Oklahoma, USA

The Pasture, Midway Station, Mulhall, Oklahoma

Scene over the Midway Station pasture as the sun sets on a cold Oklahoma winter's day

Midway Station, Mulhall, Oklahoma, USA

This image of a Midway Station sunset was taken on a cold but sunny December evening, deep in the Oklahoma countryside, close to the town of Mulhall. We were visiting relatives who live at Midway Station, a one time small holding/grocery store/automobile shop (or garage for my UK readers) that was operated by Lorne and Alice Stewart through the mid to late 1900's. In its day the station played an important focal point in a very rural community but now is a quiet residential property. - See more at www.thesunrideshigh.com

Restored to its 1910 condition the desks in the schoolhouse are beautifully battle scarred from generations of children carving initials and cutting notches in the soft wood. The schoolhouse has a warm light feel but the stove stands as a reminder that when the winds blow, Oklahoma winters can be bitter and unforgiving. — at Cherokee Strip

End of the Trail statue at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma

Standing at the far end of the entrance hallway to the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, the End of the Trail memorializes the forced migration of Native American tribes to the 'Indian Territory' years before it became the state of Oklahoma