Yukon - Express Clydesdales

Friday, 6 July 2018

The visitor center was closed for maintenance, until further notice!   Having driven many miles there, it was quite disappointing.  However, the drive through the country sides was pleasant nice.   I checked back the website.  Nothing mentioned about the closure.

Visitor Center

Statue of a Cyldesdales horse - beautiful animal

Oklahoma - Highway 66 - Oklahoma County Auto and Mini Museum

Saturday, 30 June 2018

Our GPS couldn't read the address to the Oklahoma Country Auto and Mini Museum.   I had printed out the direction on google map and we drove past it.   It was only about 2 miles from the Old Round Barn, but we drove twice the distance.  On turning back, we came across an old ruined Route 66 gas station, that I learnt later as the Conoco station.

We met the owner, Mr. John Hargrove, of the Oklahoma County Auto and Mini Museum.  He was a very nice and friendly man.  I was impressed by his creativity and display of the vintage collections, related to Route 66, both inside and outside his visitors' building.   I enjoyed the collections.    He is not charging any fees for visiting and I wonder how he would be able to maintain the place and the collections.   I forgot to ask him when he started his museum.  Thank you, Mr. Hargrove for sharing with us your collections.

Oklahoma - Highway 66 - The Old Round Barn

Saturday, 30 June 2018

This is a interesting historical place to visit.   The lower floor is the souvenirs shop while the upper floor is for functions, like dance, weddings, etc.

Upper floor

Oklahoma - 99s Museum of Women Pilots

Saturday, 30 June 2018

This is a special museum, featuring only women pilots :-)

Mike & I were amused with a remark, made by a 11 (if I read correctly) year old son of a woman jet pilot.  He was asked if he would also fly a jet when he is older.  He answered that it is a woman's job!

I am proud of all the 1st woman pilot in their country.

Indiahoma - Wichita Wildlife Mountain Refuge

Saturday, 16 June 2018

For us to get on today's bus tour, we had to book our attendance on a particular day, the 4 June 2018.   I am glad that Mike was able to get us booked.   I noticed on the list, he was the 2nd person.   The tour was about 3 hours and started at 6:30 am.    We had to be there by 6:15 am.    We were able to get to the Mountain  Refuge, but drove far beyond the Visitors' Center, where the tour bus was.    I am glad we set off  from our hotel early and  despite the extra time and distance driving away from the assembly place, we were able to get there at 6:14 am!   If we had missed this tour, I would be so disappointed.

Tour bus

What is out there?

Buttonbush

Death from natural cause. 

Family

Bondage

Exhibit inside the Visitors' Center

Exhibit inside the Visitors' Center

Lawton - Museum of the Great Plains

Friday, 15 June 2018

Glad we got to visit this interesting museum.

Outside exhibit: Bison

Outside exhibit: Elk

Terrible Tuesday (10 April 1979) Tornado Scene

People of the Plains

Oklahoma "Rose Rock"

Trading Post (1830)

Steam Engine

Lawton - Comanche National Museum & Cultural Center

Friday, 17 June 2018

Interesting museum to visit.  Learnt about the Comanche.

Exhibit outside the Museum

Exhibit outside the museum