Oklahoma City - Day 1

We left the house at 8:45 after taking the girls to school. We traveled down 1-70 then through the Flint hills on I-335 . Saw lots of fires in the Flint hills Then took I-35 to Oklahoma City.


Stopped in Blackwell Oklahoma for lunch after driving through their main street we ended up eating at Los Potros for lunch. Very yummy Mexican. 

Oklahoma City Memorial Museum. Was very sobering but informative. They have made a very nice memorial grounds there. I also realized on April 19 th was the 30 th anniversary of the bombing.

 





We ended the day at pickles Steakhouse. The men had hamburger steaks, I had chicken. Cindy had a baked potato. It was average at best.

Ended up at our Avid Hotel. Lots of driving for Frank today. Drove 340 miles. Headed to Albuquerque NM tomorrow.


All photos here

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