I grew up west of Wheeles, Ok. Went to church at both the Mexhoma and Wheeless church. Played on that mary go round as a child and had family events at the comunity building. You showed the Greens grave sight, that is my Family. Green,Berry, Straub, Odorizzi all my family. I hava family in both Wheeless and Mexhoma Cemitaries. I went to Felt Ok unitl 3rd grade, then Boise City 4th -6th grade. My oldest sister graduated from Felt with 3 in her class. When my parents divorsed I lived in the Community housing in felt for a bit and would shoot pigeons and doves with my bb gun at the grain bins across the street. Thank you for visiting and taking the time to make these videos. I really enjoyed watching. I only get to go about once a year for memorial day.
I grew up in Cimarron County. on the curve that turns north between Boise City and Kenton. Went to High School with Jane. Kind of sad that the area has regressed in population, but people have to make a living. It was a good place to grow up. Some fond memories of places and people. Thanks for doing this series. It's a different way to live from the bustle and concrete.
When I was a kid we lived 60 miles south of this area, in the Texas panhandle. We would play Felt in basketball. We left in 1976 when I was 14. I went back to the area for their all school reunion for the first time in 2019. They treated me like I never left. The people in this area are the nicest people in the U.S.
Doing genealogy I have been amazed at how many German families came to Kansas and the Oklahoma Panhandle in the late 1800's. Great video, always a treat.
Hehe my husband and I just took our kids on a weekend jaunt along Hwy 50 from Garden City to LaJunta/Pueblo and then took them to Raton, NM and over to Dalhart, TX after we saw the NW corner of Texas and the three corners monument. It was a crazy ride to Liberal, KS on Hwy 54 with the wind blowing us back into Kansas! Your videos were definitely inspiration to do that little road trip to see the mountains and see some cool little towns all over! Thanks for your videos!
@@TravelwithaWiseguy That is true. My husband usually works in Wichita but was sent out to Garden for about a month. It was a golden opportunity to go travel some back roads. We even ran into another traveling family at the three corners monument and showed them where it was and headed back to Clayton, NM. We ran into them again in Dalhart, TX lol. It was such an all around good time. I'm already planning the next trip!
When you mentioned Mineral City, I immediately thought, "I've heard of Mineral City in some old western." A quick Google search told me I was not remembering Mineral City, OK. Instead, I was thinking of the fictitious Mineral City where the Roy Rogers Show was filmed. I used to watch Roy and Dale on TV as a child. Thanks for the memory even though it wasn't the same Mineral City. The folks you met on this trip seemed to be good, kind people. Thank you for sharing.
Your cabin looks awesome and peaceful. I'd give it a 10 out of 10 and better than the Marriott. Thank you for your videos. Gives me something to look forward to when I retire.
@TravelwithaWiseguy the people sound nice. I liked the quaintness of the cabin. This may sound crazy but my dream after retirement is moving into a log cabin by The Lake of the Ozarks. Close enough to town and family after retirement. I love the West Coast, but I'm so done with the people who live there. The people that live in the Midwestern states seem so down to earth and friendly.
The Garrett Cemetary photo with three sibling dying the same week is similar to a cemetery I Kansas where three of my grandfather's siblings died the same week. Measles, mumps, polio, cholera, so many awful diseases that we don't see today. Life was harder then. We need to remember that.
My ancestors are buried in small cemetery outside Quinlan eastern panhandle. Love visiting the area. Heart of the dustbowl days. Lotsa history and friendly people.
I enjoyed this. My great-grandfather, Frank Dale Healy, ranched cattle at the Healy Bros. Ranch about 16 miles from Beaver City and was the Sheriff there, a U.S. Deputy Marshal and Register of the Land Office in Woodward, OK before his death in 1904 His wife, Frank Belle (Dow) Healy served as U.S. Commissioner and Postmistress. Our family has a small, dedicated section at the Jones and Plummer Trail Museum in Beaver, OK. According to my family's memoirs, compiled into book form by my brother, Frank Dale Healy IV, titled "They Called it Cimarron - Settling the West, Padre Island to No Man's Land," the conditions were difficult and lawlessness was common. Such beautiful country. I hope to visit someday. Thank you for this informative video!
