Growing up in Muskogee Oklahoma, I saw so much of NE OK from the seat of my motorcycle. I stayed away from my home and family as much as I could and when I got my license at 13-1/2, my horizons expanded greatly. I saw everything from the borders of Kansas and Arkansas to Tulsa before I even had a car. It was just as you said and showed, beautiful countryside and good people.
Oklahoma is so underrated, it has some of if not the most bio diversity in America, having every possible biome, it has nice people, great food, and great everything. I’m so happy it’s starting to shine, like how it’s getting americas tallest building, a theme park to compete with Disney, OKANA, oak and much more
Glad you showed up in our beautiful state and it’s not winter or in the middle of a drought as most TH-cam type people do. Hope you got an eye full and enjoyed Oklahoma as the natives do.
Eastern Oklahoma rarely droughts anyway, but you’re right. It does seem like most people come to show Oklahoma during the 3 months out of the year (winter) where the leaves are gone off the trees. Most people are bound and determined to make Oklahoma look as bad as they can. I forgot the show, but I saw on a show one time, they were depicting a prison in Tulsa (Tulsa doesn’t even have a prison) and it was dry with tumbleweeds. So inaccurate. I had never seen a tumbleweed in my life until I went to eastern Colorado and haven’t seen one since. Tulsa is lush with hills and trees everywhere.
We lived in Grove for 6 years and have been to all these places. Had a really good friend that passed away in 2010 who went to high school in Commerce with Mickey Mantle. Yes he was born in Spavinaw but moved to Commerce as a baby. Also Commerce has the manufacturing plant for Newell motorcoach (RVs) You can tour the plant anytime. Pawhuska is the home to Ree Drummond, The Pioneer Woman and her restaurant and store. Also Ben Johnson, one of John Wayne's lifelong friends and co- actor was born there and is buried there. Grove is the home to Grand Lake O' The Cherokee, the largest man-made Lake in OK. Great fishing and all lake recreation and a beautiful lake. We lived in an RV park right on the lake and we were set at a site where my husband only had to walk 10 feet from our RV to the lake shore. We were there Feb 2011 when Grove had the record snowfall of 22 inches and a low of 22 below and the records still stand. And we were in an RV and the only problem we had was our black water tank valve froze. We had a four seasons unit. Loved it there but had to comeback to Arizona due to our son becoming ill and we lost him soon after.
Sky was lovely from overlook. Stone passageways you could walk through seemed narrow. Natural Fall was neat. Eastern part of Okahoma was really amazing video. Thanks you John.
Money shot there at 1:11. I had the pleasure of spending a few days at Beavers Bend last June, and there are parts of the trail system that get you up close and personal with that moving water.
My dad was born in Broken Bow and mom in Idabel, we lived in Tulsa. Loved to go see memaw and papa every summer and most Christmas holidays. I still go to beavers bend from Houston to vacation.
Im from Cushing. My dad is from Tahlequah and my mom is from Ft Scott Kansas. We would drive from Cushing to Ft Scott to visit grandma and would pass through Pitcher. We would see people on ATVs on the piles of waste runoff from lead mining. As a 5th grader back in 85 my dad would tell us in the car that what those guys were doing by playing in that bi product of lead and zinc mining could harm them.
Poteau rhymes with "pogo". Per Wikipedia, Poteau is a French word meaning post. It was given its name by some Frenchmen exploring there in the early 18th Century. I'm from Tulsa. Been to Poteau several times usually on the way to the Talimena Drive shown in the video. Spent a night in motel there not many years ago. A great and beautiful place to visit is nearby in the high hills near Heavener. It is the location of a huge stone with Runes carved on it, supposedly by the Vikings. The stone is located in a deep canyon within a mountain. There is also a waterfall in the canyon. Wished it had been in this video since it is so close to Poteau.
Man you were only 10 miles from me in Siloam Springs, Arkansas when you visited Natural Falls (or Dripping Springs) as us local kids used to call it. Would have loved to have met you and I enjoy all your videos. Dripping Springs used to be open to everyone before it became a State Park. We had some wild parties there in the '70's. And there's a cave there they blocked that had names of famous western outlaws like Belle Starr and Jessie James written in the 1800's and it was also a hide out for gangsters like Bonnie and Clyde in the '30's. It's pretty there now but I liked it better back then.
That’s a really beautiful area! I was only there for a short time so I need to go back! I can imagine there could be a lot of fun times back in the day! I love it when there is some historical figures like that connected to the area - cool! Thanks for watching and would love to meet up next time!
