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Washita Battlefield National Historic Site ~Cheyenne, OK

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“On November 27, 1868, Lt. Colonel George Armstrong Custer led the 7th U.S. Cavalry on a surprise dawn attack on a Cheyenne village led by Peace Chief Black Kettle.” (from the Washita Battlefield website)

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There is a small museum that helps you understand the importance of the area and what happened there.

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Short walk near the visitor center that has a lot of information on the area.

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A couple miles from the visitor center is the battlefield site.

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There is a walking tour that you can take on the battlefield.

I highly recommend it.

There is nothing like reading the history as you walk in the same place it happened.

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This space feels sacred.

If you want a quiet moment to reflect this is the place to do it.

Some of our history is sad but I want to learn that also.

Animals, Parks

Foss State Park & Washita Wildlife Refuge ~Foss, OK

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The trip to Palo Duro was a bit too long to pull a camper in one day so I planned a stop around halfway.

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Nick had to work on the day we left so we got to Foss State Park late in the day.

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This dollar spot Target find worked out great to keep Little Bit entertained on the trip!

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The full hookup sites that were open were a bit close together for me but it worked out.

I believe there are more available during the summer but they close some of the campgrounds in the winter.

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The Washita Wildlife Refuge is right next to Foss State Park and I had been wanting to visit it for a while.

So we drove up to it and saw the rest of Foss State Park also the next day.

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The lake water was so pretty and clear!

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Look at this beautiful swimming beach at Foss State Park!

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I can’t wait to go back when we can swim!

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We did run into a problem with the wildlife refuge.

It happened to be one of the few days they closed areas of the refuge so people could hunt.

It was a bit disappointing but we went back the next day to hike the trails that had been closed.

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Huge fields of white cotton!

So pretty!

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This bridge was one of the few things open on the 1st day we visited.

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There was a nice hiking trail right next to our campsite.

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Nick is great at getting smiles and laughter for pics 🙂

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I love how pretty Oklahoma grass is in the fall.

It lights up at sunset.

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One of my kids took this, I did not get that close to a dead animal…

ha

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Foss State Park has a Bison Herd!

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A quick trip back to Washita Wildlife Refuge before heading to Texas!

We saw so many deer!

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And coot’s…

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Even their signs had a southern accent…

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A lot of easy, short hikes to see beautiful Oklahoma.

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This lake was so beautiful!

I am so glad we stopped here!

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Do you have a favorite state park where you live?

Here is a video of our time at the park and wildlife refuge!
Festivals

Route 66 Flywheelers ~Catoosa, OK

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This event has been going on since 1991!

It was a lot bigger than I thought and the people were so friendly.

Great event to bring kids.

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So many of the people loved kids!

They had fun little things set up just for the kids that came.

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Such a beautiful smile.

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Some of the girls thought the gas engines smelled…

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Isn’t this fun!

This guy had a bunch of hands-on things set up for kids!

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Making rope.

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Tractor pull time.

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These guys were cutting cedar shingles and handing them out to people.

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The kids decided to make sleds.

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Such a fun event!

Glad we got to go!