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Officially named the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Reserve, it is part of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service system, and is located in Southwest Oklahoma near Lawton. It is full of all kinds of outdoors fun! It contains a small mountain range, canyons, a protected wildlife area with Bison, Longhorn Cattle and Elk on 59,000 acres. There are miles of hiking trails as well as lakes, scenic areas, picnic areas, camping areas and even a place to hang out and watch prairie dogs doing what they do (which appears to consist of watching the humans and eating). It is also a very popular area for rock climbing with lots of granite walls and rock to work with.
The canyon where this waterfall is located is one of my favorite places in the area. It is a bit of a hike from the closest point you can get to by car but definitely worth the effort, especially since it is a little further away than many people venture out, so there is not a huge crowd there, and you could find yourself there co...

Photographer - Adventurer - Explorer - Artist I create beautiful landscapes, cityscapes, night time landscapes and night sky images to hang on your walls or to license for commercial uses such as book illustrations, advertising, travel industry, etc. The first memory I can recall of being fascinated with photography was when I was in the 7th grade in Art class. I had the opportunity to build a pinhole camera from scratch and then use it to make photographs which I developed in the dark room. Fast forward quite a few years and I am still fascinated with photography and excited about the ability to use it to create art that conveys the feeling, beauty and awe of the world, the way I see and feel it in person. I love to explore,...