Oct 16, 2011 - Our First Week In Oklahoma City

From Twin Fountains RV Park – Oklahoma City, OK We have already been in Oklahoma City for a week and no post as to our activities has been shared with family, friends and readers of the journal. This hopefully will bring our visit to this city up to date. Our first full day was spent doing laundry that had grown to a size too large for the combo washer/dryer in the rig. This occurring as a result of moving frequently on our way from Ohio to the rally and then the stay at the rally where no sewer was available. So off we went in search of a...

Oct 12, 2011 - If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Oklahoma City

Tuesday we drove to Oklahoma City...and spent the day looking for a reputable shop...found two GREAT ones, but they couldn't do the work we need. Sooooooo, we have made the command decision to drive home, staying in campgrounds every night so we can keep the batteries charged on shore power. Bummer...no more nights in Wallyworld. This morning, before we left, we drove downtown to the Memorial. We arrived before 9AM, so no tour buses, no guards. See the pictures. This is a breathtaking memorial to the people who died because of a couple of...

Oct 10, 2011 - Moved West Across Oklahoma Today

From Twin Fountains RV Park – Oklahoma City, OK We moved west across Oklahoma from Cookson to Oklahoma City today and are settled into our new home for the next month. The drive was uneventful and at one point we agreed that this stretch of IH-40 West is about as boring as IH-10 West………..only difference is that IH-40 has more exits with “a few signs of life” than IH-10!! Our new home had great reviews on “RV Park Reviews” but as we found out once we arrived, since we are staying a month……they will not allow you to stay in any of the long,...

Oct 5, 2011 - Cowboy Museum

The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum was founded in 1955. It is in Oklahoma City and collects, preserves and exhibits a collection of Western art and artifacts along with sponsoring educational programs and research to stimulate interest in the legacy of the American West. The museum includes over 2,000 art pieces, including paintings and sculptures from Charles Russell and Frederic Remington. There are Georgia O'Keeffe photographs along with artwork from lesser known artists. There are temporary galleries that rotate every three...

Oct 4, 2011 - Memorial Museum

The Oklahoma City National Memorial Museum "honors the victims, survivors, rescuers and all who were changed forever on April 19, 1995. It encompasses the now-sacred soil where the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building once stood." The memorial includes a three level interactive experience that includes listening to a recording of a water board meeting that was taking place across the street from the Murrah Building. The 9:00a.am. meeting was being recorded and two minutes into the meeting you hear the loud sound of the explosiong. It made me...

Oct 1, 2011 - Oklahoma City

Catch up time. From Santa Rosa, NM we went to Oklahoma City,OK to visit with Dave and Harriet Stoddard, Harriett was Diane's Penn State Roomate. Had a great time over lunch. Did some site seeing and went to the Murrah Building Memorial where nutcase McVeigh killed hundreds of innocent adults and children. The Campground had a herd of buffalo and they sold buffalo meat at the campground store. Guess their time was limited in pens.

Oct 1, 2011 - Oklahoma City, OK

If you have no other reason to go to Oklahoma City other than the Oklahoma City National Memorial and the Memorial Museum - GO. We all know the bomb exploded at 9:03 a.m., April 19, 1995. An act of indescribable terror that shook our faith in man, our beliefs in what was actually happening in our country, our ability to focus on the task placed before us. Little did we know it was only the beginning of terror in our country. At the Memorial's east entrance, the inscription reads, "We come here to remember those who were killed, those who...

Sep 29, 2011 - "Home" for a Few Weeks

We debated on making another stop before getting to Oklahoma City; but, we're like old barn horses...when home is in sight, it's pedal to the metal. It was about 320 miles, which is on the long side for a day's drive for us. The first portion of the drive was slow going through the Ozarks but, once we got into Oklahoma, we made good time. We topped off our fuel at Flying J at 122nd and arrived at Rockwell RV park before the rush-hour traffic. We're here for the next seven weeks. We have lots of chores and some catch-up with friends so...

Sep 22, 2011 - Oklahoma City For One Night

After a five hour drive we arrived at Rockwell RV Park in Oklahoma City. This park had an indoor pool but we didn't use it. It was right next to the interstate and was very noisy. We tried to sleep but with the trucks and the train it was tough; ear plugs helped. Tomorrow we are off to Texas.

Sep 14, 2011 - Oklahoma City, Ok.

Today was much cooler than yesterday. Day started off at 65 but got to 82 this PM, but very windy. Heading towards Oklahoma City. Stopped at the Tulsa State Fair Grounds for a picture of another giant. This one is an oil rig worker with an oil well next to him. Really cool. To make it even funnier, he has a kilt on - labeled the world's largest kilt. Weird, but funny. Met couple from Michigan on their way to Arizona. Meeting all kinds of people! Take all kinds of side trips, mostly on older portions of 66. Can't believe people live on these...

Sep 12, 2011 - Get Your Kicks...

Route 66 is the iconic road trip highway in America. It’s been written about, sung about and almost driven into the ground. So much of it doesn’t exist as a stand alone road anymore as it has been consumed by sections of the interstates. Enough of it exists in enough towns that it still lives in the hearts of those who drive it and live on it. We travelled many sections of Route 66, first in Flagstaff, Arizona and again in New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma. We stopped in towns like Grants, Santa Rosa and Amarillo to take it the atmosphere...

Aug 29, 2011 - Oklahoma!

It's 87 degrees, bright and sunny at 10am in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. No problems with the delivery of the beer; easy location, right off major a interstate and a quick unload by the receiver. It doesn't get much better than that. :) I have done some thinking about what I want to put in this journal. Since I am a teacher at heart, some U.S. geography is always interesting. Add a bit of flora and fauna, a dash of specific states history and economy, an explanations of the trucking industry and maybe this will be an interesting read to some....