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Crystal Clear Creek in Oklahoma!

The Little Blue Area used to be a state park and is located in Disney, OK. It had changed some since the last time we went, it has a really deep spot that was perfect for swimming! I would still recommend footwear since the rocks are hard on feet but it was a great place to explore. It ended up being a bit chilly(for okies) and rainy but it was nice to be there when it was almost empty instead of crowded.
The water is so clear and cold! The cold was a bit shocking at first. The kids loved catching minnows and crawfish!  It took me a while but I decided to go into the deep end to swim and I was so glad I did.

Swimming with a cliff right there and all that green in a clear, cold, creek was amazing.

So pretty.

Nick relaxed…ha There are only vault toilets there so keep that in mind. The kids got a kick out of watching these jeeps drive up the waterfall nearby!

This is such a fun spot to visit!

It can be hard to find but the road to get their is located across from the Disney State Park.

Check out the video I made of our afternoon at youtube!

 

OKLAHOMA WHERE THE WIND COMES SWEEPING DOWN THE PLAINS!

I was not excited that our trip was coming to an end but I was excited to finally check out Quartz Mountain!My oldest two could have spent several days here!

We only spent an hour or so because I had not left a lot of time and was nervous about getting a camping spot still.But the kids would really like to go back again!

The road to get to the climbing area was interesting with a 30ft long travel trailer…

But I had taken Nick down worse roads on this trip already so those made it seem pretty easy.

At least from the passenger seat 😉

I really had NO CLUE what we were going to be able to do here but there were several areas to climb. The boys enjoyed it the most and might need climbing gear before going again.

They went pretty high…

Poor Milo, he could not make it. Such a pretty area, the park was pretty run down looking but the landscape is beautiful.

I am pretty sure this was one of the top stops for the boys of our whole trip!

Maramec Spring Park ~St. James, MO

This is a beautiful park in Missouri!

Maramec Spring Park is not too far outside of St. Louis and a short distance away from Interstate 40.

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They have these pools filled with trout!

There were so many, it seemed unreal.

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They have beautiful paths for you to walk along the river.

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They have several feeding stations set up also.

Someone was super nice and gave us some quarters they did not need, so we could feed the fish.

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My kids were just searching the ground for fish food people had dropped since we did not bring any quarters.

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They had a nice museum to go to.

There was another also but I found we all did better outdoors after being in a vehicle for hours…

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The kids really liked this watershed display.

It really rained.

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This is a great spot to stop for us on trips to Indiana.

Can’t wait to go there again!