@@TravelwithaWiseguy thanks! Yes I was a bit surprised you didn't include Fort Gibson, Oklahoma where Geronimo was held captive awhile and Talequah where the Cherokee Nation Capital is. But I know you only have so much time for each video so I understand. Once again I really enjoy your videos and the way you use drones and find the out of the way stories. Very good channel!!!
@@shannonfrench6893 This was one of my early videos and I didn't really know what I was doing haha. I was just going around to random places and trying to make a video about it. Hopefully my videos have gotten better since then haha!
Nice video but I hope everyone understands this is such an abbreviated version of eastern Oklahoma. Another big attraction is the ancient Viking Rune stones in heavener OK. Predates Columbus.
For sure. This was one of my first videos and I was experimenting with what to film. If you watch anything newer you'll notice how in depth the videos are now. Can't wait to go back to this part of OK someday!
Iv posted on you videos before cuz I was born and raised in OK. If you liked Meers, there are a million more burger joints all over OK and I know pretty much were they all are.
3:36, I live at the base of Cavanal... holler next time you're in town... you totally missed seeing one of the banks that Bonnie & Clyde robbed downtown! If you're an out-of-towner... it's Poto (think Plateau) If you're a local... it's Podo😂 We pronounce it Cavanol
I like your videos, but may I suggest that you ask how to pronounce a town's name before saying it on camera.... the folks in that town would be happy to assist
I definitely try to do that as much as possible, and often you can see where I’m not sure. Not to make excuses but sometimes I don’t have interaction with other people - especially during Covid times. Which one was wrong, so I can make sure not to make that mistake again!
@@TravelwithaWiseguy dang... I forget about COVID sometimes. Crazy. Glad you give it a try. The folks in Poteau pronounce similar to the name of Dorothy's dog in the Wizard of Oz ....Toto but with a P. Emphasis first O which is long.... Funny thing, I've never been to Poteau and I know the pronunciation. There are a lot of "odd" pronunciations for towns in Oklahoma. Durant natives pronounce it DUUUUUrant, really stretching out the U. Miami is pronounced throughout the state as MIama instead of Miami. By the way, Miami is one of the tribes brought to the Oklahoma during removal in the 1800's. Little bit of history there sad as that is. Thanks again for the great video. Safe travels!
@@stevebrooks9493 Good to know and thanks! You can tell in the video I definitely didn't know Poteau haha. Durant seems like a pretty normal one on paper! Thanks for watching!
These places are just beautiful. Water, trees, hills, friendly people. I Love it here in OK
Agreed! Beautiful state!
Growing up in Muskogee Oklahoma, I saw so much of NE OK from the seat of my motorcycle.
I stayed away from my home and family as much as I could and when I got my license at 13-1/2, my horizons expanded greatly.
I saw everything from the borders of Kansas and Arkansas to Tulsa before I even had a car.
It was just as you said and showed, beautiful countryside and good people.
love that bridge and all the beautiful scenery
It's a really nice drive.
Oklahoma is so underrated, it has some of if not the most bio diversity in America, having every possible biome, it has nice people, great food, and great everything. I’m so happy it’s starting to shine, like how it’s getting americas tallest building, a theme park to compete with Disney, OKANA, oak and much more
Agreed - so much to see and explore in OK!
The view from the hill was beautiful!
Glad you showed up in our beautiful state and it’s not winter or in the middle of a drought as most TH-cam type people do. Hope you got an eye full and enjoyed Oklahoma as the natives do.
It was great! Hope to go back again someday soon!
Eastern Oklahoma rarely droughts anyway, but you’re right. It does seem like most people come to show Oklahoma during the 3 months out of the year (winter) where the leaves are gone off the trees. Most people are bound and determined to make Oklahoma look as bad as they can. I forgot the show, but I saw on a show one time, they were depicting a prison in Tulsa (Tulsa doesn’t even have a prison) and it was dry with tumbleweeds. So inaccurate. I had never seen a tumbleweed in my life until I went to eastern Colorado and haven’t seen one since. Tulsa is lush with hills and trees everywhere.
We lived in Grove for 6 years and have been to all these places. Had a really good friend that passed away in 2010 who went to high school in Commerce with Mickey Mantle. Yes he was born in Spavinaw but moved to Commerce as a baby. Also Commerce has the manufacturing plant for Newell motorcoach (RVs) You can tour the plant anytime. Pawhuska is the home to Ree Drummond, The Pioneer Woman and her restaurant and store. Also Ben Johnson, one of John Wayne's lifelong friends and co- actor was born there and is buried there. Grove is the home to Grand Lake O' The Cherokee, the largest man-made Lake in OK. Great fishing and all lake recreation and a beautiful lake. We lived in an RV park right on the lake and we were set at a site where my husband only had to walk 10 feet from our RV to the lake shore. We were there Feb 2011 when Grove had the record snowfall of 22 inches and a low of 22 below and the records still stand. And we were in an RV and the only problem we had was our black water tank valve froze. We had a four seasons unit. Loved it there but had to comeback to Arizona due to our son becoming ill and we lost him soon after.
