Catching Up - Victoria Springs State Park and Beyond

June 21, 2011

From the last time I posted until now, we have traveled many miles and seen many places.  I did not have good service until we arrived here at Ellsworth AFB.  I have a lot of pictures but I am going to have to make this posting just a sample.


After leaving Grand Island, NE, we stopped for the night at Victoria Springs State Park in Nebraska.  This was a nice park but rather small.  Going to the park, we drove through this small town called Anselmo, NE.  Here we stopped to take a look inside these old buildings.

It seems that all towns have at least one mural depicting western life.

This small town was no exception.

Inside the park, there were two other old log buildings.  We just had to take a peak.

Victoria Springs State Park is a beautiful park with may tall Cottonwoods.

After our nights stay, we traveled on across the Nebraska landscape.  We drove through the Sandhills  and onto the plains of cattle country. 

Wait.....What Is That.....Carhenge is up ahead, so of course we had to stop!

After some lunch in the camper, we continued our journey through more of the hill country of Nebraska and saw some Texas Longhorns.

The buttes of Nebraska are breathtaking.

Here we are entering Ft. Robinson State Park

Ft. Robinson State Park is a posting all by itself.

Stuhr Pioneer Museum

We decided to stay one extra day here in Grand Island, NE because of winds and the weather reports that tomorrow should be better.  So, today we visited the Stuhr Pioneer Museum and Railroad Town 1891.  The museum is really nice.  I didn't get pictures because of no flash photographer, but it is definitely something to see. 

 Railroad Town 1891

The town is a living history town.  The town's residents dressed in period clothing.

My first Sarsaparilla.  Taste like Root Beer.

Shoe Shop

I'll take a pair, at those prices.

Loved the iron work.

One street of the town.

We had a really nice time stepping back in history.

  

Family Reunion

On Saturday, June 17th we traveled to Butler, Mo for the Lockard 34th family reunion (Glenn's family),  We had a fun time seeing aunts, uncles and cousins that we had not seen in a good while.

It was good to see Marvin and Louise from Arizona, but they had to leave before I could get a picture.

Here are a few pictures of the family.  There were eight girls in the Lockard family.  Ester, Rachel, Ada, Anna, Mila, Mae, Ellen (Glenn's mother) and Pheobe (not in that order).  I didn't get some of the family groups, but some are pictured below. Of the eight, there are only three left. Aunt Ada, Aunt Anna and Anna Mila.  Aunt Anna and Aunt Mila could not make it because they were not feeling well. They are both over 90 years old.




Aunt Mae's (deceased)  family

 


Aunt Rachel's (deceased) family

 

We represented Ellen's (deceased) family.






Aunt Ester's (deceased) family represented.

 

Aunt Ada and her family.



Beverly and her grandkids.





Bryan, Tonia's son.

The next generation.

Sights of PowWow - Royal Ranger Style

Today the Royal Ranger PowWow came to a close.  We have really enjoyed ourselves here and they even gave us a camp site to park our home.  They have five camp sites and plan to add more.


The grounds belong to the Oklahoma Royal Rangers.  The Assemblies of God youth of Oklahoma have their own campgrounds.  Most states have to share facilities.  The Royal Ranger land is 120 acres.

This facility is probably one of the best nation wide.




Activities Center
This building also houses a kitchen, rooms for bunks, restrooms and
showers and the basement is reinforced to be a tornado shelter.

Sports Center
storage



Various game were available for the boys. 

Archery, Paint Ball, Football Goal compitition, Hawk and Knife Throw  (just to name a few)

Sheriff Bill

 

Outpost can build their own cabin.

Restrooms and showers.

Building is the FCF store.

FCF Store

Blacksmith Shop

Blacksmith

Lodges

Dinning Area

Snack Bar was a favorite.

One camp had their own chuckwagon and chuckwagon cook, a RR Commander

Glenn and a new friend trying out their skill.
Knife and Hawk throw.


Evening Service

 Boys presenting a skit.

Amphitheater

Another skit by the boys.

Lighting the counsil fire with flint and steel.

Success.

End of service worship.