One thing in Oklahoma...

On Thursday morning, June 26th we happily departed our KOA in Amarillo, Texas (hot, dry, dusty, windy...sounds like I'm describing a Santa Ana wind in California, except that I'm describing Amarillo and everything you can see--and stuff you can't--for hundreds of miles in every direction). Our destination that evening was Joplin, Missouri--the fourth largest city in Missouri, judging by the map--by way of the rest of Texas and all of Oklahoma on Interstate 40, essentially the old Route 66.

Since there was nothinnnngggg to see for miles around, the girls spent the day catching up on their scrap books. At one point in the scrap booking activities, I took a break as Master Taper and sat in the co-pilot seat to keep Bob company. It was during that short interlude, just west of Oklahoma City, that I saw a bill board sign for the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum. We decided that we'd stop there for our only non-driving adventure of the day. What a GREAT stop it was!! This museum is AMAZING and it is humongous, but not overwhelming. They have cowboy and western art; saddle, bridle, clothing, and barbed wire collections; western genre movies through history; a children's interactive area; a western town recreation from the turn of the century; a lovely restaurant; and on, and on, and on. The facility is gorgeous, NO expense having been spared for any aspect of it, including the exterior decor of the building.

I'm not sure what else there is to see in Oklahoma City, but even if there were nothing, this place could keep a person happily entertained for a couple of days, at least! So cowboy and horsey nuts, head to Oklahoma City and check it out!

Becky