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January 5th 2016

Published: June 25th 2017

Geo: 35.472, -97.5203A few more Route 66 stops led us right to Oklahoma City. In addition to not exiting the vehicle DH has taken to gunning the engine if she thinks we are spending a little too much time at yet another 50's style gas station. She claims that she doesn't want to be caught flat-footed in the event of one of those pop-up tornadoes that Oklahoma is famous for (Oklahoma averag... Read Full Entry

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Tom Mix Gun

Tom Mix appeared in 291 films, all but nine of which were silent movies. He was Hollywood's first Western megastar.

Buffalo Bills Wild West Show

Buffalo Bill started performing in shows that displayed cowboy themes and episodes from the frontier and Indian Wars.

DH Bought Me A Pair Of These In The Gift Shop

A Room Full Of Saddles

Cowboy Chandelier

Long Horns Are Long

Branding Iron Selection

The unique brands meant that cattle owned by multiple owners could then graze freely together on the commons or open range.

Clever Brand

Statue Rodeo

This is the only type of rodeo that DH will allow us to attend.

Plains Buffalo Were Slaughtered

A "good" hunter would kill 75 buffaloes a day.

The Calvary Was Also Featured In The Museum

Calvary Display Of Arms

Looks like 52 Division

Stage Coach Travel Was The Way To Go

Rules For Riding A Stage Coach

Milk Bottle Grocery Store

The building's tight spatial restrictions--hemmed in on all sides by roadway--no doubt determined the milk bottle's rooftop locale. With only inches to spare beyond its walls, the only place left to go was up.

Gold Dome On Route 66

The Gold Dome, a geodesic dome in Oklahoma City is a landmark on Route 66.

Oklahoma City University Miss Americas

"And Jesus Wept" Sculpture

Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial

Chair For Each Of The Victims

Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial

9:03 represents the minute after the explosion while the reflecting pool represents 9:02

18th January 2016

macsim2@sympatico.ca
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Great blog and photos as usual... FYI... Indy's put his papers in.

18th January 2016

Amanda
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no wonder they went extinct

18th January 2016

Lorena from Rogers
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wow big sculpture

20th January 2016

mss-2014
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....hence "the mini bike"

20th January 2016

mss-2014
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It actually looks like a bird bath....

20th January 2016

mss-2014
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I just can't picture a 'silent' western movie. That would be quite boring, I would think?!

20th January 2016

mss-2014
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They would be very sexy, if that's ALL you wore.....

20th January 2016

mss-2014
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Are these places haunted at all? Could you feel a spirited cowboy presence ?

20th January 2016

mss-2014
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Were there any spirits felt in that place?? They have all these haunted buildings and structures everywhere, you'd think there would be a few disturbed souls in that place ....

20th January 2016

mss-2014
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Obviously 'the specimen' NEVER saw a dentist during his short life....just sayin'...

20th January 2016

mss-2014
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Baaaahahahaha! I'm sure she was crushed!

20th January 2016

mss-2014
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Vic, is that you and DH's new mode of transportation AND wardrobe !?!?

27th January 2016

Becky Borgman
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They are not extinct. They may have eliminated herds across the West back then, but they are definitely not extinct. Many ranches exist today in the American West that contain large herds of buffalo. Ted Turner, at his ranch in Montana,
is just one of them. In Yellowstone National Park, the herds of buffalo free range.

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