2018 Woolaroc & Keystone State Park

Woolaroc stands for "wood", "water", and "rock". It is a collection of paintings some of which were done by Frederic Remington, Charles M. Russel, William R. Leigh, Thomas Moran and others. 

Also in the collection are more contemporary artists such as Wilson Harley, John Clymer, Clark Hulings, and others. 

Much of this collection was personally acquired by Frank Phillips (founder of Phillips Petroleum aka Phillips 66) and has been enhanced by donations from other members of the Phillips family.

The collection also includes pieces of sculpture by western artists including Remington and Russell. The collection is located on his ranch in Oklahoma which has since been turned into a protected area and museum. In addition, there are exotic animals from all over the world which roam these lands freely. In October 2018, JoAnn and I had a chance to visit Woolaroc and also Keystone State Park as part of a very lately celebrated 30th wedding anniversary.

 The visit was outstanding. We will always remember our trip.






Woolaroc

This sign in on the road going into the ranch. There is a strong Indian influence in the collection and the ranch.

This is Frank Phillips and his wife's home on the property and is very large and spacious. 

Different animal species range freely all over the ranch land now donated to the state. Very interesting to see each animal in the "wild".

Joann with Duayne who is married to Joann's daughter Janet. They drove us out to see the area. This is the front of the museum.

Authentic Indian pottery is part of the collection.

Original model of Lincoln sitting in his chair. Used for the model in Washington, DC.

One of the main rooms in the museum. Note the variety of pieces in the collection. There are several rooms such as this.

Indian dress.

There are dozens of hand made statues in the collection all bearing a western theme.

Another room.

Actual head dress worn by local Indians in the area. 

Another statue hand made by an artist.

Amazing collection of animals. The animals actually lived on the ranch and died a natural death and then were preserved.

Replica of an Indian village. The figures are hand carved from wood. 

The view from the front porch of Frank's house. Astonishing. 








Keystone State Park

JoAnn at Keystone.

Floating Docks.

Keystone Lake. Windy and cold.

Keystone Dam

Eisenhower State Park TX

The park is located in Grayson County TX and is 423.1 acres in size. It was opened to the public in 1958 and named after Dwight D. Eisenhower who was born in Dennison, TX. The park is open throughout the year and offers opportunities for picnicking, hiking, fishing, boating, and water skiing among other sports. 

Here is JoAnn at the park entrance. The weather was quite nice with warm temperatures.

We have parked at a marina on an small arm of the lake. Boat docks can be seen in the background. Not many people were out today.

At another spot on the lake is the gas station and grocery store for the boaters.

Panorama of shore and lake.

Telephoto view of the lake from the pier across from the gas station. On the other shore is Oklahoma.

Panorama of small inlet with dock houses.





Here is JoAnn sitting at the entrance of the yacht club which is located within the park.