Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge
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- čas přidán 3. 02. 2022
- A tour of the Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge near Cache, Oklahoma. Among the Wichita Mountain scenery, this video features a walk around the Quanah Parker Dam, the Forty Foot Hole, Lake Jed Johnson Tower, and a WPA Ranch.
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I built and lived in a log home with green roof about 5 miles from the refuge just across from Fort Sill.
Loved hiking the trails of the refuge.
I did a lot of scuba diving and snorkeling in the lake.
I also bought many longhorns from the refuge. They were put on the refuge way back when the park was first started and the longhorn breed was nearly extinct. Every longhorn on the refuge has papers and a pedigree descending to those first animals.
Interesting, thanks for sharing that!
Nice! the house wasnt finished, it was destroyed in a fire and was being rebuilt about the time you visited it.
Oh I had not realized that, thanks for the info! Glad they are rebuilding it!
The Longhorns are a wild, free-ranging herd. They are several generations from being domestic cattle. That is NOT the 40-foot hole, it's a bit farther down the trail among steep canyon walls. Jed Johnson is OK but you missed what may be the best area, Elk Mountain and Charron's Gardens. I'm also surprised you didn't drive up to the top of Mt. Scott. You really should see this place in spring and summer - wildflowers everywhere. It's just a beautiful, rugged place and there is much to see. I'm very surprised you didn't find any Buffalo - they are on the road often - but, in winter, they tend to be higher up in the rocks.
Yeah I’ve since figured out that wasn’t the 40-Foot-Hole…. Thanks for all the info, I definitely intend to come back and spend more time exploring!
Man that nature is pretty awesome
It sure is, thanks for watching!
Love that stone house! How cool! The landscape of the area is beautiful! The dam was very interesting.
Yeah that ranch house was cool, this is definitely an underrated spot. Thanks for watching!
You did NOT make it up to the 40 ft hole. We used to swim there 60 years ago. It's in a canyon that narrows as you approach from above. There are 3 pools of cascading water. Small waterfalls but wonderful to cool off in the heat of the day. They eventually flow into the 40 ft hole. We used to dive off the cliffs into the hole. The area was secluded and beautiful...and a little scandalous when teens decided to skinny dip. It's worth the trip. I miss the Refuge but the Government has restricted so many areas that it will never come close to being a gathering place for families and friends. But as the Ranger told us during a meeting about the changes coming, "The Refuge was built for wildlife not tourists. " I understand but I still miss it.
Yeah I have since realized that I did not actually show it! Thanks for sharing that info and stories.
What a beautiful refuge, I've never seen that area before. I'll have to look up Quanah Parker and see how it relates to the Dam. Thanks for sharing HB.👍
Yes, I hadn't heard of it until recently. Quanah Parker is interesting, in a video I filmed on this same day (to be released soon,) I was right by his 'Star' House and didn't know it! Thank you for watching!
@@hoosiertours My pleasure....
The snorkeling and scuba diving is actually quite good. Lots of interesting rock features in the shallow areas.
The 40 foot hole is in a canyon that definitely wasn’t it
Right you are! I want to shout out...are you kidding me? We used to hike up there and swim. It's such a beautiful place and worth the hike.