Love Waynoka, my dad was born and raised there, my grandpa work as dishwasher at the Harvey House when he was young. Then owned a Texaco gas station and finally was a mechanic for the Santa Fe railroad.
loved this video. Spent my summers in woods county in Alva with my Aunt and uncle. We would go down to the dunes. So many memories of this cool little town.
My grandpa owns the shop to the left at the 1:31 mark. He sells gems, rocks, and fossils there. Just visited it the other day. Super quiet town. Love it.
Cool history there in Waynoka. Sand buggies are super fun. Thanks for sharing. Having lived most of my life on the foot hills of the Cascades and now up in the north Okanogan high lands, it always amazes me how flat things are "out east".
Our Puppy Woodrow always barks when the dogs start barking on your video LOL That said, So far this video is my favorite. You did a good job with it. Thank you for the day trip.
@@TravelwithaWiseguy John, it would be really neat to see a rattlesnake roundup....would make an interesting video. (seeing as you are now a daredevil, lol)
The city hall, rail depot and Methodist church are beautiful buildings. What prizes in such a small town.. Great video, including the "you've only rolled over once? Let's keep it that way" Lol
This is a awesome video John! Looks like a nice little town with some good bit of history. I really enjoyed the dune buggy, you guys seem like you were having a great time out there. Nice video!
love those kids getting excited about a little TH-cam time lol. you ever go into a cafe in one of these towns and do vid chat with the locals about their life in these small towns?
Yes I’ve done a few of those chats - the one in Loving County, Texas and Monowi, Nebraska has received the best response. Most of the time people don’t want to be filmed, however.
We have Nebraskans that head down for a go at it once or twice a year.many years the Platte River gets low enough that they run up and down it's channel. It is a sand bottom river, so gives similar effect, just no dunes. The town was a very interesting looking places. Definitely much history. And it looks like many of the downtown buildings have been kept updated. It was great to see it. As always, a very good video of our wonderful towns where so much of our country's history and lifeblood was in the past, and shouldn't be forgotten. With just a little twist thrown in for good measure!
WAYNOKA WAS AT ONE TIME A SANTA FE SHOP TOWN AND A CREW CHANGE POINT BACK IN THE 1990s TRAIN CREWS TRIP LENGTHS WERE INCREASED FROM 100 MILES TO 200 MILES, SO CREW CHANGE POINTS WERE CUT BY HALF! ANOTHER RAILROADING THING WAS ORIGINALLY THE TRACK CREWS WERE ORIGINALLY 6 MILES APART, WHICH WERE THE BEGINNINGS OF MANY SMALLER TOWNS! IN THESE SMALL TOWNS THE TRACK WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES LIVED IN COMPANY SUPPLIED HOUSING. AS TRACK MATERIALS IMPROVED AND HAND WORK WAS SUPPLANTED BY MACHINERY CREATED THE ENDING OF THE 6 MILE MAINTENANCE DISTRICTS, ALONG WITH MANY TINY TOWNS! A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THIS IS AT CLARE KS BETWEEN GARDNER KS AND OLATHE KS! .
I hope you got to show off your karting skills from back in the day! Fun video, looks like my kinda place. The “Waynoka” next to me isn’t nearly as fun unless you want to cruise the lake. Safe travels!
Andy wasn’t going to let me drive it and I understand haha. Would be fun though! Yeah it’s a little different although Lake Waynoka does have sand on the beach 😂
OH my goodness, look at that black vehicle parked along the side of the road. I can't even describe it. Looks like a cross between a car from the 50s with its tail fins, a monster truck and an SUV. Bizarre. I love seeing unique vehicles like that.
Wow! Looks fun! My guess is that all of strange fast moving and disappearing UFOs, were, yep you guessed it, a bunch of guys flying over sand dunes in the dark. LOL.
At one time Waynoka had one of the largest ice plants in the United States. They made blocks of ice to ice down the refrigerated box cars. During WW2 German POWS were brought in from the POW camp in Alva to work at the ice plant. Another thing Waynoka use to be famous for was the annual rattlesnake hunt. First weekend after Easter, people would go out and catch diamond backs and sell them at the carnival.
You should have toured the Harvey House at the train depot. The history of the Harvey girls is fascinating. Plus, the best German restaurant is in town.
They have guards when you enter and they check to make sure you and your vehicle are fit to drive. Everyone seemed like they knew what they were doing.
Love Waynoka, my dad was born and raised there, my grandpa work as dishwasher at the Harvey House when he was young. Then owned a Texaco gas station and finally was a mechanic for the Santa Fe railroad.
I live in Waynoka and after reading all the comments it filled me with joy seeing the love for my little town. God bless you all
That’s great to hear 😊
loved this video. Spent my summers in woods county in Alva with my Aunt and uncle. We would go down to the dunes. So many memories of this cool little town.
My grandpa owns the shop to the left at the 1:31 mark. He sells gems, rocks, and fossils there. Just visited it the other day. Super quiet town. Love it.
Nice! Great little town!!