That was definitely an interesting video. I was really impressed by that small town of Felt. It looked like a town that was fairly well maintained. And that was cool that the town folk let you inside that auditorium to look around. Looking forward to more of Cimarron County. Thanks John!
Last April, I rode my motorcycle from Mancos back to Arkansas. As soon as I left Boise City torrential rain hit and it was so bad. In No Man's Land there isn't a tree or much else to hide under. Made it to Enid and threw in the towel (literally) for the night. Boise City has a really interesting history.
@dirtfarmer7472 It was also a shyster town...but people decided to stay and make that area home. I usually take HWY 412 all the way through OK on my rides from Arkansas to Colorado and I always stop in Boise City to get fuel and take a break.
Wow, I went to high school with Ty Holland! Some 30 years ago and halfway across the state of Oklahoma from Kenton. I could hardly believe it when I saw who you were talking to! Small world, I guess.
@@bertholini2810Hard to believe that colors make that much difference, but they do. Was just going to do odds and ends, and not do any outside work one day. So I wore a black tee shirt. Ended up doing some yard work for a lady,in the sun. Whew!
@@bertholini2810 For sure! But I have you beat in the age category. I am 75. I sure do not know where all those years went, but they are gone! Just to look around at the way things are today, I think we had a far better childhood. We were outside breathing far more of that good old outside air. I grew up on a farm, and even though I had plenty of chores and field work to do, there was still plenty of time to get into trouble!
Hey Coach. Good info. Drone @ 12 minutes shows a beautiful stark backdrop for a flying dream. I was a general sub for a bit at my old H.S., and the memories I recalled all those years later, as I walked the halls, became one of my bucket list items checked off. That was a big old jack bunny in the out take footage.Keep on truckin'.
Your videos are sure a good way to start my day. I've driven across some of this area and mostly remember the hot winds in July. But this is the country, if you like wide open spaces.
Great job with the video. The wheel of death at Wheeless lived up to its name. Great to see the dogs and the jack rabbit. Easily enough to move you up past #52😂
Thanks John for another great video in this series. You are traveling and telling people's stories of how it used to be and how it is now. I look forward to each one. I'm very appreciative.
This man is so good. Casual Pete. Talks to locals, gets great info and people seem to like him. Got me looking for a 4+4 vehicle. Have a 4+2 ford escape and I think I could make it to most of those places. Decent ground clearance.
Coach, this is by far my favorite video. I know a man from Liberal I used to sell Purina pet foods to and he took me on a couple of road trips in this area but he failed to show me some of these! Love it!
I think the Hitching Post ranch should be 5 stars too. What a great place for the money. It's got a lot more than a boring motel room. I was surprised it was so inexpensive.
Interesting as you droned over Felt the faint shadows of the clouds scurried across the town. Subtle, but a great shot. This part of America seems so remote from the hustle and bustle of the big cities. Glad you took time to cover this area John. Great video of an interesting part of Oklahoma.
I noticed that too. Sometimes I try and wait until the clouds pass so it’s brighter with the drone. Drone probs 😂😂 it’s definitely away from the hustle and bustle - loved it!
Beautiful cabin! Rustic and surrounded by nature. There's so much interesting history, especially the Santa Fe trail info. I enjoyed your choice of music. Well done 😊
Love the video! If you ever decide to sell different stickers or whatnot, I think it would be really cool if you made a design of an old school merry-go-round :)
What’s your musical artist or artists you use for vids? Love it!!! Wonderful area of the West! Unspoiled, wild and pure / planning camping / hiking trip to black mesa asap !!!!
Fascinating part of the country. My wife and I are already thinking about trying to see the play next Easter, and visiting the museum. Thanks for sharing!
Love those wide open spaces. As you mentioned, post offices and Im sure other necessities are far and few in areas like this. That school and auditorium are better kept/respected than some schools in far, far bigger cities. Shows pride in community. Enjoying this series. Safe travels and GOD bless
Thank you very much! Seems a lot of small areas take more pride in their schools than most. Hopefully they can keep their enrollment at a decent level!
