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Wildlife and Museums ~South Eastern Oklahoma

Little River National Wildlife Refuge
To the left of the boys a deer was just standing there staring at us! This was the only established place to walk around that we saw there. It was a beautiful scenic drive though and my kids want to go back when it is warmer to see Alligators.
When we found out about the Museum of the Red River we knew we wanted to stop! It is under construction so very small right now, the drawings look amazing of what they are planning though and it was free. The biggest selling point for us was the state dinosaur!

They don’t have the exhibit done for him yet but they did display it’s head and I read the story behind it online.

My dinosaur lover was very excited to get to see “Acro” even if it was just the head!

Here is a video I made of us exploring the area.

Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge ~Rochert, MN

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I am convinced that everything is pretty in Minnesota.

Especially in the fall.

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The Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge is another favorite stop when up there.

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I am not sure of the name of the hike but it is a pretty one, out to a spillway.

It is between Blackbird Lake and South Chippewa Lake.

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Nick’s dad is a bit of a survivalist and knows what things you can eat in the woods.

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There were so many swans!

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This last trail was pretty funny.

We went on the trail it looped back to the road.

We basically doubled back to our vehicle to get to the platform.

Ha

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We headed to Itasca State Park from here!