I know hum lol he is a kind old man
Our Wiseguy is a Daredevil! This is a whoooole nutha level!!! 🛞🛞🛞 Loved it!
😂😂😂 it was definitely a lotta fun!!
Soon, Travel with a Wiseguy will be doing reports from Glamis. We’d love to have you
I've been to Little Sahara. The rich kids at my school bragged about going to Cancun for spring break, we loaded the bikes in truck and went Waynoka!
My cousin out of Oregon is in Waynoka. They are at big UTV take over this weekend. They are there every year. Looks like loads of fun!
Nice! Yeah it’s definitely a lot of fun in that area. Beautiful area of Oklahoma too!
Fun video and kudos for the “Fletch” reference. “That your whole hand Doc? Mooon River”!
😂😂😂
COOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I lived in the panhandle of Oklahoma for two years back in 1965 but never heard about this place.
Definitely worth a trip if you’re ever in the area again!
What an interesting town.... I love it when you travel in Oklahoma, my family was from McCurtain, OK, so maybe you'll travel there some day...
Thank you! I’ve got some more Oklahoma videos on the horizon as well!
Riding around in the dunes looked like so much fun!!😊
It was a blast!!
Hi john thanks for the tour such a beautiful town . Cheers mate🇦🇺
Thanks Peter! I had a lot of fun with this one obviously 😊
Excitement plus. Neat in daylight it was full impact. Lighting at nite was neat. Impressive. Great video. 😊
Thank you! Very fun day!
WooooHoooo what a trip !!!! You guys are having way too much fun. Awesome video, thanks for letting us share a little bit of your excitement.
Thanks! It was a blast!
Cool history there in Waynoka. Sand buggies are super fun. Thanks for sharing.
Having lived most of my life on the foot hills of the Cascades and now up in the north Okanogan high lands, it always amazes me how flat things are "out east".
Thanks for watching and commenting! And I agree!
came here for the ride and left with some history . those wheelies were badass 🤟🤟
Andy is awesome! Glad you enjoyed it! 😊
If you like those dunes you should come out here to the Christmas Valley Dunes! Thanks for taking us on a fun ride!
Thanks for taking us on this adventure . Andy trying to make you a real daredevil. Probably not much to there
Haha! I used to be more of a daredevil than I am now, but I did go skydiving a few years back! 😊
I really love your fun attitude during this.
Thanks! It was easy! 😊
This looked like so much fun! I'm glad you got to experience some fun in Oklahoma. Thanks for taking us along. Stay safe and GOD bless
It was a lot of fun! Nice to mix it up a little!
Looks like you were having some serious fun.
Our Puppy Woodrow always barks when the dogs start barking on your video LOL That said, So far this video is my favorite. You did a good job with it. Thank you for the day trip.
Love that! Thanks again - it was a lot of fun!
Went there as a kid. There was a small zoo there with a camel. Also the day we were there they had a rattlesnake roundup, a memorable experience.
Oh wow that’s interesting! I guess a camel would make sense in the dunes!
@@TravelwithaWiseguy John, it would be really neat to see a rattlesnake roundup....would make an interesting video. (seeing as you are now a daredevil, lol)
@@CindyinArizona Haha sounds interesting but I wouldn't get too close! :)
The city hall, rail depot and Methodist church are beautiful buildings. What prizes in such a small town.. Great video, including the "you've only rolled over once? Let's keep it that way" Lol
Thanks! Yeah you could tell it was much larger at one time and probably very busy. Glad we kept it at one!😂😂
I have enjoyed the videos. Wonderful history and beautiful sites to see. Thank you for what you do.
Thank you so much! I really appreciate it!
GOOD TIMES! Woohoo, I'll have to check this place out 😊
Very fun place to explore! Especially if you have a friend with a fast vehicle :)
Well, we get an idea of what you do concerning your "off time". That looked like fun, be good, be safe !!
Haha thanks! Fun off time 😂
@@TravelwithaWiseguy It looked like a real blast, not kidding.
This is a awesome video John! Looks like a nice little town with some good bit of history. I really enjoyed the dune buggy, you guys seem like you were having a great time out there. Nice video!
Thank you Tim! It was a lot of fun for sure! 😊
love those kids getting excited about a little TH-cam time lol. you ever go into a cafe in one of these towns and do vid chat with the locals about their life in these small towns?
Yes I’ve done a few of those chats - the one in Loving County, Texas and Monowi, Nebraska has received the best response. Most of the time people don’t want to be filmed, however.
This was way cool! Loved this one! Not sure I could do the night version tho....I'm a scaredy cat!😂 Nicely done, fun to watch!!
Haha I understand! I felt safe with Andy as my guide! Thank you 😊
Wild and crazy ride. We used to know friends who went to the Oklahoma dunes. What a ride! 🤪
It was! Lucky I had a good pilot with me 😊
We have Nebraskans that head down for a go at it once or twice a year.many years the Platte River gets low enough that they run up and down it's channel. It is a sand bottom river, so gives similar effect, just no dunes.
