July 23, 2022 - Bartlesville, Oklahoma - 230 miles

Sooz and I had an early start and checked into our hotel in Bartlesville just after noon as the temperature was approaching the mid 90s. We cooled off and then visited Woolaroc. Below is a description of Woolaroc taken from Wikipedia. We drove through the preserve and visited the Museum and former lodge.

Woolaroc is a museum and wildlife preserve located in the Osage Hills of Northeastern Oklahoma on Oklahoma State Highway 123 about 12 mi (19 km) southwest of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, and 45 mi (72 km) north of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Woolaroc was established in 1925 as the ranch retreat of oilman Frank Phillips. The ranch is a 3,700-acre (1,500 ha) wildlife preserve, home to over 30 different species of native and exotic wildlife, such as bison, elk and longhorn cattle. Woolaroc is also a museum with a collection of Western art and artifacts, American Indian material, and one of the largest collections of Colt firearms in the world. Also on display is Woolaroc, the aircraft that won the ill-fated Dole Air Race in 1927. Woolaroc features a nature trail and a living history area inviting visitors to experience the natural environment of Woolaroc, the life in a pre-Civil War 1840s mountain man camp.

I have posted below several pictures from the art and artifact collection at Woolarac. It was very impressive. The large collection of bronze pieces made a big impression on Sooz and me.

Plaques at the entrance to Woolaroc- the name is an abbreviation of the words woods-lakes-rocks. Kind of a weak name if you ask me but that's what they told us.

Many of the bronze pieces were by Richard Greeves and Joe Beeler

Collection of patented barbed wire designs

Pieces made from quills, mostly porcupine 

Head pots

Original bronze used to design the memorial in D.C.

One room of several including a massive collection