Tell the truth Coach. When you entered the small gymnasium, for a very brief moment you felt like Jimmy Chitwood. You made one shot after another...practicing all alone. "I play, coach stays. He goes, I go." ~ Hoosiers 🏀
Mexhoma may not of had any traffic, but there was a bird that was "busting it's buttons" with the way it was singing in the background. It certainly let us know that you were out in the country. That is certainly wide open territory that has a beauty of it's own. I can see why it draws some people to live their lives there. The historical aspects of the area is wonderful and interesting. It looks like a wonderful area to visit and see, especially since there are no pressure from a large population rushing around in their normal pursuit of life. I fear you may not come back and continue showing us the rest of our Mid America world that we live in. We will find you as a hand at the ranch, tea ging those large jackrabbits how to run fast and jump higher! Thank you for another great episode. Cannot wait to see the rest of the area.
Most of the dinosaur exhibits at the Sam Noble museum in Norman, OK are from that area. There are countless digs in that entire panhandle area dating back to the 30s conducted by the University of Oklahoma. Dr Leland Bement has compiled mountains of interesting research in the panhandle. The Cooper Site is an additional perk worthy of checking out if you're heading that way from central Oklahoma.
I went to Boise City High School in 1959 and lived about 16 miles S.E. of there. Got my drivers license but didn't own a vehicle. I remember the towns around Cimerron County, but never visited them. I believe that Keyes had a high school.
Been curious about those parts for some time, been through Boise City some years ago but never explored the region. Very interest tracking you on Google Earth where the Santa Fe Trail ruts are VERY visible for about a 100 miles in that region... Thanks for the tour.
Great video as always brother! I've stayed a night in Boise City, Oklahoma when i was younger and it's always a nice town with the very cool Cimarron County Courthouse at the Boise City roundabout in downtown! It would make my life if I could ever see u, but I can't go to Kansas and I haven't been in quite some time because I'm from Indianapolis, but John, can you do some Indiana videos and the Edwards County Kansas video when u have a chance? Sorry I have a lot of requests but it's because I love u and your amazing videos!
@Hi5Hobby. my cousin and his family lived in Boise City I think it was,then they moved to NE. Arkansas. One or two of them stayed there or moved back to BC. Summers was the last name.
Really interesting video. I grew up in SE Oklahoma but it is a complete different area. My earth science professor said that Oklahoma is unlike other states in that it is not part of a region. Not West, Not midwest, not south. Instead OK is divided into four diffferent regions. Indeed, if you ever go West on I40 then just past El Reno everything changes and it looks like TX panhandle, New Mexico, etc. I can imagine that Cimarron County has hot winds out of the South during the Summer months and COLD winds out of the North after a big front passes through. They had to be tough people who decided to live there.
I wonder what happened to the brite children of Garrett, Oklahoma, an eight-year-old, a four-year-old, and a one year-old all dying within a month’s time. 1907 - Too soon to be the Spanish flu, too late to be an Indian attack, maybe yellow fever or some other malady. Anyways, it must’ve been the most devastating thing ever, I noticed the parents weren’t listed on the grave they must’ve left the area. God bless them.
They all died of diphtheria which is extremely contagious and very deadly for young children. The parents are both buried there too. The cause of death must have been inscripted on the headstone somewhere. I googled Garret ok cemetery and it listed everyone buried there and the inscriptions on the headstones. 18:27
@@davidderton7979 Excellent work on your part. Made me study diphtheria and gain more knowledge on why we are we have a life thats a little better than our ancestors. And to me gathering knowledge is best part of life. Thank you.
That part of Oklahoma is so far west that many people in that county unofficially observe the Mountain Time Zone, because the people there are more closely connected to nearby communities in New Mexico and Colorado, rather than the rest of Oklahoma. Cimarron County doesn't even look like the rest of Oklahoma! The land out there looks much more like the High Plains of Colorado and New Mexico than the rest of Oklahoma.