The town was a very interesting looking places. Definitely much history. And it looks like many of the downtown buildings have been kept updated. It was great to see it.
As always, a very good video of our wonderful towns where so much of our country's history and lifeblood was in the past, and shouldn't be forgotten. With just a little twist thrown in for good measure!
@@ronfullerton3162 Thanks! Definitely a lot to see and do there. Beautiful part of the state!
There's the dog/s! I was afraid maybe we wouldn't get our twice weekly dose of doggy fun!
😂😂 of course! Hahaha
that drone shot at night looked like you were filming remote control toy cars.
this town could also be the plot for once upon a time in the west.
Yes! And absolutely it could be!
Miss going down there for rattlesnake weekend. Nice drone shots.
Thanks!
WAYNOKA WAS AT ONE TIME A SANTA FE SHOP TOWN AND A CREW CHANGE POINT
BACK IN THE 1990s
TRAIN CREWS TRIP LENGTHS WERE INCREASED FROM 100 MILES TO 200 MILES,
SO CREW CHANGE POINTS WERE CUT BY HALF!
ANOTHER RAILROADING THING WAS ORIGINALLY THE TRACK CREWS WERE ORIGINALLY 6 MILES APART, WHICH WERE THE BEGINNINGS OF MANY SMALLER TOWNS!
IN THESE SMALL TOWNS THE TRACK WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES LIVED IN COMPANY SUPPLIED HOUSING.
AS TRACK MATERIALS IMPROVED AND HAND WORK WAS SUPPLANTED BY MACHINERY CREATED THE ENDING OF THE 6 MILE MAINTENANCE DISTRICTS, ALONG WITH MANY TINY TOWNS!
A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THIS IS AT CLARE KS
BETWEEN GARDNER KS AND OLATHE KS!
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Thank you, I did not know that.
I know a lot of Wellington railroaders used to run to Waynoka...now they have to go to Amarillo.
I hope you got to show off your karting skills from back in the day! Fun video, looks like my kinda place. The “Waynoka” next to me isn’t nearly as fun unless you want to cruise the lake. Safe travels!
Andy wasn’t going to let me drive it and I understand haha. Would be fun though! Yeah it’s a little different although Lake Waynoka does have sand on the beach 😂
OH my goodness, look at that black vehicle parked along the side of the road. I can't even describe it. Looks like a cross between a car from the 50s with its tail fins, a monster truck and an SUV. Bizarre. I love seeing unique vehicles like that.
Maybe a Plymouth with homemade fins? Sitting on an F-150 frame? Would like to know more about this Frankencar
I lived there for several years. It’s a nice town.
Agreed!!
Wow! Looks fun! My guess is that all of strange fast moving and disappearing UFOs, were, yep you guessed it, a bunch of guys flying over sand dunes in the dark. LOL.
Haha good hypothesis! :) Thanks and it was a lot of fun!
At one time Waynoka had one of the largest ice plants in the United States. They made blocks of ice to ice down the refrigerated box cars. During WW2 German POWS were brought in from the POW camp in Alva to work at the ice plant. Another thing Waynoka use to be famous for was the annual rattlesnake hunt. First weekend after Easter, people would go out and catch diamond backs and sell them at the carnival.
Awesome! Thanks for the info. Very cool town to hang out and explore!
My dad loaded the cars with ice when he was in high school
Dud, what away to end a video. That was great
😂😂 thanks! It was fun!
That was pretty cool during the day. But at night it felt a little intense to say the least. Hahaha.
Haha yes it was very intense! Andy was a great driver though and I had full trust in him 😊
If you enjoyed the Waynoka Dunes you should go to Monahans Sandhills State Park. It probably wouldn't fit in any of your videos, but just to see it.
I think I’ve heard about it - I’m always intrigued by places like this. Especially when it’s so different from the places surrounding.
I sure didn't know all that about Wynoka
Great little town, not keen on the buggies.... maybe on a bike hell yeah!
I’m sure that would be a blast too!
You should have toured the Harvey House at the train depot. The history of the Harvey girls is fascinating. Plus, the best German restaurant is in town.
Unfortunately the house wasn’t open when I got there late.
Speaking of trains, right on time
Nice catch! I didn’t realize it until I was editing. 😊
Yeah bro!!
Woohoo 🙌🏼
A buggy with suspension is so much more enjoyable.. although not as old school and cool..
Can you pay for buggy rides or do you have to know somebody/have one yourself to experience that?
It’s kind of both. Andy had his own, but you can rent vehicles. I’ve heard it’s expensive though.
Who is the artist making the soundtrack?? Is it you playing?
I list the music in the video description - this one had Dan Lebowitz and Silent Partner - both are free to use on TH-cam. Definitely not me playing!
I don’t live to far from there go to the rattlesnake hunt every year.
I'm surprised you're allowed to do that in the dark
They have guards when you enter and they check to make sure you and your vehicle are fit to drive. Everyone seemed like they knew what they were doing.
We're you 😱 scared.....I was
Haha not too scared but it was definitely exciting!