Aug 6, 2012 - Blessings in Disguise

After a chaotic morning in Springfield Missouri, we hit the road again in a new 2012 Honda Civic (our slight hiccup turned out to be a blown transmission/blessing from the dealership). Our new wagon rides like a dream and we blazed through the remainder of Missouri into Oklahoma. The rolling hills between Tulsa and OKC were inspiring to our moods. We did pass a few small fires and charred earth from the extreme heat and drought in the area. Lewis and Clark are feeling rejuvenated and plan on traveling through Albuquerque NM; destination Taos...

Oct 2, 2011 - Oklahoma, Here We Come!

We left Dallas and our beautiful lake view around 2:00 this afternoon, and are on the way to Norman, Oklahoma to visit Bob's brother, Marty. We arrived in Norman around 6:00 and dropped off the trailer at the Cleveland County Fairgrounds parking lot park. They have some full hook up sites and only charge $20 per night. It's pretty basic but is fairly convenient to our relatives' house.

Jul 6, 2010 - Tuesday July 6 Norman Oklahoma

We left Lake Texoma and drove north on FR 377 to FR 70 to I-35 N. The entire area where we had been staying was part of the Chisholm Trail. Whenever I hear of the Chisholm Trail I think of the John Wayne movie “Chisholm”. Leave it to Hollywood. In the John Wayne movie, he played the character John Chisholm. There was a John Chisum,( spelled differently) but his ranch was in south Texas and he drove his cattle to Shrieveport. The Chisholm Trail was named for Jesse Chisholm. It was also called by other names. Lake Texoma had not yet been...

Apr 22, 2009 - Day 2 Continued

After dancing with the Buffalo, Longhorn Steers, Elk and Prairie dogs, we were off to Norman Oklahoma, the home of Oklahoma University and the National Weather Service and National Severe Storms Laboratory, the mecca of meteorology! Matt was able to give us a great tour. The building is two years old and serves as the national headquarters for the National Weather Service, the Severe Storms Prediction Center, and Oklahoma University School of Meteorology. It is a state of the art facility. I only have two pictures to upload. I have many...

Sep 6, 2008 - Normal in Norman

The Oklahoma Sooners of Bud Wilkinson were mythic to me, in their pristine white uniforms, red numerals, white helmets with a single crimson stripe . . . and they always, always won on Saturday. I was too young to really understand, but the images remain. Today, half a century later, I am heading to Norman with a ticket for an early season game between the top-ranked Sooners and the Cincinnati Bearcats. I arrive five hours before kickoff, and already the town is alive with fans and the smoke of barbequed meat. Frat boys race by on bicycles,...

Mar 6, 2008 - Arrived in Norman, OK...storm moved south!! :)

Up early again, we were greeted with a fairly decent 41 degrees made to feel colder by the brisk breeze blowing from the north. The weather forecast for the day didn't show any improvement from last night, so we worked to break down camp rapidly so we could get up the highway. We went through our usual dog walking and breakfast routine with some haste and filled travel cups with hot coffee. Saying a fond farewell to our terrific friends and hosts Mike and Sandy, we drove off through late DFW rush hour traffic and soon were headed northbound...