Friday 3-29-24 Cactus Jack's Family Fun Center & Brush Creek

  

Our camping adventure continues

Today we said goodbye to Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. We woke up to a comfortable morning with the temperature in the 40's. 

I made oatmeal for breakfast, we wanted something quick and easy. As I was making breakfast I looked out the back window and saw three turkeys in our campsite. One was a gorgeous Tom. I got my camera and took pictures. After breakfast we put things away and secured. We left Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge about 9:00. Larry wanted to stop in Oklahoma City to play pinball at Cactus Jack's Family Fun Center.

A couple of turkeys walking through our site

 

A gorgeous Tom
 

Larry drove 230 miles by the end of the day. The drive was mainly interstate but he had to drive through Oklahoma City. 

On the way out we stopped by the dump station to dump the tanks. Afterwards we drove through the rest of the refuge. It was a beautiful drive and we saw longhorns and bison.

Before going to Cactus Jack's we stopped by Walmart to pickup a few things. We got to Cactus Jack's a few minutes before they opened, which was 11:00. So we had a sandwich for lunch because they don't serve food inside. Cactus Jack's Family Fun Center has been around for a long time. People, who wrote reviews said when they were younger their parents took them to Cactus Jack's and now they take their family there. It has over 150 games to play. They have pinball machines, pool tables, arcade games and many more. You need to use quarters in the pinball machines, you can buy a roll of quarters from the cashier. The new games are $1.00 and others are $.75. We did play an old game for $.25 and you got five balls. It was Whoa Nellie! Big Juicy Melons. The arcade and other games you use tokens. All pinball machines were in great condition and played well. We played pinball for an hour and a half. We played Elton John, it is new this year and Larry has been wanting to play it. It was outstanding. We both played it. They also had other new games such as Foo Fighters and Venom. Larry played Foo Fighter. We also played games we have. They were Medieval Madness, Monster Bash, Elvira Scared Stuff, Attack From Mars, Fun House, Whoa Nellie! and Metallica. The other games we played that we don't have were Jaws, Black Knight, You Only Live Twice (James Bond), Toy Story 4 and White Water. The James Bond table was the same as our Dr. No. After playing pinball we walked around and looked at the other games and pool tables. The place was very clean and bright. The workers were very friendly and helpful.

Wearing my virtual pinball tee shirt in front of a real pinball machine

 

Playing pinball

 

 

Entrance to Cactus Jack's Family Fun Center

 

Some of the games

 

Larry playing pinball

 

Elton John

 

Scared Stiff

 

Fun House

 

Whoa Nellie!

After playing pinball we went to our next destination, which was Brush Creek Corp of Engineers Public Use Area. It a campground located at the overflow of Keystone Dam. It's a small campground. It has a one stall bathroom with a shower for both the men and women. It has a Wellness Trail, that's a mile long with four different stations to workout at. They have a very nice sand volleyball court and big basketball hoop area. The sites have power and some are full-hookups. 

We got there about 3:00. We plugged the Minnie in and relaxed. Larry found out there are things to do in Tulsa and there were hiking trails close by so we may stay longer than the weekend. After resting we walked the Wellness Trail and tried out a few of the work stations. I found out that I'm really out of shape. One station you sat down and pulled the bar down. While doing so you have to lift yourself. I failed I couldn't lift myself at all. I tried out a balance board and leg extension. But I didn't do it for long. 

 

Wellness Trail entrance

 

Leg Extension Bars

Balance Board

Keystone Dam
 

After we had dinner I walked the Wellness Trail for an hour. I ended up doing 13,000 steps by the end of the day. I won't make my goal this week but I'm having fun.