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Museums/Events, Wildlife Preserve/Reserve

Woolaroc in the Fall

11/02/2018 Danielle Huddleston Leave a comment

Woolaroc is a ranch and wildlife preserve that you can drive through!

They have a lot of different animals to see just from the car.
We saw so many interesting animal interactions this time!

Animals competing, elk bugling, ect.

I always feel like these guys want to get a piece of me…

My mother in-law and I braved the museum with all five kids this time… It actually went okay. There are several exhibits that are interesting to kids. I let them all pick out a rock for doing well. My mother in-law braved the tower with all five!

They say only 6 at a time so our family is too big to all go at once!

They have a little petting zoo area outside, the indoor one is not always open in the off season. Not all the animals are actually friendly.

My mother in-law and one of my girls got bit by these guys…

I really wanted to wear out my kids for the drive home so we went on a hike on their trails also. Not everyone was happy about going for a walk but it worked, we had a quiet drive home! There were a LOT of centipede looking bugs all over the path.

Not all of my kids were happy about that…

My boys talked THE WHOLE WALK. We went on the 1.5 mile loop, which was a little longer than I meant to do but it was fine.

I would definitely check out the trails while there.

They were pretty.

Bison and Elk roam the ranch.

It is pretty amazing to drive so close to them.

I loved the pretty fall colors with these regal guys. I love visiting Woolaroc when they are holding their history events like their Spring Traders Encampment, Fall Traders Encampment, or Kid Fest!
Have you been to Woolaroc?

My Family, Parks, Wildlife Preserve/Reserve

3 free stops on the way to Minnesota

10/16/2018 Danielle Huddleston Leave a comment

Two of these stops were great!

And one was not so great but most of that was timing I think.

The bonus was all of them were free and great ways for kids to get some energy out!

The first stop was in Independence, KS at the Riverside Park and Ralph Mitchell Zoo.

They don’t have any big animals but we saw monkeys, birds, raccoons, donkeys, and more!

And the best part was it is free!

It was a great way for the kids to walk around.

And since there were animals to look at none of mine complained about the walk 😉

They also had a fun play area with statues and a castle! The boys liked the castle!

Second stop that was great and free was the Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center in Sioux City, IA. The kids loved a little camera in a cave that was an animal on the exhibit!