On highway US 70 between Hugo and Durant, drove through the towns of "B"s - Boswell, Bennington, Bokchito and Blue. Wonder if they planned it that way? The Mobile Service Station in Boswell was filmed for scenes in the Route 66 cult classic Two-Lane Blacktop (1971). It starred singer-songwriter James Taylor, Warren Oates, Laurie Bird, and Dennis Wilson.
Thanks Wikipedia. In the town of Blue, named after the nearby Blue River, many of the buildings were painted blue (surprise). The terrain changed from rolling hills and thick forest of trees to pastures and lots of cattle - Longhorns, Herefords, brahmas. Met Durant local Don Krumme, Durant's biggest booster. He gave us all the low down on the sites to see in and around Durant. Crossed over Lake Texoma, one of the largest reservoirs in the US and the 12th largest lake built by the US Army Corps of Engineers. From there, we headed down back roads to Lake Murray Nature Center and the Tucker Tower where Julie and Bonnie, the park rangers, greeted us. The lake, tower, and surrounding roads were built by the CCC and WPA. We climbed the 80 steps of the Tucker Tower for a bird's eye view of Lake Murray. Sadly, our viewing was cut short by the giant wasps flying around the tower. Back at the nature center, we collected our sticker for climbing the tower (LOL), checked out the 250lb meteorite on display, and caressed the California King Snake. By now it was 2:30pm and we were really hungry so we stopped at the 1st place in Ardmore we saw -Sirloin Stockade. It had a giant bull in front and Kevin said "I remember eating here as a kid." Well, we can now say "been there, done that and never again." Camping at the Lake of the Arbuckles-Buckhorn on the Chickasaw National Recreation Area. Enjoyed a gorgeous sunset.
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