Category Archives: Hiking

Hiking, My Family, Wildlife Preserve/Reserve

Simple, Beautiful Moments

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I have been focusing more lately on savoring all of those beautiful little moments that make up life and last Sunday was filled with them.

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We visited the Deep Fork Wildlife Refuge in Okmulgee after church.

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The sun was shining, the kids ran, it was beautiful.

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Nick and I held hands as we walked on the Railroad Trail to the River Overlook.

I just kept sighing.

That moment was perfect.

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This man is amazing.

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We came home and the air filled with the sounds of kids laughing as the day faded away.

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Of course the day was filled with normal stuff also, correction, fighting, and so on, but I feel like that stuff just makes the beautiful moments stand out even more.

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Kids playing on a rope swing while the sun sets behind them.

I did not want to go inside and make dinner.

I felt like I would miss something.

Life is filled with so many beautiful moments, I want to cherish as many as I can.

Hiking

Western Trails at Heyburn Lake, OK

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Sheppherds point on Heyburn Lake has many trails to choose from but some of them like the western trails are not open during hunting season because they are in a Wildlife Management Area.

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We were in between huntings seasons a few Saturdays ago so I wanted to hike before the trails west were cut off again.

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We took the North Trail to get to them.

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The low places were a little muddy so going up or down hills was pretty interesting.

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YAY!

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The grass was pretty tall and close to the trail so I would imagine chiggers and ticks a problem in the summer.

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We took our dog Maddie along so she could get some exercise.

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She got worn out pretty fast.

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We ended up leaving her and Nick near the road before we were done.

She just could not handle it.

I finished the hike with the boys and drove back on the road to pick them up.

All together we did over 5 miles.

It was great to go on a trail that is close to us that we have not already done several times!

Camping, Hiking

Hot Springs National Park ~Hot Springs, AR

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I was a little uncertain of this park when I realized how close to Hot Springs it was.

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It ended up having a really nice campground with nice trails though and you really could not tell that you were close to the city.

Backpacker.com recommends the Sunset Trail loop but it was too long for our one night stay.

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We started on the Dead Chief Trail and took a few others to make a loop.

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We got to listen to a nice waterfall all night from our campsite.

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It really is a beautiful setting for a campground.

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I would recommend staying here if you like to be close to town while camping or if you were just using it as a stop while traveling(like we did).

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I did not want to leave until the sunrise was done.

It was so beautiful!

Do you like to camp far away from everything or close to town?