@@sherriganske4292Just travel west to Iowa, and you will find a bunch of gravel roads! But if you find a road not graveled, do not take a dirt road if it has recently rained, or you may end up walking. I grew up and lived in Louisa County, Iowa, and southeast Iowa has plenty of gravel roads. Enjoy the dust!
And they say there is no room in this country for prisons. I say Cimarron Co OK would be a great place for a prison, they wouldn't even need big walls as anyone who escaped wouldn't be able to get anywhere.
the whole wise guy nation cried out in unison at the unspinnable merry go round 😭
My thoughts exactly! Playground equipment that, well, has seen better days. 😱
Yup. Unthinkable...🤨
😂😂😂
They took ours out for liability issues about 5 yrs. ago. Another good ol' memory gone. Dinosaur, CO
I grew up west of Wheeles, Ok. Went to church at both the Mexhoma and Wheeless church. Played on that mary go round as a child and had family events at the comunity building. You showed the Greens grave sight, that is my Family. Green,Berry, Straub, Odorizzi all my family. I hava family in both Wheeless and Mexhoma Cemitaries. I went to Felt Ok unitl 3rd grade, then Boise City 4th -6th grade. My oldest sister graduated from Felt with 3 in her class. When my parents divorsed I lived in the Community housing in felt for a bit and would shoot pigeons and doves with my bb gun at the grain bins across the street.
Thank you for visiting and taking the time to make these videos. I really enjoyed watching. I only get to go about once a year for memorial day.
Thank you for the nice comment - appreciate it!
It's very refreshing to find people that are actually nice, this day and age . Thanks again for Sharing. 😊
Cimarron County was full of them! Very nice people!
I grew up in Cimarron County. on the curve that turns north between Boise City and Kenton. Went to High School with Jane. Kind of sad that the area has regressed in population, but people have to make a living. It was a good place to grow up. Some fond memories of places and people. Thanks for doing this series. It's a different way to live from the bustle and concrete.
Thanks for the comment - Jane was super nice! I really enjoyed visiting 😊
When I was a kid we lived 60 miles south of this area, in the Texas panhandle. We would play Felt in basketball. We left in 1976 when I was 14. I went back to the area for their all school reunion for the first time in 2019. They treated me like I never left. The people in this area are the nicest people in the U.S.
Doing genealogy I have been amazed at how many German families came to Kansas and the Oklahoma Panhandle in the late 1800's. Great video, always a treat.
Interesting! Thank you!
I’m from the east side of OKLAHOMA, so proud to be from the greatest place on earth! God Bless
Hehe my husband and I just took our kids on a weekend jaunt along Hwy 50 from Garden City to LaJunta/Pueblo and then took them to Raton, NM and over to Dalhart, TX after we saw the NW corner of Texas and the three corners monument. It was a crazy ride to Liberal, KS on Hwy 54 with the wind blowing us back into Kansas! Your videos were definitely inspiration to do that little road trip to see the mountains and see some cool little towns all over! Thanks for your videos!
That is awesome! It can be some difficult travel but I always find these places well worth it by the end!
@@TravelwithaWiseguy That is true. My husband usually works in Wichita but was sent out to Garden for about a month. It was a golden opportunity to go travel some back roads. We even ran into another traveling family at the three corners monument and showed them where it was and headed back to Clayton, NM. We ran into them again in Dalhart, TX lol. It was such an all around good time. I'm already planning the next trip!
When you mentioned Mineral City, I immediately thought, "I've heard of Mineral City in some old western." A quick Google search told me I was not remembering Mineral City, OK. Instead, I was thinking of the fictitious Mineral City where the Roy Rogers Show was filmed. I used to watch Roy and Dale on TV as a child. Thanks for the memory even though it wasn't the same Mineral City. The folks you met on this trip seemed to be good, kind people. Thank you for sharing.
Ha nice one! I wonder how many Mineral Cities are out there! And yes the people were great!
I have the honor of saying that Ty is a very close best friend. Awesome video of the area
He was great! Thank you!
I really love learning about dried up towns like that. So much history to be learned.❤❤ I personally love Oklahoma.
