Many a parent has likely faced this at one time or another, a child who won’t eat bread with the crust on. Into the consumer society where both parents work and there is little time do all that needs to be done, comes the perfect solution for that situation. Crustless sandwiched Does this fall under the idea of the better mousetrap?
With the rodeo in town for the weekend, the RV parks are full.
The breeds of cattle they raise on the ranch.
Not a level site, just some gravel on the hillside.
Two miles of dirt road, yes just dirt, to get here. It is another really neat stumble upon. Life is indeed great.
This is a fabulous museum just off I-40 west on Oklahoma City in the town of Weatherford. We were here last year and enjoyed it so much we planned our travels so we could visit it again this year. Lt. Gen. Thomas Stafford was a native of Weatherford. He was one of the most famous astronauts of all time, but he was much more that that. While the museum has many mementos of his life, the museum is much, much more and is on the cusp of becoming the second best Air and Space museum on the USA. It really should be a must stop for anyone who grew up during the space race or is interested in aircraft or space.
A moon rock. Stafford never set foot on the moon, but he was in the lunar lander that descended to within 50,000 feet of the moon and paved the way for the next Apollo mission that saw Armstrong and Collins set foot on the moon.
It all started with the Wright Brothers. Their wind tunnel incorporated a galvanized wash tube, but it led to the development of the first ever flight at kitty Hawk, N.C.
What could it be?
It’s the cockpit of a MIG 21.
Given the chance to be a kid again, how can anyone pass it up. If your travels take you anywhere near Weatherford, Oklahoma you would do well to stop at the Stafford Air and Space Museum.
It is the office, laundry, restrooms and shower building at the RV park we are staying at, But is more than just those four things.
Opening this door leads down the steps to the storm shelter that is underneath the office. Having been in one tornado many years ago, we always try to locate the storm shelter when staying at a RV park in tornado country.
We call them “Stumble Upons”. Things or places we didn’t plan to do see or visit, yet somehow we “stumbled” upon them. We had decided to travel about 200 miles today from the Dallas Fort Worth area to somewhere in central Oklahoma. We had stayed in this general area during last year’s travels but didn’t want to stay in the same place.. Our search turned up the above RV park, and what a pleasant surprise it was.
That is Sophie and our red Jeep Cherokee dead center in the photo. The RV site cost us only $17.50 a night for the two nights we are staying here for a full hookup site and they even have showers and laundry. But the greatest thing about the RV Park is what is in the foreground. That is the original concrete of the road known as Route 66 which we traveled on to arrive at the park. It simply doesn’t get better than this.
Looking west on Route 66.
Those that know me know that has to be my foot on Route 66. Shoes and I do not get along. If I am absolutely forced to wear shoes to enter someplace or do something I will wear them, which usually is less than six times a year, Otherwise I wear Teva’s or go barefoot. And yes, I did have a skin to concrete moment.
