I went on a little geocaching expedition in southeast Oklahoma last Friday. Southeast Oklahoma is nicknamed “Little Dixie” because historically and culturally it shares a lot of traits with Arkansas, Lousiana, and east Texas.
At Hugo lake I had to hiking across a couple bridges. The first one, although shaky, was doable.
The second bridge was under water. As we say in natural gas business. I plugged and abandoned this cache.
I ran into a major distraction at two caches in an abandoned town named Doaksville. I had never heard of Doaksville but at one time it was one of the largest towns in Indian Territory. It has been a major archeological site and there are tons of interpretive signs and information. I spent a couple hours their poking around. I’m researching another “My World” post for Doaksville. It is of major historical importance. For instance the last confederate general to surrender after the Civil War did it at Doaksville. The town was abandoned for various reasons in the 1880’s and was just left to rot.
Next, Idabel, home of the Girls of Today in Idabel Oklahoma. I had been there several times but had never found a cache there.
The cache I found in Idabel was in a bamboo patch. What’s up with that? Bamboo?
Then I drove up to Beaver’s Bend State Park. One of the jewels of the Oklahoma State Park System. I found a couple caches there and two whitetail deer and a deer fawn who popped up from its hiding place about 15 feet away from me.
Beaver’s Bend is a beautiful place to visit. Fortunately for geocachers. I think only about 1 in a hundred people go more than 50 yards off the trails.
At about 7 pm I called it quits. I called Sweetie and told her that I was driving home.
I got home a few minutes after midnight. What a day!
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Boy! Beaver’s Bend sounds and looks wonderfully cool!! I’m beginning day 3 with a broken air conditioner and a predicted heat index of 105. Even the pool is too warm for relief in the afternoons.
I love these shared adventures. It really is a neat hobby.
It is amazing how few people ever go off trail. That’s a good thing!
You got some nice shots. My wife’s grandmother was born in Indian Territory in 1905 in house made out of sod.
Great shots! And I enjoyed sharing the cache adventure of the day. Fascinating places, interesting history! Thanks!
Wow, geocaching sounds like fun. You have great photos from this adventure.
Excellent photos Yogi, looks like a fun day.
Have a great week
Guy
Regina In Pictures
Yogi: Looks like a fun trip into the wilds.
Looked like a exciting adventure there. Would love to walk on the shaky bridge but I think I will get motion sickness …lol. I too wont attempt the bridge submerged in water. Lovely photos.
That was an interesting series of photos..I like the last one of the sunset best and the sunken bridge.My World is always an adventure to see all the different places.
Looks nice out there! Interesting fact about Doaksville.
Loved the totemic sculpture.
This was a proper virtual whistle stop tour. Love the totem. Now that is something I am never going to see my way.
Just wondering, what do you do of the found caches? :)sorry we’re way behind with things like this, but it sounds so interesting.
what a wonderful day exploring…and of course finding the geocaches. and of course all the photo ops from such a day must be amazing 😉
thanks for sharing the photographs and history.
have a wonderful day.
Geocaching looks like a lot of fun. Marvelous photos and history. Thanks for taking us along.
Wonderful photos. I do love Beavers Bend. But, did you SEE the Idabel girls!??!
What a fun thing to do…
My daughter, in New Zealand, goes geocaching with her family..
Interesting post with some great informations and photos..
Looks like a full day with lots of adventure. I’ll look forward to the post on Doaksville.
Absolutely fantastic place!!!
Dand it Yogi!! We stood on the side of the road and waited for you!! You just flew by! Think about it Yogi, the bambo is planted to hide all the weed we grow down here!