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Day 1 – Lake Thunderbird State Park, OK Sunset
Lake Thunderbird State Park, OK, March 2025 We have a great view of the lake from our trailer dining room take. Though these pictures were taken as we were talking around the park.
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Highway 66 Museum, Clinton Oklahoma
Clinton, OK, March 2025 I had to drag John to another place with cancel stamp. This was the Clinton, Oklahoma (same place the Highway 66 cafe) Highway 66 Museum. We started off with seeing the cement mixer that was used to make the road. I discovered I’m just as tall as the Coca Cola Safety…
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Kate caught a Huge Fish!!
Foss State Park, OK, March 2025 Foss State Park has the largest lake in western Oklahoma. It is known for fishing, so I had to give it a shot. I stood there for hours hoping for a fish to drive by. I had a large black fish drive by but no luck catching it. Then,…
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Oklahoma Route 66 Passport Book & Route 66 Cafe Clifton, OK
Clinton, OK, March 2025 John can attest to my obsession with passport books and cancel stamps. Passport books are soft covered books usually free and list attractions based on a theme like National Parks, State Parks, Finding Lincoln, etc. My new passport book is the “Oklahoma Route 66 Passport” The book splits the state into…
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Rhema Christmas Light
Broken Arrow, OK (Click here for a high-res panorama. You will have to go back to return here.) Note: There are multiple images and videos of moderate to large size that might take some time to load. We are trying a static cover image for the video to make the page load faster. If you…
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Did you say VW Camper Bus?
Bixby, OK, December 2024 We were at a Volkswagen dealership who had a vintage VW Camper Bus. As you know, I love to sit in anything that is unique or different and had to give it a shot. At the same time, VW has just released an electric new camper bus version called the ID_Buzz.…
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New Wheels!!
Beggs, OK, December 2024 After 9 years of loving my Sonata, I’ve traded the Sonata in for a SUV. I looked at current Sonata models, but the only one with similar features as my 9 year old Sonata is the Sonata Hybrid Limited. I’m not a fan of anything hybrid or electric. Mostly because we…
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Turkey Mountain
Tulsa, OK, November 2024 It was a nice day and we needed some sun, so we went to Turkey Mountain to hike a few miles. Turkey Mountain is an Urban Wilderness setup on the west side of Tulsa for hiking and mountain biking. It is part of the River Parks system; the home page is…
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Happy Thanksgiving
Cushing, OK, November 2025 We had Thanksgiving Lunch* at John’s aunt’s house this year. There was turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, sweet potato casserole, dinner rolls, crescent rolls, deviled eggs, salad, stuffing, sage sausage stuffing, fruit salad fluff, cranberry jelly, peach pie, pumpkin pie, and pecan pie. I am sure I am missing something. All the…
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The Kansas Capital Building
Topeka, KS There is No Place Like Dome Kate found out that you are allowed to attend a free tour that takes you up to the cupola and balcony at the top of the Kansas Capital Building. John found out that he is still afraid of heights. Kate came out ahead in this deal. Most…