Oklahoma - Alabaster Caverns State Park

 As we neared our destination we came across the Cimarron River at Freedom, OK.

You can see from the pictures that this river has suffered because
of the drought.

We moved 68 miles down the road to Alabaster Caverns State Park.  This park is only 200 acres in size and there are only 10 campsites for rv’s and 13 sites for tents.  We are the only ones camping here.

We were lucky enough to pick a campsite and then take a tour with
two other people and the guide.  We had a leisurely pace going through the caverns. 
Alabaster Caverns is the largest gypsum cave in the world with guided tours.  There are five species of bats in the cavern and we saw some that were starting to hibernate.

selenite crystals

bat starting to hibernate



alabaster deposits



We found out from locals that the major crop in Oklahoma is winter wheat and most of it has been sown for this year.  The other crops, corn and sorghum grain are used for silage.