In the early twentieth century segregation touched every facet of life, including health care. Okmulgee’s African American community came together in the 1920s to build a hospital providing care to many who could not afford it. With the advent of integration the Okmulgee Colored Hospital closed its doors, but it has retained its historic integrityContinue reading “Preserving the Okmulgee Colored Hospital”
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Book Review: 2Up and Overloaded by Tim Notier
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The Long Road Home by Travis Monroe (outdoorx4.com)
Nice work by author and photographer Travis Monroe, photographer Jake Dragoo, and of course Bill Dragoo, and a few of my photos too, in “The Long Road Home,” featured in OutdoorX4, Issue 38:
Arkansas: Natural Treasure
Read my article, Arkansas Natural Treasure, published in OutdoorX4’s Issue 37, here:
New Articles Posted
Two new OutdoorX4 articles are now available on my blog: A Day and a Night in Chaco Canyon, and a build article that Bill wrote and I photographed about our Toyota 4Runner, with images from our trip on the California Backcountry Discovery Route. Here are links to each of them: Chaco Canyon – OutdoorX4 IssueContinue reading “New Articles Posted”
Notier’s Frontiers book review in ADVMoto
Here’s my review of Tim Notier’s book, Maiden Voyage, from the May/June 2018 issue of ADVMoto magazine! ADVMoto May 2018 – Maiden Voyage – review by Susan Dragoo
Wade in the Water
Artist Deborah Kaspari and I drove and hiked all over Oklahoma doing research for our latest story for Oklahoma Today, “Wade in the Water.” Read it here: WadeintheWaterND17 And here’s a fun blog post about the origins of the story, “No Trail, No Problem:: https://susandragoo.com/2015/07/02/no-trail-no-problem/ And, a couple of related posts: https://susandragoo.com/2016/12/09/kiamichi-country/ https://susandragoo.com/2015/09/08/canadian-sunset/
Rocking Moab
Thrilled to see my photos accompanying Steve Larsen’s article, Rocking Moab, in the January 2018 issue of Motorcycle Consumer News. It’s about our six-day adventure in southeastern Utah with MotoDiscovery and DART! Moab Article – Jan 2018
3 Step Hideaway
It’s a popular stop along the Trans-America Trail, and only a few miles from the Utah Backcountry Discovery Route, so 3 Step Hideaway isn’t exactly hidden, but it is certainly remote. That remoteness is a big part of its charm, along with the scenery, the easy access to great motorcycle roads and trails, and theContinue reading “3 Step Hideaway”
Five Historic Places in Oklahoma You’ve Probably Never Seen (But Should)
The history of Oklahoma didn’t begin with statehood in 1907 or even with the Land Run of 1889. Early inhabitants left plenty of archaeological evidence of their presence, but except for the well known Spiro Mounds Historic Site, you can’t get to those places and even if you could there might be nothing to see.Continue reading “Five Historic Places in Oklahoma You’ve Probably Never Seen (But Should)”
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