Daily Mileage=330 Trip Total=1200Today we drove through some beautiful, massive pastureland in Arkansas before crossing the border into Oklahoma. It was wonderful and has changed our perspective on AK. We would definitely go there again!
We arrived in Oklahoma City with enough time to visit the Oklahoma City National Monument. It is the site of the Federal Building that was bombed in 1995. They have done a magnificent job of creating a peaceful memorial to those who lost their lives as well as the survivors of the attack. There is also a museum that guides you through a "time line" of April 19, 1995. A day that started like any other for so many and changed their lives forever. We both left moved and teary eyed. Again, this exhibit was done so much better than we expected.
As you can see in the photos they have done a beautiful job of creating a Reflecting Pool and Field of Empty Chairs in the footprint of the building. The chairs represent the 168 people who were killed that day. They are in nine rows representing the nine floors of the building and are placed in the section of the building where the people worked. The smaller chairs represent the 19 children who died at the day care centers that were on the site. Such a simple, yet complex design. It reminded me of the rows of simple white grave stones at Normandy.
We then had some time left to drive around the rest of OKLA City and found it modern, hip and a place that looks like a lot of fun. We expected old buildings and stockyards but that was not the case. We would love to have more time here, but we're moving onto Kansas in the morning, unless we blow away in a tornado tonight. We are watching the local news as I write this and there has already been 50 tornadoes today. These guys are unbelievable. They have reporters and tornado trackers calling in non-stop, tracking the tornadoes block by block! Talk about live coverage!!
Anyway, after our visit to the monument and listening to the tornado news (as well as the one that devastated Kansas yesterday), we are once again reminded how lucky we are and how tentative life is.
So, good night and we love you all,
Mare & Rich
6 comments:
Holy Crap! U's better buy some freaking ruby slippers and click those babies and chant -"There's no place like home. There's no place like home! There's no place like HOME!!"
Stay Safe -Love Linny & Morgie
Looks like you're having a great time. Thanks for sharing with us on the blog. I look forward to your next stop! Travel safe!
Mardy and Matthew (and Taylor)
The kids loved the pictures of the Ducks, they want to know if you are going to bring one home! We love the updates...keep them going.......Luv Bruce & Family
We love you also. Stay safe. Life is so precious.
P.S. We are in the Many Mansion and life is good, but Molly & Jake are very nervous.
Call us when you get to the beautiful Buglewicz home.
Love you, Rick and Corrine A.K.A. GC & GR
So you think Oklahoma is OK? I can't believe you were there and didn't stop by Bricktown. Maybe on the way back...Joe & Alicia
Hey Joe (and Alicia),
We were traveling through OK and even though it may not be on my Top Ten List, it wasn't bad. When have you been there lately???
Love you,
Mare
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