Roman Nose State Park
Watonga, OK, March, 98
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	Roman Nose State Park welcomed Troop 168 to a weekend campout and ended up having our boys climbing all over the entrance sign for a group picture.   The Troop hosted several Webelos Scouts who later joined the Troop (the chili and spoon cake may have had something to do with their decision)  Named after the Cheyenne Chief Roman Nose (he's buried in the park), the site offers fishing, camping and hiking ... perfect for Scouts.
	We chose this cool-weather weekend for the campout because several groups were staging an 1868 Reenactment, complete with Calvary, bandits, shops, pioneers and traders.  The Calvary troop joined Troop 168 for this picture as a way of saying thanks for watching their field training maneuvers.
	If you didn't cover your ears, this baby spoke too loud!   Frequent cannon firing demonstrations punctuated the day's activities.  No wonder the Teepees weren't occupied while we were around!  The men firing the cannon built it from the ground up over a period of several years (barrel & all).
	Horse thieves didn't ride far before wearing the final necktie and dancing at the end of the rope.  This was one, seriously real drama that left most of the on-lookers feeling pretty uneasy about "frontier justice".   While enjoying a peaceful drink at the campsite, a newcomer discovered his brand on a horse.  A gunfight erupted that led to the bad guy being strung up.  If we hadn't seen the bad guy walking around later on, we would have wondered why the undertaker wasn't at work.