Cimarron County, Oklahoma ||| No Man's Land ||| Population 2,296

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We continue our adventure around Cimarron County, Oklahoma, aka No Man's Land! I stayed at the Hitching Post Cabin near Kenton and met up with Ty Holland at the Kenton Museum. Then we head down through Black Mesa State Park for some incredible views. From there we check out some old rock carvings before visiting some ghost towns over towards New Mexico. We end up on some beautiful backroads and end up the day staying the night in Boise City!
T-shirt: I love big tetons (Grand Teton National Park)
Part 107 certified drone operator
0:00 Hitching Post Ranch
2:44 Easter Pageant
3:39 Kenton
6:33 Black Mesa State Park/Lake Carl Etling
7:23 Santa Fe Trail
9:25 Autograph Rock
10:48 Wheeless
12:06 Mexhoma
13:26 Three State Marker
14:15 Felt
20:44 Outtakes
Music
Western Spaghetti - Chris Haugen
Back to Portland - TrackTribe
Birdseye Blues - Dan Lebowitz

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29 июн 2024

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@stevemccoy8138 9 дней назад

It's very refreshing to find people that are actually nice, this day and age . Thanks again for Sharing. 😊

@TravelwithaWiseguy 9 дней назад

Cimarron County was full of them! Very nice people!

@gazooberful 9 дней назад

the whole wise guy nation cried out in unison at the unspinnable merry go round 😭

@papabear562 9 дней назад

My thoughts exactly! Playground equipment that, well, has seen better days. 😱

@rosiemcnaughton9933 9 дней назад

Yup. Unthinkable...🤨

@TravelwithaWiseguy 9 дней назад

😂😂😂

@garyarnett1220 4 дня назад

They took ours out for liability issues about 5 yrs. ago. Another good ol' memory gone. Dinosaur, CO

@takemeback70s 9 дней назад

Doing genealogy I have been amazed at how many German families came to Kansas and the Oklahoma Panhandle in the late 1800's. Great video, always a treat.

@TravelwithaWiseguy 8 дней назад

Interesting! Thank you!

@johnfun3394 8 дней назад

I’m from the east side of OKLAHOMA, so proud to be from the greatest place on earth! God Bless

@sammyhammy78 9 дней назад

Hehe my husband and I just took our kids on a weekend jaunt along Hwy 50 from Garden City to LaJunta/Pueblo and then took them to Raton, NM and over to Dalhart, TX after we saw the NW corner of Texas and the three corners monument. It was a crazy ride to Liberal, KS on Hwy 54 with the wind blowing us back into Kansas! Your videos were definitely inspiration to do that little road trip to see the mountains and see some cool little towns all over! Thanks for your videos!

@TravelwithaWiseguy 9 дней назад

That is awesome! It can be some difficult travel but I always find these places well worth it by the end!

@sammyhammy78 9 дней назад

@@TravelwithaWiseguy That is true. My husband usually works in Wichita but was sent out to Garden for about a month. It was a golden opportunity to go travel some back roads. We even ran into another traveling family at the three corners monument and showed them where it was and headed back to Clayton, NM. We ran into them again in Dalhart, TX lol. It was such an all around good time. I'm already planning the next trip!

@vickiwood9192 9 дней назад

When you mentioned Mineral City, I immediately thought, "I've heard of Mineral City in some old western." A quick Google search told me I was not remembering Mineral City, OK. Instead, I was thinking of the fictitious Mineral City where the Roy Rogers Show was filmed. I used to watch Roy and Dale on TV as a child. Thanks for the memory even though it wasn't the same Mineral City. The folks you met on this trip seemed to be good, kind people. Thank you for sharing.

@TravelwithaWiseguy 9 дней назад

Ha nice one! I wonder how many Mineral Cities are out there! And yes the people were great!

@geraldcrichton2506 9 дней назад

I have the honor of saying that Ty is a very close best friend. Awesome video of the area

@TravelwithaWiseguy 8 дней назад

He was great! Thank you!

