Leaving the Great Plains Park via the dam route and then through Mt Park, OK. Not much happening there. Looks to be a dying bedroom community of Synder. Most of the houses are in disrepair, cafe was closed and a couple of other businesses. In Synder, OK, Kevin posed next to the giant tire man (roadside America attraction). Off to see Tipton, OK the birthplace of Bob Tice aka Kevin's dad. Other interesting facts about Tipton: Hottest recorded temp in the Oklahoma in 1994 of 120 degrees. "Tipton loam" is considered to be among the most ideal soils (farmland) in the USA branch camp of Ft. Sill was opened in Tipton on Oct. 20, 1944 and held 276 prisoners, reportedly troublemakers from the Ft Sill camp. The camp closed Nov. 1, 1945. Four escapes were reported. The town of Duke, OK was a tale of two cities. The citizens of East and West Duke feuded over where to put the new school. It became so intense that the railroad moved its depot to halfway between the two towns. Five years passed before "the hatchet was buried" both figuratively and literally (a grave was dug and a hatchet was buried). The mural in Duke shows their history and industry. Passed through Hollis, the last town before the 100th meridian which marks the Oklahoma/Texas border. Crossed over a huge mostly dry river bed which turned out to be the Red river. Passed more cotton fields and milo fields (feed crop for cattle). We are in the plains now. To our surprise, Turkey, TX was the home of Bob Wills. We love his music. And for those of you who don't know - He's the King of Western Swing and had a big influence on music. The town has great monuments and murals in his honor as well as the Bob Wills and Texas Playboys' bus. Tonight we are camped at Hackberry campground in the Palo Duro State Park. The canyon is approximately 120 miles long, 600 to 800 feet deep, and is the second largest canyon in the US. The first being the Grand Canyon. We enjoyed the sunset on the canyon walls and then a full moon.
Sunday, November 13, 2016
Day 105 Mt Park, OK-Canyon, TX 11.13.16
Leaving the Great Plains Park via the dam route and then through Mt Park, OK. Not much happening there. Looks to be a dying bedroom community of Synder. Most of the houses are in disrepair, cafe was closed and a couple of other businesses. In Synder, OK, Kevin posed next to the giant tire man (roadside America attraction). Off to see Tipton, OK the birthplace of Bob Tice aka Kevin's dad. Other interesting facts about Tipton: Hottest recorded temp in the Oklahoma in 1994 of 120 degrees. "Tipton loam" is considered to be among the most ideal soils (farmland) in the USA branch camp of Ft. Sill was opened in Tipton on Oct. 20, 1944 and held 276 prisoners, reportedly troublemakers from the Ft Sill camp. The camp closed Nov. 1, 1945. Four escapes were reported. The town of Duke, OK was a tale of two cities. The citizens of East and West Duke feuded over where to put the new school. It became so intense that the railroad moved its depot to halfway between the two towns. Five years passed before "the hatchet was buried" both figuratively and literally (a grave was dug and a hatchet was buried). The mural in Duke shows their history and industry. Passed through Hollis, the last town before the 100th meridian which marks the Oklahoma/Texas border. Crossed over a huge mostly dry river bed which turned out to be the Red river. Passed more cotton fields and milo fields (feed crop for cattle). We are in the plains now. To our surprise, Turkey, TX was the home of Bob Wills. We love his music. And for those of you who don't know - He's the King of Western Swing and had a big influence on music. The town has great monuments and murals in his honor as well as the Bob Wills and Texas Playboys' bus. Tonight we are camped at Hackberry campground in the Palo Duro State Park. The canyon is approximately 120 miles long, 600 to 800 feet deep, and is the second largest canyon in the US. The first being the Grand Canyon. We enjoyed the sunset on the canyon walls and then a full moon.
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