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Photography of the Day: Lake Jed Johnson


The granite hills of southwest Oklahoma known as the Wichita Mountains are pictures waiting to be captured. – by J.Wade Harrell, author of Shadows of Siernod and Flames of Palamarr

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Photography of the Day: New Year’s Day in the Wichita Mountains


A beautiful New Years Day in the Wichitas A sunny winter day, upon an open prairie, a beast from the past finds a nice bed of grass to rest upon and bathe in the afternoon sun. A reminder of how … Continue reading

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Photography of the Day: Sunset on the Lake


Sunset on Lake Lawtonka at the close of a mild Oklahoma Day At the end of a nice Oklahoma December day, the shadow of Mt. Scott looms over a calm Lake Lawtonka. Like a blazing fire, the dying sun explodes … Continue reading

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Photography of the Day


Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge A couple of drives through the Wichita Mountains presented us with these photos. – by J.Wade Harrell, author of Shadows of Siernod and Flames of Palamarr

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Unearthed: First Film of All American Indian Cast Shot in The Wichita Mountains


How this film survived is a wonder. It was found in the possession of a private investigator in North Carolina trying to collect a fee. Continue reading

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