Another awesome video! I was never aware of an entire county being so sparsely populated. Thanks for sharing this adventure.
Thank you! It’s a pretty large county too, so that’s why this is going to be a 3-parter. More of the same in part 3 😊
Your cabin looks awesome and peaceful. I'd give it a 10 out of 10 and better than the Marriott. Thank you for your videos. Gives me something to look forward to when I retire.
Awesome! The “perks” of the cabin like hanging out with the locals give it that great rating!
@TravelwithaWiseguy the people sound nice. I liked the quaintness of the cabin. This may sound crazy but my dream after retirement is moving into a log cabin by The Lake of the Ozarks. Close enough to town and family after retirement. I love the West Coast, but I'm so done with the people who live there. The people that live in the Midwestern states seem so down to earth and friendly.
The Garrett Cemetary photo with three sibling dying the same week is similar to a cemetery I Kansas where three of my grandfather's siblings died the same week. Measles, mumps, polio, cholera, so many awful diseases that we don't see today. Life was harder then. We need to remember that.
My ancestors are buried in small cemetery outside Quinlan eastern panhandle. Love visiting the area. Heart of the dustbowl days. Lotsa history and friendly people.
Now that was a Real man's merry-go-round in Wheeless. Adventure time there pal.
Haha for sure! I think I would’ve broken it 😂
Thoroughly enjoyed your Route 66 interview, happy trails
Glad you enjoyed it!
Timely with the Easter weekend killing of two moms from KS in the Panhandle. Very overlooked area. Thanks
I read about that. Awful.
I enjoyed this. My great-grandfather, Frank Dale Healy, ranched cattle at the Healy Bros. Ranch about 16 miles from Beaver City and was the Sheriff there, a U.S. Deputy Marshal and Register of the Land Office in Woodward, OK before his death in 1904 His wife, Frank Belle (Dow) Healy served as U.S. Commissioner and Postmistress. Our family has a small, dedicated section at the Jones and Plummer Trail Museum in Beaver, OK. According to my family's memoirs, compiled into book form by my brother, Frank Dale Healy IV, titled "They Called it Cimarron - Settling the West, Padre Island to No Man's Land," the conditions were difficult and lawlessness was common. Such beautiful country. I hope to visit someday. Thank you for this informative video!
Thank you! Awesome info - thanks for sharing!
That was definitely an interesting video. I was really impressed by that small town of Felt. It looked like a town that was fairly well maintained. And that was cool that the town folk let you inside that auditorium to look around. Looking forward to more of Cimarron County. Thanks John!
I agree it seemed like a lot of pride there!
Last April, I rode my motorcycle from Mancos back to Arkansas. As soon as I left Boise City torrential rain hit and it was so bad. In No Man's Land there isn't a tree or much else to hide under. Made it to Enid and threw in the towel (literally) for the night. Boise City has a really interesting history.
Oh wow I can imagine it’s a tough place for such a ride!
Boise City was the only town, USA mainland, to be bombed during WW II
@dirtfarmer7472 It was also a shyster town...but people decided to stay and make that area home. I usually take HWY 412 all the way through OK on my rides from Arkansas to Colorado and I always stop in Boise City to get fuel and take a break.
love all of this, so interesting
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I’ve been curious about the Oklahoma panhandle. Thanks for the tour!
One of the more fascinating places I’ve been to!
Wow, I went to high school with Ty Holland! Some 30 years ago and halfway across the state of Oklahoma from Kenton. I could hardly believe it when I saw who you were talking to! Small world, I guess.
Awesome!
Good lord, the lack of trees is just amazing (it really is). Very nice drone work. Gotta mow (argh 94 degrees here). Be good, be safe !!
Yeah it’s a different world out there. Stay cool!
@@TravelwithaWiseguy I just came in to change shirts. That flat black won't work (gotta have white). See ya.
@@bertholini2810Hard to believe that colors make that much difference, but they do. Was just going to do odds and ends, and not do any outside work one day. So I wore a black tee shirt. Ended up doing some yard work for a lady,in the sun. Whew!
