{"id":3129,"date":"2023-11-09T11:21:08","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T17:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/?p=3129"},"modified":"2023-11-09T11:21:09","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T17:21:09","slug":"exploring-oklahoma-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/markgunterphotography.com\/abo\/exploring-oklahoma-together\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring Oklahoma Together"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I am fortunate to have a job that I can walk away from for a day or two without too much fuss. Even better, I have a son who is more than willing to hang out with me. Recently, I burned a day of paid time off so we could go exploring Oklahoma Together<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To The Refuge!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge<\/a> is a favorite day trip of ours. That said, I don’t get there too often. My son, on the other hand, has camped there a few times and really enjoys it. Leaving before dawn, we made a rough plan for our visit en route. With key spots to visit selected, we arrived just as the sun was peaking over the horizon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exploring Oklahoma Wildlife<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

My favorite part of the refuge is the wildlife. It can be a bit hit or miss, but the early morning hours proved to be ripe with opportunity. Almost immediately, we see elk and white tail deer. Prairie dogs are usually easy pickings, but the Northern Flicker at one stop was delightfully unexpected. On one of our short hikes, we even spotted a couple of young elk bucks locking antlers just inside the tree line of a distant hill.<\/p>\n\n\n

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