3D Museum Tour When the hugely popular cowboy philosopher Will Rogers died in a plane crash in the Arctic in 1935, America mourned and his widow donated twenty acres to the state of Oklahoma as a permanent memorial to an incredibly talented Wild West roper,...
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma!
As we left the Dallas Fort Worth area yesterday we headed north into Oklahoma through hilly country into the Oklahoma City metro area. We paused for the night at Pioneer RV Park Site 26 near Guthrie, north of OKC. We've driven through hills and plains, seen wind...
Clayton Lake State Park
We left the DFW area this morning and headed north into Oklahoma. Tonight we are camped on the shores of Clayton Lake. Tomorrow we'll venture onto the Talimena Scenic Byway into the Ouachita Mountains.
Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge
Park video Where the buffalo roam...where the elk and the longhorn play... Yesterday afternoon we saw mountains emerging on the horizon beyond the vast Oklahoma grasslands. It's an amazing place. Set aside as a wildlife refuge in 1901 after the great buffalo hunts...
Meers Store & Restaurant
Among the things that the ranger at the visitor's center at Wichita Mountain National Wildlife Refuge recommended we check out was the Meersburger, crafted from high quality local beef, and the Peach Cobbler with homemade vanilla ice cream at this unique local...
Red River
Just crossed the Red River thus crossing the border from Texas into Oklahoma. Notable landscape features near the border seen to be vast golden fields and casinos. We're headed to Wichita Mountain National Wildlife Refuge today. Then toward Santa Fe by way of...
Planning a trip? Dreaming of travel? Perhaps some of our adventures could inspire yours! Over the last several years we’ve had the distinct pleasure of many cross country journeys traveling though the Lower 48 in tents and our various teardrop campers as well as an amazing Alaska adventure that did not involve a camper.
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The Hidden London Tour
On the Hidden London Tour today we visited a number of curious places relating to the history of public transportation hidden in plain sight.
Burgh House Hampstead
Off the beaten path is Hampstead is the more than three hundred year old Burgh House with a fascinating history. It’s now a community center, local museum, gallery, concert venue, event space, and more open to the public four days a week. We popped over for a bite to eat and to peruse the galleries to learn a little more about Hampstead history.
Wicked The Musical
Ever since its debut on Broadway the two of us have wanted to see “Wicked the Musical”. Today we realized that dream. In the Apollo Victoria Theater in London’s West End we were witness to the incredible prequel to The Wizard of Oz, the story of the Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.