Hiking

Keystone State Park Mountain Bike & Hiking Trail

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The Keystone State Park Mountain Bike & Hiking Trail is a mouthful…and it is located between the Keystone State Park and the Keystone Dam on 161 in NE Oklahoma.

It is a beautiful somewhat secluded feeling Trail with different levels of difficulty.

Green Trail- Novice

Blue Trail-Intermediate

Red Trail- Advanced

Black Trail- Expert

Although the Park office located in Keystone State Park does have a trail map I would suggest printing off a color version (here) before going since theirs is black and white and you cannot see the colors of the trails.

The trail difficulty seems to be more for bikes then hikers so if you plan on hiking the trail you will find the “expert” to not be as difficult to hike as most trails with that difficulty rating.

The trails are pretty rough on your feet as there are a lot of rock’s so wear sturdy footwear.

My youngest got a ride this time since he was “helping” his Dad train for a harder hike he and I are going on in the summer.

The picture on the right gives you an idea of what the trail looks like. Lots of rocks.

It was my favorite hiking weather, cloudy and misty. It made everything damp and beautiful!

I am so glad we went!

Everything was blooming and beautiful.

I love it when there is just a hint of spring everywhere.

 

My Family, Personal

My opportunity to think pink

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My friend Stephanie over at A Creative Fox decided to give me a little time to think pink.

Her husband planned a weekend BY THEMSELVES (unheard of for parents of small children) and she let me watch her two precious little girls!

My boys love them and once they came to our house, thought they should stay forever.

I tried to explain that we did need to give them back.

My oldest is still not sure why.

Thank you Stephanie for letting me peek into the world of pink.

Some of these pics are from the week before when I watched them for a few hours.

I like to think of it as a warm up for the next weekend…

Is there anything better then a friend pushing you on a swing?

Yep, capturing it on the camera!

At the end of the weekend I was convinced I could not handle four kids right now.

I forgot to eat and did not care.

Four meals to prepare.

Four bedtimes.

Four naptimes.

Four coats to be put on and four shoes (eight shoes! I did not let them all run around with one shoe on!).

Then this one decided to pull out all the stops on the last day…

And just like that, I want a little girl again.

I think my husband might have whiplash from how often I change my mind…

Hiking

Osage Hills State Park

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We first went to the Osage Hills State Park, in NE Oklahoma when my oldest was around one month old (over 4yrs ago), it was his first hike.

Wow, that seems like a long time ago.

I was still recovering from his birth so we went on short hike down to the waterfall on the Falls Trail.

It was a beautiful hike and had lots of wildlife. It was the first time I had ever seen an armadillo and we actually saw several that day!

My oldest looking up at the bright sky! You have to start them young!

The deer seem to like the bird feeders near the park office, we saw several trying to get some of the fallen bird seed.

We went again two years and one more boy later.

We decided to take the Lake Trail and it was beautiful! We liked it so much we took my in laws to go hiking there when they visited later that month.

My little man enjoying the view with his Dad.

My oldest coming back after two years!

I cannot believe it has been two years since we have hiked there, time to head back that way!