Cabins at the Salt Plains SP, vacation part 3

Freedom, Oklahoma

 Favorite part? Armadillos IN THREEDEE...around our house, they're flat.

 View of what remains of the lake after a dry year

 Bre managed to break through the dry crust to the mud underneath. 

She lost her crocs, and just SCHLOOOPed her way back.

Kept looking at the lake and asking for her blue shoes please

 Rachel, bless her heart, tried to get them out, but they were suctioned down lol

Alabaster Caverns...vacation day 2

What a great stop! The guides were very knowledgable and nice...

strict, but when you're taking groups of kids you don't know into 3/4 mile hike underground,

I can't blame them!

 Waiting for our tour

 In the hiking pack, which she prefers to any other carrier

 Woohoo! Caver parking only! I was tempted by the 'bat crossing' sign, that would match my turtle crossing sign. And there were several great patches in the park office.

 Entre!

 Rare form of gypsum, called alabaster (shocking, i know)

 Our fearless leader

 tram ride back to the office, Nathan's favorite part!

All the kids did really great, even Bre enjoyed it.

 Skeptisch...

 Hiking the plateau afterwards

Roman Nose State Park...vacation part 1

A perfect place to stop for a picnic on our way to north Oklahoma...

named for a Cheyenne chief

 looking for gypsum rocks

 Found some small caves

 I have no idea what was going on here...

 Nice climbing too!