@sueelliott3206 9 дней назад

Another awesome video! I was never aware of an entire county being so sparsely populated. Thanks for sharing this adventure.

@TravelwithaWiseguy 9 дней назад

Thank you! It’s a pretty large county too, so that’s why this is going to be a 3-parter. More of the same in part 3 😊

@cherylkosmerl3668 9 дней назад

Your cabin looks awesome and peaceful. I'd give it a 10 out of 10 and better than the Marriott. Thank you for your videos. Gives me something to look forward to when I retire.

@TravelwithaWiseguy 9 дней назад

Awesome! The “perks” of the cabin like hanging out with the locals give it that great rating!

@cherylkosmerl3668 9 дней назад

@TravelwithaWiseguy the people sound nice. I liked the quaintness of the cabin. This may sound crazy but my dream after retirement is moving into a log cabin by The Lake of the Ozarks. Close enough to town and family after retirement. I love the West Coast, but I'm so done with the people who live there. The people that live in the Midwestern states seem so down to earth and friendly.

@ErinLogan-gs5ki 9 дней назад

I really love learning about dried up towns like that. So much history to be learned.❤❤ I personally love Oklahoma.

@Scott.Newmaster 9 дней назад

Now that was a Real man's merry-go-round in Wheeless. Adventure time there pal.

@TravelwithaWiseguy 9 дней назад

Haha for sure! I think I would’ve broken it 😂

@elizabethmurray3221 9 дней назад

I’ve been curious about the Oklahoma panhandle. Thanks for the tour!

@TravelwithaWiseguy 9 дней назад

One of the more fascinating places I’ve been to!

@bertholini2810 9 дней назад

Good lord, the lack of trees is just amazing (it really is). Very nice drone work. Gotta mow (argh 94 degrees here). Be good, be safe !!

@TravelwithaWiseguy 9 дней назад

Yeah it’s a different world out there. Stay cool!

@bertholini2810 9 дней назад

@@TravelwithaWiseguy I just came in to change shirts. That flat black won't work (gotta have white). See ya.

@ronfullerton3162 9 дней назад

@@bertholini2810Hard to believe that colors make that much difference, but they do. Was just going to do odds and ends, and not do any outside work one day. So I wore a black tee shirt. Ended up doing some yard work for a lady,in the sun. Whew!

@bertholini2810 8 дней назад

@@ronfullerton3162 I'm old. 67 (soon to be 68 shortly). Goodness, what we learned as kids (dark shirt/white shirt). Thank you for your response !

@ronfullerton3162 8 дней назад

@@bertholini2810 For sure! But I have you beat in the age category. I am 75. I sure do not know where all those years went, but they are gone! Just to look around at the way things are today, I think we had a far better childhood. We were outside breathing far more of that good old outside air. I grew up on a farm, and even though I had plenty of chores and field work to do, there was still plenty of time to get into trouble!

@scottieray 9 дней назад

Last April, I rode my motorcycle from Mancos back to Arkansas. As soon as I left Boise City torrential rain hit and it was so bad. In No Man's Land there isn't a tree or much else to hide under. Made it to Enid and threw in the towel (literally) for the night. Boise City has a really interesting history.

@TravelwithaWiseguy 8 дней назад

Oh wow I can imagine it’s a tough place for such a ride!

@dirtfarmer7472 7 дней назад

Boise City was the only town, USA mainland, to be bombed during WW II

@scottieray 7 дней назад

@dirtfarmer7472 It was also a shyster town...but people decided to stay and make that area home. I usually take HWY 412 all the way through OK on my rides from Arkansas to Colorado and I always stop in Boise City to get fuel and take a break.

@agoodlife2 9 дней назад

Thoroughly enjoyed your Route 66 interview, happy trails

@TravelwithaWiseguy 9 дней назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@papabear562 9 дней назад

That was definitely an interesting video. I was really impressed by that small town of Felt. It looked like a town that was fairly well maintained. And that was cool that the town folk let you inside that auditorium to look around. Looking forward to more of Cimarron County. Thanks John!

