The Mary K. Oxley Nature Center has some beautiful trails.
It is located in Mohawk park next to the zoo.
They do get very messy if it has been raining a lot and some even disappear all together so it is best to go when it has been dry.
With the abundance of water you get to see a lot of wildlife.
Some I prefer seeing from a distance.
They have lookouts to view birds from and a pretty nice nature center.
The Redbud Valley Nature Preserve is one we have heard of for a long time and been meaning to go to for a LONG time.
It is only about 30 mins. from us but I always chose a longer hike instead.
The longest trail in the preserve is a mile long so it is a little short for our usual family hikes but very nice for someone just starting out or with little ones.
We were laughing at “very,very rugged”, I have not seen that description often.
It was definitely not stroller friendly but I would not be discouraged the by the sign at all it was not that bad.
The boys gave this place two thumbs way up!
They really liked the climbing involved and the fact it was not super long.
We push them a lot…
We went around once going on the cliff trail and the woodland trail.
Then we went around again using the main trail.
The trails intersected a lot so you are doing some of the same hike again but we did not mind.
In total it was around 2 miles of hiking.
Definitely a place you want to check out if you have young kids or want a short hike in a scenic place.
It was a very beautiful hike!
They have very specific hours so be sure to check out their site before you go!
Since we were studying Oklahoma history and crude oil last month, I was really excited to find a petroleum museum close to us!
The Philips Petroleum Company Museum in Bartlesville, Ok.
It had mostly static exhibits but I figured it would be that way so I was prepared.
It was still interesting and free!
Any chance I have for the boys to SEE history I jump at!
The boys love a chance to explore something new.
I do not tie them down at all.
We skip around a lot in a musuem like this.
They had hula hoops!
They had a lot of products that come from a chemical found in petroleum.
Seeing this made the whole trip worth it 🙂
I was wearing a dress but I took pity and showed them how it worked.
Glad there were not big glass windows right behind me for people to look in.
Oh wait, there were…
They did have a barbers chair that they encouraged people to try out!
The boys took turns giving each other shaves and haircuts.
As soon as my oldest saw the touch screen he gave the place five stars.
They are touch screen crazy.
The best I could do at the time to get us all in a shot!
Right next door is the city museum!
It is small but was interesting.
The boys liked this manikin that talked.
They may have watched “The Night at the Museum” one too many times though.
They were a little concerned about him coming to life.
My youngest wanted to know if we were going to turn into one…
We visited the site of the Nellie Johnstone #1.
They have a replica sitting on the site.
It is HUGE!
I loved that the boys got to actually see the scale of these things.
They do re-enactment with water gushing out of it but I am not sure when.
There is a lot more to see while in Bartlesville also!
Be sure to look up what to do in a place so that you do not miss anything!