We live just south of a huge wildlife refuge. Apparently it used to be an arsenal for the Army where they manufactured chemical weaopns (!), and was later cleaned up and converted to a wildlife refuge. We went there last Saturday to check it out. It's huge and free, and the website said we might see all types of birds, whitetail deer, mule deer, prairie dogs, coyotes, pelicans and.... bison!! I was so excited to see the bison.
However, lots of the refuge was blocked off to visitors on the day we visited. The day before there had been a series of controlled wildfires that we had noticed in the sky, so I'm assuming that had something to do with it. We drove all throughout the places that we COULD visit, and saw a few deer, lots of prairie dogs, some cool birds, but sadly, NO bison. Such a bummer. I joked that we saw more wildlife on some of our trips out of the city to pick up furniture.
But, there were some absolutely beautiful views, and we did see a few animals. We'll definitely try going back there again sometime to find those bison. Because, seriously, who doesn't want to see buffalo!?! :)
I think this would be a great place to head back to when it's a little colder and we can't do as much outside. It would be a nice place to drive through, see some animals and then head back to the warmth and comfort of our cozy house! :)
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