In the furthering adventures with Mom, we took on Woolaroc today. The name Woolaroc is a portmanteau of the words woods, lakes, and rocks that are featured in the beautiful Osage Hills of northeast Oklahoma where the ranch is located. The name was originally intended for the ranch house, but it soon became the name for the entire Frank Phillips ranch.
I have great memories of visiting Woolaroc as a child and memories of Jon and I taking the kids there when they were young. Woolaroc was built in 1925 as the ranch retreat of oilman Frank Phillips. The ranch is a 3,700 acre wildlife preserve, home to over 30 different species of native and exotic wildlife, such as buffalo, elk and longhorn cattle. It 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 Philip's aircraft that won the ill-fated Dole Air Race in 1927.
Mom and I went out on a nature trail and a living history area to experience the natural environment of Woolaroc, and the life in a pre-Civil War 1840's mountain man camp. We both shot rifles and listened to great stories.
He answered, “I tell you, if these were silent, the very stones would cry out.” Luke 19:40
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