@TravelwithaWiseguy 8 дней назад

I agree it seemed like a lot of pride there!

@Kansas66 9 дней назад

Timely with the Easter weekend killing of two moms from KS in the Panhandle. Very overlooked area. Thanks

@TravelwithaWiseguy 9 дней назад

I read about that. Awful.

@edwardaustin740 6 дней назад

Thanks John for another great video in this series. You are traveling and telling people's stories of how it used to be and how it is now. I look forward to each one. I'm very appreciative.

@TravelwithaWiseguy 6 дней назад

Very nice of you to say 😊

@sandiewilliams238 9 дней назад

Tell the truth Coach. When you entered the small gymnasium, for a very brief moment you felt like Jimmy Chitwood. You made one shot after another...practicing all alone. "I play, coach stays. He goes, I go." ~ Hoosiers 🏀

@allenantonio4389 9 дней назад

Cool Area in OK...I visited the Hills in the eastern part .

@robertodebeers2551 9 дней назад

Your videos are sure a good way to start my day. I've driven across some of this area and mostly remember the hot winds in July. But this is the country, if you like wide open spaces.

@TravelwithaWiseguy 9 дней назад

Absolutely correct! I find something beautiful to be able to explore these areas that are relatively untouched.

@timmitchell4701 9 дней назад

Love your videos my family was from alfalfa county Oklahoma as part of the Oklahoma land rush thanks again!

@TravelwithaWiseguy 9 дней назад

Thanks for watching! I loved exploring Alfalfa County earlier this year!

@kengay8405 9 дней назад

This man is so good. Casual Pete. Talks to locals, gets great info and people seem to like him. Got me looking for a 4+4 vehicle. Have a 4+2 ford escape and I think I could make it to most of those places. Decent ground clearance.

@TravelwithaWiseguy 8 дней назад

😊♥️

@aliceevans3357 8 дней назад

Love those wide open spaces. As you mentioned, post offices and Im sure other necessities are far and few in areas like this. That school and auditorium are better kept/respected than some schools in far, far bigger cities. Shows pride in community. Enjoying this series. Safe travels and GOD bless

@TravelwithaWiseguy 7 дней назад

Thank you very much! Seems a lot of small areas take more pride in their schools than most. Hopefully they can keep their enrollment at a decent level!

@panhandlingray 9 дней назад

Felt OK. Gotta love there. Clayton New Mexico and the Kiowa National Grassland are cool place too

@kcinks 7 дней назад

Coach, this is by far my favorite video. I know a man from Liberal I used to sell Purina pet foods to and he took me on a couple of road trips in this area but he failed to show me some of these! Love it!

@TravelwithaWiseguy 6 дней назад

Thank you! I found it fascinating to explore!

@bglrj 9 дней назад

Of all the places you have shown, that one looks like the best vacation ever.

@TravelwithaWiseguy 8 дней назад

Wow that’s high praise. But probably pretty accurate!

@tinman7130 8 дней назад

Interesting as you droned over Felt the faint shadows of the clouds scurried across the town. Subtle, but a great shot. This part of America seems so remote from the hustle and bustle of the big cities. Glad you took time to cover this area John. Great video of an interesting part of Oklahoma.

@TravelwithaWiseguy 7 дней назад

I noticed that too. Sometimes I try and wait until the clouds pass so it’s brighter with the drone. Drone probs 😂😂 it’s definitely away from the hustle and bustle - loved it!

@roberteshaw9520 9 дней назад

Hey Coach. Good info. Drone @ 12 minutes shows a beautiful stark backdrop for a flying dream. I was a general sub for a bit at my old H.S., and the memories I recalled all those years later, as I walked the halls, became one of my bucket list items checked off. That was a big old jack bunny in the out take footage.Keep on truckin'.

