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Hiking

Heyburn Lake, OK

12/09/2014 Danielle Huddleston Leave a comment

We went to Heyburn Lake for a hike on the day after Thanksgiving.

These boys had a lot of energy to burn.

The Wildlife Management Area is open to hunting so that part of the trail is closed certain times of the year.

There are still trails to hike that are within the park though.

We took the trail down to the lake.

The boys love to explore on the shore of lakes!

It is always an interesting trick to keep from sinking in the mud.

My oldest made a poor footing choice and lost his shoe in the mud at one point.

My youngest and I were trying to “beat” Nick.

We finally one!

Hiking, History, Parks

Heavener Runestone Park, Heavener, OK

12/01/2014 Danielle Huddleston Leave a comment

On our way back home from the Ouachita National Forest we stopped by the Heavener Runestone Park.

It is no longer a state park, the city runs it.

I visited the Heavener Runestone as a child while visiting family in the area so this place is always a bit nostalgic for me.

The path to the Runestone is only about 200 yards but filled with beautiful scenery.

As a child, I enjoyed all of the steps the best!

Although I would not travel very far to just come to this park I would definitely recommend stopping while in the area.

The Runestone is unique and filled with history.

I like discussing controversial history like this with my boys.

There are other short nature trails you could take while there as well.

You could stop by on your way to the Ouachita National Forest/Talimena Scenic Drive like we did or visit the Spiro Mounds Archaeological Center.

If you are coming from the Tulsa area you could stop at the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge on the way down.

There is a lot to see in Oklahoma so get out there and look!

Camping, Hiking, National Forest

Boardstand Trailhead, Ouachita National Forest ~Day 5

11/24/2014 Danielle Huddleston 1 Comment

We really like loops but since the Boardstand Trail & Old Military Trail loop is over 23 miles I knew that would not work.

We went ahead and went, thinking we would do an out and back.

When we got there we saw a road that kept going past the trailhead and decided to see where it went.

It ended up following the Old Military road trail with several intersections with the trail!

You can check out what we did on Endomondo.

Check out the trail map, here.

We just started on the trail at one of the intersections with the road, hiked on the trail for a while, and came back on the road.

Making our own loop.

The road was almost like a wide trail anyway.

Beauty Berries everywhere!

Starting back on the road.

We ended up with just over 5.5 miles and our very own loop!

Here is the start at the actual trailhead.

Smore’s!

Smore’s are better with Reece’s Cups…

Last night camping!

We started the trip back the next day!