At last, the event I have been looking forward to all summer – the Stratford Peach Festival – has arrived, and it did not disappoint! Last Saturday, I had one goal and one goal only – to eat peaches in as many ways possible. As I made my way to ...

The Chisholm Trail Heritage Center is dedicated to celebrating the history, art and culture of the Chisholm Trail, the American cowboy and the American West. Like a lot of Oklahomans, I was raised on a red dirt road, miles from town and learned to care for our livestock before myself. ...

  There are few things I find more promising than rural Oklahoma. As a girl who was raised with a rural route address, small towns have a special place in my heart. It’s here, in the heartbeat of Oklahoma, you’ll find a little piece of magic ...

It was just me and my Canon SLR heading down to Pauls Valley. I typically attend events solo; however, a wingman (or two) would have been delightful. Next year, I'll be scheduling an entire caravan for this event.     Maybe we should take a few steps back. What ...

  Three-thirty a.m. came early yesterday, especially considering my head didn't land on a pillow until midnight. Sounds ridiculous, I'm aware; however, trying to sleep with Striper fishing dancing around in my head was almost impossible. When my alarm sounded, I was up-and-at-'em for a short 2.5...

The Brickfest Festival in Pauls Valley is always a fun time!  At the end of a brick road (fitting, right?) I found the Santa Fe Depot Area, lined with vendor booths beginning at 3 p.m. on Friday, and they didn’t close up shop until late Saturday. Vendor ...

Tishomingo, Okla., is the largest city in Johnston County, Oklahoma. Main Street is an attraction photographers would use and probably have used as the subject for many photographs. Luckily, I could make a trip on a beautiful day before spring storms arrived! Purely out of curiosity, my research confirmed this ...

So many places in Chickasaw Country continue to pleasantly surprise me. As an Oklahoma resident for most of my life, it's truly amazing how many places I've never visited. Some are stunning, architecturally speaking, while others allow my abstract randomness to thrive in a child-like atmosphere. For example, ...

Davis, Okla. is a hot spot for summer activities and novice photographers. The latter is obviously my personal addition. With my limited knowledge of photography and my Canon 7D, I was pretty pleased with the outcome of the images. Turner Falls Park, Oklahoma’s oldest park, is home to ...

  The Chickasaw Cultural Center opened in Sulphur, OK in 2010 and sits on a sprawling 184 acres of land. The architecture, landscaping and activities are next to none.     When the four tires on my car turned into the parking lot, I'm 99 percent sure my stomach dropped to the ...