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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.
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Foss State Park Sunset Day 1
Foss State Park, OK, March 2025 When we move to a new campground, we never know how great the sunset will be. At Foss State Park Oklahoma, our campsite was awesome sunsets. The picture below was taken the first night we arrived. I’ll take more with the sun a little higher in the horizon later…
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The Kansas Capital Building
Topeka, KS There is No Place Like Dome Kate found out that you are allowed to attend a free tour that takes you up to the cupola and balcony at the top of the Kansas Capital Building. John found out that he is still afraid of heights. Kate came out ahead in this deal. Most…
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Remember When!
As a kid most of my aunts and uncles on my dad side of the family live locally. Usually once a year, the out of towners would come in. I remember the large get togethers and all the fun. Especially since my cousins were of similar age. When I was at my dad’s house, he…
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Family Time!
Dad and I had a family fun day! We started the day at the Family Restaurant having fish. Road the countryside, enjoyed some time at the casino and finally made our way to Cameron’s house. Ryker likes to show off his gymnastics skills The selfie didn’t work out soo great with Pfluger. Ended up with…
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Store/Cafe at Devil’s Den State Park, AR
West Fork, AR, November 2024 We had planned to stay at Devil’s Den State Park in Arkansas in February of this year, but the arctic blast put the kibosh on that plan. Later in the year, Kate had read that the road to Devil’s Den was windy and not easily navigated by large RVs. It…
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Huh, I wonder if this was the first Capsule Hotel?
West Fork, AR, November 2024 This natural formation on the Devil’s Den hiking trail has an irregular, but striking resemblance to a Japanese Capsule Hotel. I guess that cave in the upper left is the deluxe capsule room? Capsule hotels are not unique to Japan, but Japan is probably best known for them. They tend…