@TravelwithaWiseguy 9 дней назад

Thank you! Some rugged and beautiful areas to explore out there!

@jboedecker 9 дней назад

Wow, I went to high school with Ty Holland! Some 30 years ago and halfway across the state of Oklahoma from Kenton. I could hardly believe it when I saw who you were talking to! Small world, I guess.

@TravelwithaWiseguy 8 дней назад

Awesome!

@rosiemcnaughton9933 9 дней назад

I think the Hitching Post ranch should be 5 stars too. What a great place for the money. It's got a lot more than a boring motel room. I was surprised it was so inexpensive.

@TravelwithaWiseguy 8 дней назад

For sure! Definitely worth the money!

@stevehilliard1495 9 дней назад

Great job with the video. The wheel of death at Wheeless lived up to its name. Great to see the dogs and the jack rabbit. Easily enough to move you up past #52😂

@TravelwithaWiseguy 8 дней назад

Yes it was definitely out of commission!

@alberthancock4237 2 дня назад

I grew up in Cimarron County. on the curve that turns north between Boise City and Kenton. Went to High School with Jane. Kind of sad that the area has regressed in population, but people have to make a living. It was a good place to grow up. Some fond memories of places and people. Thanks for doing this series. It's a different way to live from the bustle and concrete.

@TravelwithaWiseguy 2 дня назад

Thanks for the comment - Jane was super nice! I really enjoyed visiting 😊

@jasminehusain4700 9 дней назад

Love the video! If you ever decide to sell different stickers or whatnot, I think it would be really cool if you made a design of an old school merry-go-round :)

@TravelwithaWiseguy 8 дней назад

It’s in the works 😊

@senzanome8294 9 дней назад

Another great trip, interesting details about the area.

@TravelwithaWiseguy 8 дней назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@mariselaramirez1091 9 дней назад

Your videos are so relaxing 😊

@TravelwithaWiseguy 8 дней назад

Glad you like them! 😎

@ronfullerton3162 9 дней назад

Mexhoma may not of had any traffic, but there was a bird that was "busting it's buttons" with the way it was singing in the background. It certainly let us know that you were out in the country. That is certainly wide open territory that has a beauty of it's own. I can see why it draws some people to live their lives there. The historical aspects of the area is wonderful and interesting. It looks like a wonderful area to visit and see, especially since there are no pressure from a large population rushing around in their normal pursuit of life. I fear you may not come back and continue showing us the rest of our Mid America world that we live in. We will find you as a hand at the ranch, tea ging those large jackrabbits how to run fast and jump higher! Thank you for another great episode. Cannot wait to see the rest of the area.

@larryclark4791 9 дней назад

I noticed the bird too, announcing a visitor I guess.

@ronfullerton3162 9 дней назад

@@larryclark4791 Such a nice "Hello" for a newly arrived visitor! What more would a visitor want?

@TravelwithaWiseguy 8 дней назад

There’s a good bird in the next part too haha. I love it when that’s the only sound out there 😊

@LindaSimic-qt3mh 9 дней назад

That was amazing ❤ thankyou take care

@TravelwithaWiseguy 8 дней назад

Thank you! You too!

@juanitagarcia958 8 дней назад

Beautiful cabin! Rustic and surrounded by nature. There's so much interesting history, especially the Santa Fe trail info. I enjoyed your choice of music. Well done 😊

@TravelwithaWiseguy 7 дней назад

Thank you Juanita 😊 someday I’d love to try and follow the Santa Fe Trail!

@juliogonzales5441 9 дней назад

COOL 😎...THANKS COACH 😅

@TravelwithaWiseguy 9 дней назад

You got it 👍🏼😊

@sandywetzel3383 9 дней назад

What a great view out the casbin door!!

@TravelwithaWiseguy 8 дней назад

Yes it was!

@user-pu7fm6yu4v 7 дней назад

What’s your musical artist or artists you use for vids? Love it!!! Wonderful area of the West! Unspoiled, wild and pure / planning camping / hiking trip to black mesa asap !!!!

