Day 103 Sulpher OK-Lawton, OK 11.11.16

Day 103 Sulpher OK-Lawton, OK 11.11.16
Campground at Chickasaw Recreation area was great except for one thing, the showers are solar heated.  Jo and I found out that meant we were taking a cold shower.  Kevin opted to skip the shower.  Clean but a little bit cold we headed out to see the rest of the Chickasaw national recreation area. We visited the Travertine Nature Center with its live screech owl, turtles, bees and a rattlesnake skin as tall as Kevin. Then, we took a short hike to see Little Niagara Falls (no resemblance at all to the real falls), Antelope Springs, and Buffalo Springs (looked like a giant soaking tub).  The water in the springs and creek was crystal clear.  Did someone say chocolate?  Why yes just down the road in Davis is Bedre' chocolates. We sampled and of course made a purchase.  We discovered Duncan, OK was the crapemyrtle capital or at least that is what the giant mural said. (?) Just around the corner, we found another mural with Hoyt Axton, folk singer-songwriter/actor and Elvis. Hoyt was born in Duncan. One of his hit songs was sung by Three Dog Night-Well I've never been to Spain. And why was Elvis on the mural, well Hoyt's mother co wrote the song Heartbreak Hotel which as we all know was a big hit for Elvis.  Google other notable people of Duncan, there are quite a few.  Duncan's Memorial Park had several interesting monuments to the Chisholm Trail, Indian Base Line, Halliburton and more.  Our last stop for the day was Lawton where Kevin's dad (Bob) grew up.  Lawton is the fifth-largest city in the state and was named for Major General Henry W Lawton, a quartermaster at Fort Sill, who had taken part in the pursuit and capture of Geronimo.  It is a big old city!  We drove around looking for Bob's childhood home and finally found it - a little white house on the corner.  Campgrounds were all full tonight so guess what that means...