I lived in Tahlequah and worked in Muskogee! Both great places with great people!
Hey 👋 cool. I love to travel mena and go that way yeah. It's beautiful
Sky was lovely from overlook. Stone passageways you could walk through seemed narrow. Natural Fall was neat. Eastern part of Okahoma was really amazing video. Thanks you John.
Thank you! You found another one of my early videos! This part of OK is very different from the west!
It 's great video. Glad I found it. The falls was neat and looks like it could be a neat hicking area.
@@TravelwithaWiseguy
Great to see this video again. Beautiful scenery and always sound of waterfalls.
Such cool neat sites. Yeah 👍
Money shot there at 1:11. I had the pleasure of spending a few days at Beavers Bend last June, and there are parts of the trail system that get you up close and personal with that moving water.
Another amazing journey. Thank you!
Thank you! This was an early one when I didn’t know what I was doing 😂😂
My dad was born in Broken Bow and mom in Idabel, we lived in Tulsa. Loved to go see memaw and papa every summer and most Christmas holidays. I still go to beavers bend from Houston to vacation.
Awesome! It’s such a beautiful area of Oklahoma that I’ve not been able to spend much time. Need to go back again!
Im from Cushing. My dad is from Tahlequah and my mom is from Ft Scott Kansas. We would drive from Cushing to Ft Scott to visit grandma and would pass through Pitcher. We would see people on ATVs on the piles of waste runoff from lead mining. As a 5th grader back in 85 my dad would tell us in the car that what those guys were doing by playing in that bi product of lead and zinc mining could harm them.
love it this is home
Welcome to our great State, enjoy, then go home.
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259 HIGHWAY IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE NORTH/ SOUTH OKLAHOMA ROUTES!!
Fun drive!
Poteau rhymes with "pogo". Per Wikipedia, Poteau is a French word meaning post. It was given its name by some Frenchmen exploring there in the early 18th Century. I'm from Tulsa. Been to Poteau several times usually on the way to the Talimena Drive shown in the video. Spent a night in motel there not many years ago. A great and beautiful place to visit is nearby in the high hills near Heavener. It is the location of a huge stone with Runes carved on it, supposedly by the Vikings. The stone is located in a deep canyon within a mountain. There is also a waterfall in the canyon. Wished it had been in this video since it is so close to Poteau.
Poe toe
Lol yeah they call it green country
Man you were only 10 miles from me in Siloam Springs, Arkansas when you visited Natural Falls (or Dripping Springs) as us local kids used to call it. Would have loved to have met you and I enjoy all your videos. Dripping Springs used to be open to everyone before it became a State Park. We had some wild parties there in the '70's. And there's a cave there they blocked that had names of famous western outlaws like Belle Starr and Jessie James written in the 1800's and it was also a hide out for gangsters like Bonnie and Clyde in the '30's. It's pretty there now but I liked it better back then.
That’s a really beautiful area! I was only there for a short time so I need to go back! I can imagine there could be a lot of fun times back in the day! I love it when there is some historical figures like that connected to the area - cool! Thanks for watching and would love to meet up next time!
@@TravelwithaWiseguy thanks! Yes I was a bit surprised you didn't include Fort Gibson, Oklahoma where Geronimo was held captive awhile and Talequah where the Cherokee Nation Capital is. But I know you only have so much time for each video so I understand. Once again I really enjoy your videos and the way you use drones and find the out of the way stories. Very good channel!!!
@@shannonfrench6893 This was one of my early videos and I didn't really know what I was doing haha. I was just going around to random places and trying to make a video about it. Hopefully my videos have gotten better since then haha!
we are a short distance from McAlester OK where are son lives. it was not on there.
@@TravelwithaWiseguy you're doing a great job!
We once went all over Central to Southeast Oklahoma and found some Nordic rune stones that have a marker but I can't remember where.
@@grayghostJSM yes, I remember that name now!
You totally missed Tahlequah the Cherokee capital and mid America industrial park. It houses googles mainframe computer.
I was about to post that as well!
Mickey Mantle was born in Commerce, there's a highway nearby named after Mickey. We've been out that way, Pahuska as well.
Beautiful area right along Route 66 - it'll show up again for those videos!
Actually it was spavinaw his parents moved later to commerce
@@whitepony27 I happily stand corrected!