@@ronfullerton3162 I'm old. 67 (soon to be 68 shortly). Goodness, what we learned as kids (dark shirt/white shirt). Thank you for your response !
@@bertholini2810 For sure! But I have you beat in the age category. I am 75. I sure do not know where all those years went, but they are gone! Just to look around at the way things are today, I think we had a far better childhood. We were outside breathing far more of that good old outside air. I grew up on a farm, and even though I had plenty of chores and field work to do, there was still plenty of time to get into trouble!
Hey Coach. Good info. Drone @ 12 minutes shows a beautiful stark backdrop for a flying dream. I was a general sub for a bit at my old H.S., and the memories I recalled all those years later, as I walked the halls, became one of my bucket list items checked off. That was a big old jack bunny in the out take footage.Keep on truckin'.
Thank you! Some rugged and beautiful areas to explore out there!
Of all the places you have shown, that one looks like the best vacation ever.
Wow that’s high praise. But probably pretty accurate!
Your videos are sure a good way to start my day. I've driven across some of this area and mostly remember the hot winds in July. But this is the country, if you like wide open spaces.
Absolutely correct! I find something beautiful to be able to explore these areas that are relatively untouched.
Great job with the video. The wheel of death at Wheeless lived up to its name. Great to see the dogs and the jack rabbit. Easily enough to move you up past #52😂
Yes it was definitely out of commission!
Thanks John for another great video in this series. You are traveling and telling people's stories of how it used to be and how it is now. I look forward to each one. I'm very appreciative.
Very nice of you to say 😊
Love your videos my family was from alfalfa county Oklahoma as part of the Oklahoma land rush thanks again!
Thanks for watching! I loved exploring Alfalfa County earlier this year!
This man is so good. Casual Pete. Talks to locals, gets great info and people seem to like him. Got me looking for a 4+4 vehicle. Have a 4+2 ford escape and I think I could make it to most of those places. Decent ground clearance.
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The roof of that gymnasium made it look like an upside-down bouncy house. lol
I know right! Pretty interesting design. I wonder how often a ball hits the roof!
Your videos are so relaxing 😊
Glad you like them! 😎
Cool Area in OK...I visited the Hills in the eastern part .
Coach, this is by far my favorite video. I know a man from Liberal I used to sell Purina pet foods to and he took me on a couple of road trips in this area but he failed to show me some of these!
Love it!
Thank you! I found it fascinating to explore!
I think the Hitching Post ranch should be 5 stars too. What a great place for the money. It's got a lot more than a boring motel room. I was surprised it was so inexpensive.
For sure! Definitely worth the money!
Interesting as you droned over Felt the faint shadows of the clouds scurried across the town. Subtle, but a great shot. This part of America seems so remote from the hustle and bustle of the big cities. Glad you took time to cover this area John. Great video of an interesting part of Oklahoma.
I noticed that too. Sometimes I try and wait until the clouds pass so it’s brighter with the drone. Drone probs 😂😂 it’s definitely away from the hustle and bustle - loved it!
What a great view out the casbin door!!
Yes it was!
Beautiful cabin! Rustic and surrounded by nature. There's so much interesting history, especially the Santa Fe trail info. I enjoyed your choice of music. Well done 😊
Thank you Juanita 😊 someday I’d love to try and follow the Santa Fe Trail!
Love the video! If you ever decide to sell different stickers or whatnot, I think it would be really cool if you made a design of an old school merry-go-round :)
It’s in the works 😊
That Kenton museum looks like a great place to visit. Thanks.
Highly recommended!
Thank you for sharing! I will definitely make a day trip to check it all out.
Have fun! 😊
What’s your musical artist or artists you use for vids? Love it!!!
Wonderful area of the West! Unspoiled, wild and pure / planning camping / hiking trip to black mesa asap !!!!
Thank you! You can find those listed in the description of the video. They are from TH-cam's free music library :)
Fascinating part of the country. My wife and I are already thinking about trying to see the play next Easter, and visiting the museum. Thanks for sharing!
