Wild and Endangered in Oklahoma

A minimum $40 donation (http://tulsaphotog.wix.com/photog#!wild-and-endangerd-in-oklahoma/xtuc5) will be required in advanced for this trip whether you attend both or just one of the shoots/per person. All funds collected will be split equally and donated to the "Friends of the Heritage Horse Foundation Herds" with the other half going to the"Endangered Ark Foundation" on behalf of PHOTOG, INC. (The Endangered Ark may require signing a PHOTO Release, depending on what that release states will determine if we are able to attend this facility. PENDING: release paperwork-donations to the Ark will be refunded if we are unable to attend. We will keep you updated!! )

Additional donations are welcome and can be given separately or in addition via the link below.

• Visit this link to donate (http://tulsaphotog.wix.com/photog#!wild-and-endangerd-in-oklahoma/xtuc5) - http://tulsaphotog.wix.com/photog#!wild-and-endangerd-in-oklahoma/xtuc5

You may also pay via check : Mailto: PHOTOG Inc P.O Box 35424 Tulsa, OK 74153-5424. Please make sure you note the funds are for this event!

It is a 2 1/2 hour drive from Tulsa. I would suggest arriving Friday night!

HOST Motel:

HiWay Inn Express in Antlers 1338 W Main 580.2986644

Group name for reservations: Tulsa PHOTOG

Rates: Single King – $69.95 (+s/t) Double Queen: $79.95 (+s/t)

http://www.hiwayinnantlers.com

Tel: 580-298-6644

Shoot1: Spirit of Blackjack Mountain

"They are surviving by a thin thread... perilously close to extinction.".

These horses made the Kiamichi Mountains, with Blackjack Mountain as the backbone, their home for over 170 years. Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, a number of Choctaw and White families (among them the Brame, Carter, Crisp, Helms, LeFlore, Locke, Thurman and Trotter families) owned and preserved these equine treasures.

Seeing and experiencing these equine treasures can be a life-changing experience.

Read more about the Choctaw Ponies here (http://www.thespiritofblackjackmountain.com/index.html):

Shoot 2: The Endangered Ark Foundation:

Home to the Largest Endangered Elephant Herd in North America. he Endangered Ark Foundation is a private non-profit dedicated to ensuring the future of Asian elephants in North America, providing a retirement ranch for circus elephants, and educating the public about this endangered species.

Read more about the Endangered Ark Foundation Here: (http://www.endangeredarkfoundation.org/)

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Agenda:

· Dinner Friday night at Chilango’s Mexican Restaurant @ 6:30 pm

609 SW C St 580.298.5455

· Dinner Saturday at Ables Western Bar-B-Que at 5:00 pm

800 W Main 580.298.8573

( No meeting room charge but require 20% gratuity for a large group)

Saturday agenda:

1. Depart motel at 7:00 am and caravan to Salt Creek Pasture for a morning shoot of some Ponies

2. Following this, we will proceed to the Mount Olivet Cemetery – the Showmen’s Rest

http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/circus-cemetery-hugo-oklahoma

3. 11:30 am – a private tour of the Endangered Ark Foundation, home to the second largest endangered Indian Elephant herd in the U.S.

(If this doesn’t materialize, we can travel to the Fossil River area for scenery photos and more Choctaw Ponies)

4. Return to motel and dinner at Ables BBQ at 5:00 pm

5. Following dinner, we will caravan to the BarD Ranch for evening an evening photo-shoot of another herd of ponies.

6. One option after dark is some night/light painting at an abandoned house on the way back to Antlers.

Sunday morning agenda before heading to Tulsa for those who wish to venture out on their own.

1. Photo-shooting of sites and building around Antlers and Hugo. PHOTOGers should be able to find interesting sites.

As you know, some of these plans are “fluid” and subject to changes. But we have a road map