As their brochure states, this is not your "Average Rusty, Dusty Museum. They have an interactive 4-D theater, The Trail Experience, that depicts a cattle drive to Abilene. The wind blows, the floor and seats shake when they have a stampede and you feel the rain during the storm. The cowboys that undertook this endeavor earned $100 for 100 days on the trail. The Trail Boss was in charge and second in command was the cook. The fare was usually bacon, beans, biscuits and strong coffee. The other theater had an animatronic Jesse Chisolm who explained he never drove cattle on the Trail. He was transporting trade goods from Texas to Council Grove, KS and later trail bosses just followed his wagon wheel tracks.
Gene tried his hand at roping a steer (stationary). He looked quite the part with his black hat. Again I enjoyed the paintings and sculptures in the Garis Gallery of the American West. It was another delightful look into the history of the West.
We then traveled to Sulphur, OK to the Corps of Engineer campground, The Point at Chickasaw National Recreation Area. This was another secluded area with lots of woods surrounding the site. There were a lot of tent campers and I was most appreciative of my RV and air conditioning.
Pictures of Chisholm Trail and then on to my last post for this part of the trip.
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