@TravelwithaWiseguy 7 дней назад

Thank you! You can find those listed in the description of the video. They are from RU-vid's free music library :)

@markmark2080 9 дней назад

Been curious about those parts for some time, been through Boise City some years ago but never explored the region. Very interest tracking you on Google Earth where the Santa Fe Trail ruts are VERY visible for about a 100 miles in that region... Thanks for the tour.

@TravelwithaWiseguy 8 дней назад

Really interesting that you could see the ruts - cool 😎

@jerrilynhenson9024 9 дней назад

That Kenton museum looks like a great place to visit. Thanks.

@TravelwithaWiseguy 8 дней назад

Highly recommended!

@josepharchuleta5038 7 дней назад

My grandfather was born in Wheeless in 1907.

@chriscosby2459 9 дней назад

The countryside around Kenton is beautiful. I could see Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef making a movie around Kenton.

@TravelwithaWiseguy 8 дней назад

It would be a perfect setting!

@justnerdystuff 9 дней назад

The roof of that gymnasium made it look like an upside-down bouncy house. lol

@TravelwithaWiseguy 8 дней назад

I know right! Pretty interesting design. I wonder how often a ball hits the roof!

@freddiemansky7102 6 дней назад

good job thank you.

@TravelwithaWiseguy 6 дней назад

Welcome!

@larryclark4791 9 дней назад

I just have to get down there and do some exploring. Great video.

@TravelwithaWiseguy 8 дней назад

Please do! 😊

@LeslieUnderwood-Hovland 9 дней назад

I love your program . Is there still a pickle capital in Oklahoma??? Childhood memories 😂

@TravelwithaWiseguy 8 дней назад

I have no about about a pickle capital 😂

@garyarnett1220 4 дня назад

Interesting how Wheeless got it's name.

@trinity7776 3 дня назад

In the Garrett Cemetery you showed a marker for 3 small children who died within 4 days of each other in 1907. So sad.

@TravelwithaWiseguy 2 дня назад

Very sad 😔

@mathewhephill8686 9 дней назад

Great job

@TravelwithaWiseguy 8 дней назад

Thanks!

@FredBurrow-bv6bb 6 дней назад

Ralley was in the Griggs area and a PO at least around 1910-11.

@wgrif4576 9 дней назад

That grave marker at 18:47 was very sad, three children all dying in less than one week.

@TravelwithaWiseguy 8 дней назад

😔

@jeffsmith846 7 дней назад

Really interesting video. I grew up in SE Oklahoma but it is a complete different area. My earth science professor said that Oklahoma is unlike other states in that it is not part of a region. Not West, Not midwest, not south. Instead OK is divided into four diffferent regions. Indeed, if you ever go West on I40 then just past El Reno everything changes and it looks like TX panhandle, New Mexico, etc. I can imagine that Cimarron County has hot winds out of the South during the Summer months and COLD winds out of the North after a big front passes through. They had to be tough people who decided to live there.

@TravelwithaWiseguy 7 дней назад

Oklahoma is so different from one side to the other. Kansas is like that in a way as well when you compare the Kansas City area with the far west.

@user-gc2op6mc7y 9 дней назад

Great video as always brother! I've stayed a night in Boise City, Oklahoma when i was younger and it's always a nice town with the very cool Cimarron County Courthouse at the Boise City roundabout in downtown! It would make my life if I could ever see u, but I can't go to Kansas and I haven't been in quite some time because I'm from Indianapolis, but John, can you do some Indiana videos and the Edwards County Kansas video when u have a chance? Sorry I have a lot of requests but it's because I love u and your amazing videos!

@TravelwithaWiseguy 8 дней назад

Thank you very much! No problem with the requests just not sure when I can get to them as I’ve got some pretty big trips coming up!

