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Poverty Point National Monument
Poverty Point World Heritage Site, LA, February 2026 Poverty Point is a State Historic Site, National Monument, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The site is owned and operated by the State of Louisiana. Poverty Point is the location of a major cultural and trade center from around 1700 to 1100 BC. Archaeologists have unearthed…
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Scoping Lake Palestine Texas
Tyler, Texas, February 2026 John and I have been in search of wood ducks for at least a year. One of the campers said he went fishing at Lake Palestine the prior week and saw wood ducks. We left in hopes of seeing wood ducks, knowing that often we aren’t that lucky. This is one…
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More Turtle Hunting
Tyler State Park, TX, February 2026 It was sunny again after the bust of a day turtle hunting while overcast. We walked out to the dam, and the water fowl were out again. We got a decent look at them through the scope and camera, so we are pretty sure that these are Pie-billed Grebe.…
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Turtle Hunting
Tyler State Park, TX, February 2026 For photos, not soup. After seeing all the turtles on the first hike with only cellphone for pictures, we went looking for the turtles again to get better pictures. Since John was carrying camera gear, we decided to drive. At the floating fishing pier, we looked for the grebes,…
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Hiking Trail Around Tyler State Park Lake
Tyler State Park, TX, February 2026 The hike around the lake trailer was approximately 3 miles long and fairly well kept. We didn’t have to duck under or climb over trees, and the trail was wide enough that we didn’t have grass, bushes, etc. rubbing against our cloths. We sprayed our cloths with DEET just…
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Mohawk Park
Tulsa, OK, February 2026 Despite the name, this is not a place you go for punk hair styles. At 3,300 acres, this is the largest park in the city of Tulsa, OK. It is also one of the largest city parks in the United States. John has started scanning paper photos from his mother’s collection…
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Overnight at Lake Murray State Park
Lake Murray State Park, OK, February 2026 We are officially on the road again. Lake Murray was our first stop but only for the night 🙁 Lake Murray State Park has been on our camping list for a couple years. Last year, we cancelled the trip due to working on John’s mom’s house. This year,…
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Transformers in Stillwater, Oklahoma
Stillwater, OK, January 2026 We visited John’s aunt in Cushing, Oklahoma. During the visit, we drove to Stillwater, Oklahoma to look at potential RV parks and punch into the Stillwater YMCA. You are probably wondering why punch in at the Stillwater YMCA. Currently, I am testing what punch ins show up as attendance because our…
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Sausage Rolls!! Yummy
Beggs, OK, January 2026 John and I like watching The Great British Baking Show. We like that we learn new techniques about baking. The not so fun part is the food urges resulting from looking at the awesome food. We also started a list of all the food we would like to try making. We…
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Merry Christmas 2025
Beggs, OK, December 2025 26 National Historic Sites, Monuments, Parks or Forests visited