From South Tulsa to Lincoln County

In November of 2010, we stepped onto an 80 acre parcel of land in the far northwest corner of Lincoln County. Just 12 miles south of Perkins, Oklahoma, this piece of property had been owned by the Hagar family since the Land Run. The 80 to the north was no longer owned by the family.

It's funny how your life can take a dramatic turn in such a short time. Less than 30 days earlier we stood in the parking lot of the gas station near the Wellston exit on the Turner Turnpike. We happened to be looking off to the north when I noticed how beautiful the landscape was. I remarked to my husband that we had never considered buying property out this direction, and I wondered why we didn't. He agreed we should look into it. Ever since I had known my husband, he had talked about buying land and building a house. For some time we had been considering where to purchase and build. While we had looked in the area a little closer to Tulsa, we had never really found the right opportunity. The land was more expensive there, and quite frankly some of the areas reminded him of the movie "Deliverance." However, I was committed to making this dream a reality for my husband. He had always said that he would get a truck when he got his land. I said, you need a truck first. So in the fall of 2009, we bought a black Tacoma pickup that he fell in love with the moment he saw it. Now, less than a year later we were actively looking for land. So, walking across this 80 acres towards the big pond and through the creek bed, I couldn't help but marvel how that little stop on the turnpike was going to change my life forever. I also marveled at the paw prints in the mud that I was certain were mountain lion prints. My realtor/friend, Connie, agreed and her husband teased us about it. (We were later vindicated, but that is a different story).

Within the hour, we were back at that Wellston gas station, sitting at a table with Connie.  We were making an offer on that piece of property.   The search was over, now just the details of acquiring the land (and ensuring that the shabby mobile home sitting on it was removed).

On December 30, 2010 we became the new owners of the 80 acres.  We had no idea how we were going to build here while managing the rest of our busy life.  It didn't matter.  We knew that things had a way of happening for us once we set the wheels in motion.  Maybe we could be content to just camp.