Day 11 - Yukon to Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
Back on the road again.....We drove 300 miles back to Yukon where we veered of Route 66 and continued our Journey. Our guide book said to look for old Standard Oil signs and lo and behold, we found one.
We decided revisit the site of the Oklahoma Bombing. It deeply touched us when we went there in 2008 with friends.. It seems a little more worn. Hopefully, they will get it shined up a little. I will post a before and today picture.
There is an infinity pool where the part of the Federal Building was destroyed.
There is a chair for each of the bombing victims and the smaller chairs represent the children that died. If you remember, there was an onsite daycare for the workers.
People still put notes and items on a chain link fence in remembrance.
You can see our car through the entrance to the site. Where the people are standing by the water to the right, is part of the wall that is still standing.
This tree was the only tree left standing after the blast. You can see it lean away from the blast.
This picture is from 2008 when we visited with our Okie friends. Mike and Pat Bowline, Don and Suzanne Snider, and Dave and Sharon Wilhite.
We visited in the fall. Notice the reflection of the trees in the pool.
You will notice that the picture of the entrance taken in 2008 is better condition than it is today. Maybe, they have not completed their spring clean up. If I lived nearby, I would wash and shine up the chairs.
Back to today's journey..... We are making our way to Broken Arrow, east of Tulsa, to spend a few days with Mike and Pat Bowline. It took us 4 hours to go 200 miles. There was a lot to see. Mike had to make several U-turns. Thank you Uncle Ken for teaching Mike that cars are made to make U-turns!
Between Oklahoma City and Arcadia, there is a gas station/convenient store called "Pops."
In the EZ66 guide, it said to look for the date the building was built (below) and to notice the spoke wheels on the facade. (above) Again, a U-turn for Mike.
It was in disrepair. We drove across it and back.
We stopped in Sapulpa to tour their Route 66 Museum. Most every town along the route has a museum of some kind. This was one of the best! Sapulpa is one of my favorite towns and the name is fun to say. Sa pul pa.
In our guide it said to watch for a giant coke bottle and a giant Buffalo. We thought we were going to be pulled over by the sheriff as he watched us make about 5 U-turns trying to find the coke bottle. It was a lot smaller than it should of been for "giant alert."
We had left Oklahoma City and it took us a long time to complete the trip that normally takes 2 hours. Our friends, thought we had gotten lost. We are savoring the trip.
Today
There is a chair for each of the bombing victims and the smaller chairs represent the children that died. If you remember, there was an onsite daycare for the workers.
People still put notes and items on a chain link fence in remembrance.
You can see our car through the entrance to the site. Where the people are standing by the water to the right, is part of the wall that is still standing.
This tree was the only tree left standing after the blast. You can see it lean away from the blast.
2008
This picture is from 2008 when we visited with our Okie friends. Mike and Pat Bowline, Don and Suzanne Snider, and Dave and Sharon Wilhite.
We visited in the fall. Notice the reflection of the trees in the pool.
You will notice that the picture of the entrance taken in 2008 is better condition than it is today. Maybe, they have not completed their spring clean up. If I lived nearby, I would wash and shine up the chairs.
Back to today's journey..... We are making our way to Broken Arrow, east of Tulsa, to spend a few days with Mike and Pat Bowline. It took us 4 hours to go 200 miles. There was a lot to see. Mike had to make several U-turns. Thank you Uncle Ken for teaching Mike that cars are made to make U-turns!
Between Oklahoma City and Arcadia, there is a gas station/convenient store called "Pops."
They are famous for having over 1,000 different kinds of soda "pop" and a giant pop bottle outside. If it had been at night, the bottle is lit with colored lights.
They were not kidding when they labeled these sodas "Sodagusting!"
On to Arcadia that is famous for it's round barn.
Below is the east boundary of the Oklahoma land grant rush. I saw the movie with Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman....
Every town we went through was typical main street America. Loved it!
Do not know what this was, but it was different.
Jerry McClanahan is the author of the EZ66 Guide. It has maps, directions and places to see. He said that if we visit Chandler, Oklahoma, stop and see him. His shop was closed and he did not answer his phone. We left him a text message and are waiting to hear from him.
In Chandler is an old Phillips 66 gas station and a new one!
Another iconic sign...
Had to stop and take a picture of this. It was one of those U-turns....
Stroud, Oklahoma is the home of the Rock Cafe.
Bristow was a cool little town.
Had to laugh. Go ahead and hit the adults.
In the EZ66 guide, it said to look for the date the building was built (below) and to notice the spoke wheels on the facade. (above) Again, a U-turn for Mike.
Mike saw a bridge out of the corner of his eye and made a U-turn. It was awesome.
It was in disrepair. We drove across it and back.
We stopped in Sapulpa to tour their Route 66 Museum. Most every town along the route has a museum of some kind. This was one of the best! Sapulpa is one of my favorite towns and the name is fun to say. Sa pul pa.
Totally awesome!
In our guide it said to watch for a giant coke bottle and a giant Buffalo. We thought we were going to be pulled over by the sheriff as he watched us make about 5 U-turns trying to find the coke bottle. It was a lot smaller than it should of been for "giant alert."
After we found it, the Buffalo was easy to spot!
We had left Oklahoma City and it took us a long time to complete the trip that normally takes 2 hours. Our friends, thought we had gotten lost. We are savoring the trip.
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