OK, March 2025 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
Clinton, OK, March 2025 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…
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Wind, Sand and Sunsets. Oh My..
Foss State Park, OK, March 2025 Foss State Park is currently under a drought 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…
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Kate caught a Huge Fish!!
Foss State Park, OK, March 2025 Foss State Park has the largest lake in western Oklahoma. It is 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 catching it. Then,…
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Oklahoma Route 66 Passport Book & Route 66 Cafe Clifton, OK
Clinton, OK, March 2025 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…
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Washita NWR: Centennial Trail
Washita National Wildlife Refuge, OK, March 2025 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…
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Foss State Park Sunsets
Foss State Park, OK, March 2025 As I promised from previous post, I was going to take additional sunset photos. I thoughts these were the best.