@user-gc2op6mc7y 8 дней назад

@@TravelwithaWiseguy All good but IM EXCITED THAT I HEARD BIG TRIPS COMING UP!!! 😃😃😃

@johns7868 9 дней назад

When you were at the TX-NM-OK corner you were very close to the northwestern corner of Texas which was a short distance to the west

@TravelwithaWiseguy 8 дней назад

Yep! I stopped by 😊

@N5PJ 9 дней назад

You should try to find the Patrick lift in Oklahoma and do a video about them.

@user-jn9gv9ve6e 9 дней назад

i spent about 10 years in lawton one month.

@TravelwithaWiseguy 9 дней назад

😂

@ronfullerton3162 9 дней назад

You really know how to pack a lot of life into one month!

@onrycodger 9 дней назад

I always enjoy your videos. But the places sure are lonely. Do you have cell service in those desolate places?🤔

@TravelwithaWiseguy 8 дней назад

Thank you! It depends. Not much on the NW part of the county, but other places it was decent.

@gdroege44 9 дней назад

Great video! 👍

@TravelwithaWiseguy 9 дней назад

Thank you! 👍

@SamanthaTull 9 дней назад

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@TravelwithaWiseguy 8 дней назад

😊

@ronalddailey5208 9 дней назад

Except for the oil, I see why no one stayed. Great storytelling.

@TravelwithaWiseguy 8 дней назад

Thank you!!

@williammatzek4660 6 дней назад

Looks to me like the flint hills area would be 10 times better pasture.

@empressvogt 9 дней назад

That was a big bunny. The bunny (bunnies) are rather small around my neighborhood.

@TravelwithaWiseguy 8 дней назад

I thought so too!

@buckskin64 3 дня назад

The government is building a giant migrant apartment complex there!😢

@hickaloid99 9 дней назад

I wonder what happened to the brite children of Garrett, Oklahoma, an eight-year-old, a four-year-old, and a one year-old all dying within a month’s time. 1907 - Too soon to be the Spanish flu, too late to be an Indian attack, maybe yellow fever or some other malady. Anyways, it must’ve been the most devastating thing ever, I noticed the parents weren’t listed on the grave they must’ve left the area. God bless them.

@TravelwithaWiseguy 8 дней назад

I know such a prominent marker there. Very curious.

@davidderton7979 7 дней назад

They all died of diphtheria which is extremely contagious and very deadly for young children. The parents are both buried there too. The cause of death must have been inscripted on the headstone somewhere. I googled Garret ok cemetery and it listed everyone buried there and the inscriptions on the headstones. 18:27

@hickaloid99 7 дней назад

@@davidderton7979 Excellent work on your part. Made me study diphtheria and gain more knowledge on why we are we have a life thats a little better than our ancestors. And to me gathering knowledge is best part of life. Thank you.

@stanleybest8833 8 дней назад

I watch for a place to live. I rarely see good phone numbers to try.

@GrabLifeByTheStones. 9 дней назад

On your travles do you see alot of people traveling by bicycles across america?

@TravelwithaWiseguy 9 дней назад

Not a ton but everyone once in a while I do.

@joshatterberry2887 9 дней назад

Explore Callaway County Missouri

@sherriganske4292 9 дней назад

You drive roads I do not think they are open

@TravelwithaWiseguy 9 дней назад

Sometimes it’s hard to tell haha

@sherriganske4292 9 дней назад

@TravelwithaWiseguy I live in illinois not many gravel roads

@ronfullerton3162 9 дней назад

@@sherriganske4292Just travel west to Iowa, and you will find a bunch of gravel roads! But if you find a road not graveled, do not take a dirt road if it has recently rained, or you may end up walking. I grew up and lived in Louisa County, Iowa, and southeast Iowa has plenty of gravel roads. Enjoy the dust!

@nexttsar 9 дней назад

And they say there is no room in this country for prisons. I say Cimarron Co OK would be a great place for a prison, they wouldn't even need big walls as anyone who escaped wouldn't be able to get anywhere.

@TravelwithaWiseguy 8 дней назад

😂