I go to the castle in Muskogee all the time. I live in Stilwell Oklahoma
Nice!
Its alot nicer on a Harley Davidson, Oklahoma is beautiful, ARKANSAS STYLE LOVES Y'ALL, p.s. my back yard we ride all over them there mountains, enjoy
The Natural Falls area is where they filmed Where the Red Fern Grows.
Great music.
😊🎶
have you/will you do a video on the Wichita Mountains in Oklahoma?
I did one about Western OK way back that was in those mountains but not very specific. I’d like to go back again!
Come visit alva oklahoma
I cross that bridge everyday to go to work
Unfortunately the swinging bridge was closed when we went to Pawhuska last year.
That's too bad :(
Nice video but I hope everyone understands this is such an abbreviated version of eastern Oklahoma. Another big attraction is the ancient Viking Rune stones in heavener OK. Predates Columbus.
For sure. This was one of my first videos and I was experimenting with what to film. If you watch anything newer you'll notice how in depth the videos are now. Can't wait to go back to this part of OK someday!
Iv posted on you videos before cuz I was born and raised in OK. If you liked Meers, there are a million more burger joints all over OK and I know pretty much were they all are.
You need to check out winganon oklahoma
McAllister makes bombs still and totem pole by Claremore is enormous
I graduated in Durant
Nice! Seems like a cool town!
3:36, I live at the base of Cavanal... holler next time you're in town... you totally missed seeing one of the banks that Bonnie & Clyde robbed downtown!
If you're an out-of-towner... it's Poto (think Plateau)
If you're a local... it's Podo😂
We pronounce it Cavanol
Thank you! Next time I will! I quickly zoomed through that night and ws just looking for the hill haha. Appreciate the pronunciation!
@@TravelwithaWiseguy also, Heavener Runestone about 15 miles south of Poteau.
I grew up in Heavener and they claim the stone is from Nordic times.
Me too! Howdy neighbor!
@@hotwireman49 we call it Podo... don’t we?!?!🤣
If you want to see some more cool Oklahoma stuff, check out my Western Oklahoma video here ... th-cam.com/video/s71LIEhkVLo/w-d-xo.html
Poteau pronounced Po-toe as in I stubbed my PO toe.
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This is actually Southeastern Oklahoma.
Yes some of it but then I head north. So it’s basically east of 35.
A hill is not higher than a mountain! I used to live in Northern Wyoming!
Haha yes! That’s the joke of the tallest hill in the world 😂
Huh. I got my GED in Durant... Also there's a doctor there who owes me his medical license.
Beautiful part of Oklahoma! Obviously I had a lot of fun there too! Congrats and thanks for watching!
I like your videos, but may I suggest that you ask how to pronounce a town's name before saying it on camera.... the folks in that town would be happy to assist
I definitely try to do that as much as possible, and often you can see where I’m not sure. Not to make excuses but sometimes I don’t have interaction with other people - especially during Covid times. Which one was wrong, so I can make sure not to make that mistake again!
@@TravelwithaWiseguy dang... I forget about COVID sometimes. Crazy. Glad you give it a try. The folks in Poteau pronounce similar to the name of Dorothy's dog in the Wizard of Oz ....Toto but with a P. Emphasis first O which is long.... Funny thing, I've never been to Poteau and I know the pronunciation. There are a lot of "odd" pronunciations for towns in Oklahoma. Durant natives pronounce it DUUUUUrant, really stretching out the U. Miami is pronounced throughout the state as MIama instead of Miami. By the way, Miami is one of the tribes brought to the Oklahoma during removal in the 1800's. Little bit of history there sad as that is. Thanks again for the great video. Safe travels!
@@stevebrooks9493 Good to know and thanks! You can tell in the video I definitely didn't know Poteau haha. Durant seems like a pretty normal one on paper! Thanks for watching!
We're okies we don't mind ... we can't really talk right anyway lol
Yes, one is Miami, in northeastern corner. It us NOT pronounced like Miami FL and you better not say it. It is MIAM-A, after a tribe of Indians.
Picher won WWII
I see why Arkansas was not included..
Yep - would be cool if that corner met Arkansas too!
Race walker walking 🚶♂️ off your channel. 😂 Jk 👍🏼🇺🇸👏🏼
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Poe Toe
say it like poe doe ... oklahoma
Poteau pronounced Po toe.
Pitcher is sad
Potential is pronounced " Poe Toe." Asking the locals how to pronounce all these nales, many Native American, would help you.
Pitcher Okla is considered the most toxic town in america
Butchered cavanal and poteau.
(Looking for a butcher emoji and can’t find it) 😂😂
That's DOO-rant, like PEWlaski, TN.
DO rant.