That’s awesome! Sounds fun 😊
Another great trip, interesting details about the area.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Love those wide open spaces. As you mentioned, post offices and Im sure other necessities are far and few in areas like this. That school and auditorium are better kept/respected than some schools in far, far bigger cities. Shows pride in community. Enjoying this series. Safe travels and GOD bless
Thank you very much! Seems a lot of small areas take more pride in their schools than most. Hopefully they can keep their enrollment at a decent level!
Felt OK. Gotta love there.
Clayton New Mexico and the Kiowa National Grassland are cool place too
That was amazing ❤ thankyou take care
Thank you! You too!
I just have to get down there and do some exploring. Great video.
Please do! 😊
Tell the truth Coach. When you entered the small gymnasium, for a very brief moment you felt like Jimmy Chitwood. You made one shot after another...practicing all alone. "I play, coach stays. He goes, I go." ~ Hoosiers 🏀
My Mom and her siblings grew up in the museum.
The countryside around Kenton is beautiful. I could see Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef making a movie around Kenton.
It would be a perfect setting!
Mexhoma may not of had any traffic, but there was a bird that was "busting it's buttons" with the way it was singing in the background. It certainly let us know that you were out in the country.
That is certainly wide open territory that has a beauty of it's own. I can see why it draws some people to live their lives there. The historical aspects of the area is wonderful and interesting. It looks like a wonderful area to visit and see, especially since there are no pressure from a large population rushing around in their normal pursuit of life. I fear you may not come back and continue showing us the rest of our Mid America world that we live in. We will find you as a hand at the ranch, tea ging those large jackrabbits how to run fast and jump higher!
Thank you for another great episode. Cannot wait to see the rest of the area.
I noticed the bird too, announcing a visitor I guess.
@@larryclark4791 Such a nice "Hello" for a newly arrived visitor! What more would a visitor want?
There’s a good bird in the next part too haha. I love it when that’s the only sound out there 😊
Most of the dinosaur exhibits at the Sam Noble museum in Norman, OK are from that area. There are countless digs in that entire panhandle area dating back to the 30s conducted by the University of Oklahoma. Dr Leland Bement has compiled mountains of interesting research in the panhandle. The Cooper Site is an additional perk worthy of checking out if you're heading that way from central Oklahoma.
good job thank you.
Welcome!
COOL 😎...THANKS COACH 😅
You got it 👍🏼😊
I went to Boise City High School in 1959 and lived about 16 miles S.E. of there. Got my drivers license but didn't own a vehicle. I remember the towns around Cimerron County, but never visited them. I believe that Keyes had a high school.
Been curious about those parts for some time, been through Boise City some years ago but never explored the region. Very interest tracking you on Google Earth where the Santa Fe Trail ruts are VERY visible for about a 100 miles in that region... Thanks for the tour.
Really interesting that you could see the ruts - cool 😎
I always enjoy your videos. But the places sure are lonely.
Do you have cell service in those desolate places?🤔
Thank you! It depends. Not much on the NW part of the county, but other places it was decent.
Great job
Thanks!
Best green chili cheeseburger I ever had was at a basketball game at Felt High School. No lie.
Right there in that concession stand!
I love your program . Is there still a pickle capital in Oklahoma???
Childhood memories 😂
I have no about about a pickle capital 😂
Great video as always brother! I've stayed a night in Boise City, Oklahoma when i was younger and it's always a nice town with the very cool Cimarron County Courthouse at the Boise City roundabout in downtown! It would make my life if I could ever see u, but I can't go to Kansas and I haven't been in quite some time because I'm from Indianapolis, but John, can you do some Indiana videos and the Edwards County Kansas video when u have a chance? Sorry I have a lot of requests but it's because I love u and your amazing videos!
Thank you very much! No problem with the requests just not sure when I can get to them as I’ve got some pretty big trips coming up!
@@TravelwithaWiseguy All good but IM EXCITED THAT I HEARD BIG TRIPS COMING UP!!! 😃😃😃
3rd guy in the Easter pageant yellow/blue was one of the 5 arrested for murders! You were at the school also! Before you knew! Love your channel
When you were at the TX-NM-OK corner you were very close to the northwestern corner of Texas which was a short distance to the west
Yep! I stopped by 😊
That grave marker at 18:47 was very sad, three children all dying in less than one week.
