Edward Ellenbrook
Edward Chalres Ellenbrook was born in Lawton, Oklahoma on the threshold where the easternmost edge of the Wichita range has its beginnings. As his grandfather before him, he has grown up with a deep, abiding love for these ancient ol’ mountains and the stories they tell. He has a penchant for adventure, hiking, love of nature, and writing about historical as well as nature-oriented themes. He shares many of these interests with his wife, Carolyn. He has a daughter Margaret and a granddaughter Ashton who also reside in Lawton. He has spent a measurable portion of his life working with young people and served as Director of Juvenile Court Services in Comanche County for 25 years, before retiring in 1998. These days the author and his wife are busy chasing history and he writes a monthly column for the Lawton Constitution, entitled, “Wichita Mountains Field Notes.” Ellenbrook is the author of the authoritative book on the Wichita Mountains, entitled, “Outdoor and Trail Guide to the Wichita Mountains” now in an 8th edition and printing and is author of the publication entitled, “Endless Encounters, A Map/Recreational Guide to the Wichita Mts.” (3rd ed.). Charles Ellenbrook is listed in Marquis Who’s Who in America, is a board member of the Institute of the Great Plains of the Museum of the Great Plains, serves as 3rd Vice-President on the Board of Directors of the Lawton Heritage Assoc., serves as Recording Secretary of the Southwestern Oklahoma Historical Society, member of Friends of the Wichitas, served in active duty with U.S. Army, 1962-64 and served a stint in the Army Reserves, served on the Mayor’s Centennial Task Force and the Lawton Centennial Book Committee, and is Recipient of the Frank and Mae Rush Award in 2003 and Co-Recipient of the Gaskin Church History Award for co-writing with his wife a “History of the Comanche-Cotton Baptist Association” in 2002. Most recently he is a recipient of the prestigious Roma Clift Montgomery 2008 Citizen of the Humanities Award presented by the City of Lawton and the Lawton Arts & Humanities Council. On the trail with the author, he reaches out to touch a lifestring of the natureseeker-hiker to impart some special meaning of the place or trail that is your destination. In the pages of this book, you will discover some of the wonderments of the Wichitas, some of the special places and parts of these mountains of which you were never aware, and an account of sensory perceptions where each hike or trip has a special meaning, offers new adventure, and a prescription for greater enjoyment as lived and experienced on the trail with the author. |
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