Category: 2024 winter RV trip – Southern USA

Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum

Today we visited the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum.  As the ne suggests, there are two parts to this.  A museum (paid) and a memorial (free). The museum does an excellent job describing all aspects of the April 19, 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City.  It touches on… Continue reading Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum

First Americans Museum, Oklahoma City OK

And to think that I hated geography and history when I was of school age… And no, the title does not have a typo, it is Americans plural… The catchphrase “One place, many nations” gives a hint as to why its written that way. This visit illustrates well the benefits of travel-induced discovery.  I did further… Continue reading First Americans Museum, Oklahoma City OK

Oklahoma! One more sticker!

On our RV, we have a map of the USA, with stick-on states.  RVers use these maps at their discretion, but our rule is that to add a sticker, we need to have slept one night with our current RV in that state.  So today, we get to add our first sticker during this trip

Central State park, Edmond, Oklahoma

Today we moved North from the DFW area and arrived in Edmond, our base to visit the Oklahoma City area. They have no online booking system, and no phone reservations, so its all first-come-first-served.  They have a limited number of “full hookup” sites, but all were taken when we arrived.  So we found ourselves a… Continue reading Central State park, Edmond, Oklahoma

FAQ – January continues

If you’ve read the previous FAQ, I talked about why we wanted to create this blog and a few other basic questions. So today, I’ll be sharing a few more fun things about us and our travels. Remember, if you have questions for us, comment below and we’ll add them to our list. ______________________________________________________ What… Continue reading FAQ – January continues

Fort Worth Stockyards

We had been to Fort Worth before, but we had missed the longhorn cattle drive, so we went back for that.  It was quick but interesting. Fun fact – the horns are about 6 feet wide, from tip to tip. The Longhorn can go days without drinking any water and they eat cactus. That’s why… Continue reading Fort Worth Stockyards

Grand Prairie, TX – visiting a work colleague from my Turnberry days

We previously visited the DFW area, but on our journey to the various National Parks west of the Mississippi river, we planned to stop and spend some time with Raymond Horton, one of Bernard’s  work colleagues while he worked at SJI in New Jersey for Turnberry Solutions.  We were invited to have lunch in their… Continue reading Grand Prairie, TX – visiting a work colleague from my Turnberry days

Beautiful multi-story mural In Shreveport LA

Today we visited Shreveport/Bossier.  I made a separate entry specifically on the Louisiana Boardwalk. On our way there, we stopped by an AT&T building that had an impressive 8 story high mural. More information about it can be found here. We also visited the R.W. Horton Art Gallery (a museum really – not a store,… Continue reading Beautiful multi-story mural In Shreveport LA

Hard times in Shreveport/Bossier

All cities have lists of the “top 10 things to see in…”, and we are presently in the Shreveport/Bossier area (Shreveport is on the western side of the Red River and Bossier on the eastern side). So we went to the “Louisiana Boardwalk”, which was advertised as a factory outlet type shopping area right next… Continue reading Hard times in Shreveport/Bossier