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In the Garrett Cemetery you showed a marker for 3 small children who died within 4 days of each other in 1907. So sad.
Very sad 😔
Ralley was in the Griggs area and a PO at least around 1910-11.
On your travles do you see alot of people traveling by bicycles across america?
Not a ton but everyone once in a while I do.
Ty at the Kenton museum has a great cowboy hat! Anyone know what brand that is?
Except for the oil, I see why no one stayed. Great storytelling.
Thank you!!
Good video!
Thanks!
Interesting how Wheeless got it's name.
You should try to find the Patrick lift in Oklahoma and do a video about them.
i spent about 10 years in lawton one month.
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You really know how to pack a lot of life into one month!
@Hi5Hobby. my cousin and his family lived in Boise City I think it was,then they moved to NE. Arkansas. One or two of them stayed there or moved back to BC. Summers was the last name.
Really interesting video. I grew up in SE Oklahoma but it is a complete different area. My earth science professor said that Oklahoma is unlike other states in that it is not part of a region. Not West, Not midwest, not south. Instead OK is divided into four diffferent regions. Indeed, if you ever go West on I40 then just past El Reno everything changes and it looks like TX panhandle, New Mexico, etc. I can imagine that Cimarron County has hot winds out of the South during the Summer months and COLD winds out of the North after a big front passes through. They had to be tough people who decided to live there.
Oklahoma is so different from one side to the other. Kansas is like that in a way as well when you compare the Kansas City area with the far west.
My grandfather was born in Wheeless in 1907.
That was a big bunny. The bunny (bunnies) are rather small around my neighborhood.
I thought so too!
Great video! 👍
Thank you! 👍
Ive been wanting to get a bike and go ride that tri state area
Would be an adventure!
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The government is building a giant migrant apartment complex there!😢
Like the bobwire collection
I wonder what happened to the brite children of Garrett, Oklahoma, an eight-year-old, a four-year-old, and a one year-old all dying within a month’s time. 1907 - Too soon to be the Spanish flu, too late to be an Indian attack, maybe yellow fever or some other malady. Anyways, it must’ve been the most devastating thing ever, I noticed the parents weren’t listed on the grave they must’ve left the area. God bless them.
I know such a prominent marker there. Very curious.
They all died of diphtheria which is extremely contagious and very deadly for young children. The parents are both buried there too. The cause of death must have been inscripted on the headstone somewhere. I googled Garret ok cemetery and it listed everyone buried there and the inscriptions on the headstones. 18:27
@@davidderton7979 Excellent work on your part. Made me study diphtheria and gain more knowledge on why we are we have a life thats a little better than our ancestors. And to me gathering knowledge is best part of life. Thank you.
Looks to me like the flint hills area would be 10 times better pasture.
from oc california but i love to see how life is in less populated places here in the usa
That part of Oklahoma is so far west that many people in that county unofficially observe the Mountain Time Zone, because the people there are more closely connected to nearby communities in New Mexico and Colorado, rather than the rest of Oklahoma. Cimarron County doesn't even look like the rest of Oklahoma! The land out there looks much more like the High Plains of Colorado and New Mexico than the rest of Oklahoma.
I watch for a place to live. I rarely see good phone numbers to try.
Explore Callaway County Missouri
You drive roads I do not think they are open
Sometimes it’s hard to tell haha
@TravelwithaWiseguy I live in illinois not many gravel roads
@@sherriganske4292Just travel west to Iowa, and you will find a bunch of gravel roads! But if you find a road not graveled, do not take a dirt road if it has recently rained, or you may end up walking. I grew up and lived in Louisa County, Iowa, and southeast Iowa has plenty of gravel roads. Enjoy the dust!
And they say there is no room in this country for prisons. I say Cimarron Co OK would be a great place for a prison, they wouldn't even need big walls as anyone who escaped wouldn't be able to get anywhere.
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