The Last Day of Okalhoma with Prarie Dogs and Super Heroes

Today was our last full day in Oklahoma and we went to all of the National Parks in Oklahoma, so what we did was go to two unique places in Oklahoma, the Toy and Action Figure Museum and the Wichita Mountains. Today we got up and went to Starbucks, and then we went to the Toy and Action Figure Museum. When we got there the first room was the gift shop. Then we found the museum part. The museum part was organized with the Oklahoma Comic section, super heroes, movie people like Star Wars and G.I. Joe, and a mix of action figures in a pretend room. After that we went to a restaurant called Meers. Meers is famous for having tasty longhorn cattle burgers. Then we went to the Wichita Mountains. We went to the visitor center and we saw longhorns and buffalo. After that we went to Prairie Dog Town. We saw a lot of Prairie Dogs. After that we saw some more buffalo and took pictures. Then we went to the top of Mt. Scott. There we saw a great view of Oklahoma but it was really windy. Then we left the mountain and went to Sonic and ordered some slushies and Sonic Blasts. That is the last time some people would go to Sonic for the rest of their life. The last thing we would do before we have to go to the Airport is to go to Chipotle with Ranger Lauren and Ranger Chris.

College, Bombings, and Sonic oh my.

This morning we got up at our hotel and headed for school. Not Stuart Hobson, but Oklahoma University which is near Norman and is home of the Sooners. We went into the parking lot where we were met by Mr. Eugene. He gave us a cap and said for us to go the visitor center. There we met by a man named John Paul. He gave us a tour of the Campus. He took us to the Library, Cafeteria, Football Stadium, The Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher Garden, and a fountain made by rocks from the different counties of Oklahoma. After the tour, we went to Mr. Eugene's office. Then we went to the bookstore to buy some souvenirs and clothes. Then we went to a sandwich store called Which Wich. What is unique about Which Wich is that you place the order on your own bag. There we met two college students named Kiera and Najah.

After that we to the Oklahoma National Memorial or the Oklahoma Bombing Memorial. The story goes that a man named Timothy McVeigh put a bomb in the Alfread P. Murrow building and left. On April 19th 1995 at 9:02 AM, the bomb exploded and killed 168 people. The memorial had two tablets with 9:01 and 9:03, freezing the 9:02 moment when the bomb exploded. The memorial had 168 chairs, one for every dead victim and some were smaller to represented the children killed. After we left the memorial, we went to the Sonic HQ and got some slushies. Then we went to the Landrun Monument. Then we went to Cracker Barrel for dinner and that was the rest of the day

The Battle of Washita

We started by going to a Starbucks. We then had a three hour drive to Washita Battlefield. Before we got there, we watched a video that explains the battle of Washita. Soon we got to the new visitor center. The first thing we did was enter a room with animal skins and blankets on the floor. We were supposed to imagine it to be a tee pee. There, a lady who was a Cheyenne Indian brought us some artifacts that would be in a tee pee. Next we went to a surgeon who was talking about the medical technology of the 1860s, we went back to the tee pee and talked about warrior shields. Then we got to make one. After that we got our stamps and bought stuff at the gift shop. We then drove to the actual battle site where the entire thing happened. There, we saw the place where the village was, where Black Kettle was killed, the place where the ponies were killed and where Custer was looking at the battle scene. After that we said good bye to Washita and we headed for the hotel. On the way we went to Sonic, Applebee's, and a trading store where we bought souvenirs. Our day then ended when we arrived at the Marriott.

A Day at Sulphur OK (and a terrible smell)

At 7:15 AM we got up from bed and got dress and our stuff for the day. We saw Ms. Trenkle in a National Park Service Uniform. We got into "Phill" or our car and headed for the town of Sulphur, Oklahoma. On the way we saw a store that sold garbage. The first place we went to was the Viz or the Visitor Center. There we saw Ranger Lauren and Ranger Chris. We toured the place and then went to the Vendome Well. We had to get mineral water there and MAN did it smell. That water smelled like rotten eggs. The reason it stank is because there was sulfer in it. After we had that smell we went to the National Park headquarters for Oklahoma and met some rangers. We also talked to Superintendent Bruce and asked him some questions. After that we went to a school that had an elementary school, middle school, and high school rolled into one. We saw a presentation on the parks at Oklaholma and then we showed a presentation for them. We got to go to their playground for a few minutes and then we went to Chickasaw. There we went to Pavillion Springs and a nearby stream. We then went to the Lincoln Bridge. We went to the Flower Gardens and saw a river near by. After that we went to a restaurant called Mazzio. After that we went to the Buffalo Pen. There were seven of them. After that we went to a cliff and see a view of Sulphur, after that we went to see some more spring, we went to the Nature Building. There we saw two owls named Prince and Daphine. We also saw a movie. After that we went to a waterfall called Little Niagra. We unfortunaltely had to say goodbye to Ranger Lauren. After that we went by the man made lake. We then went to a store that sold fried pies, they were very traditional.

The First Day of Okaholma

We all started at Baltimore Washington International Airport. We met each other at the front of the Southwest gate. We went past the security gate and waited to board the plane. We boarded and we all sat in different places. When we got to the airport, we got our luggage and went to the Dollar stand. We got into a Chevy and headed to the Marriott and put our luggage in our room. We went to a Target or Tarje as Ms. Trenkle calls it. We bought all kinds of food for the day. After that we went to the hotel to put the stuff away. Finally we went to the restaurant Pei Wei with ranger Lauren and her husband. We went to that and had pool and fitness time.

Washington Monument

One day on mid October, 19th 2009, about 12 STAMPS students headed for the Washington Monument.


We headed for Union Station and went on the Metro to the Smithsonian Stop. There we went to the Washington Monument. On the way we met Park Ranger Jen and Ranger Bethany.


We went inside and waited in a big line to get to the top.


When we got to the elevator, it went non stop to the top of the monument. We could see a lot of D.C. from where we were.


Ranger Jen brought a paper "Flat Stanley" to the monument and took pictures with him.


Downstairs one floor was a little museum on the monument. That was small so we finished quickly and went to the elevator. We were supposed to see the bricks on the way down but the stairs were poorly conditioned at the time. We left the monument and walked outside it. There we got our official passport for whenever we go to a National Park.




We left and that was the first and not the last National Park we went to for the school year.