Amarillo, Texas

Cadillac Ranch

Pizza Party, followed by game playing - Sticks, Progressive and Sequence.

Yoder and Dodge City, Kansas

Don, Mary, Bob and I went to Yoder looking for an Amish community.  We found a very small town with some shops.  There were amish ladies selling their home baked goods.  Yum!  The snickerdoodles were delish!!  While in a gift shop we learned of a turkey dinner called the Yoder Community Turkey Dinner and the proceeds benefit missions.  This was the 49th year for the event.  We  enjoyed turkey, stuffing, corn, potatoes, cranberry salad, gravy, rolls, and a large assortment of homemade pies.  It was all you could eat and we were all hard pressed to finish our first plate.  No seconds for us.  

Great colors on our way to Dodge City.

Buffalo statues with a live llama resting beside them.

Kansas

Now this is a cool way to make use of a tree stump.

Hen Feathers Quilt Shop in Wichita.  Great ideas and wonderful fabrics!

Dinner at Cattleman's Steakhouse

Dinner at Cattleman's Steakhouse in Oklahoma City was delicious and too much food.  Not so with the desserts.  Still waiting for the waitress to check on dessert for our some at our table.  We had no problem locating the steakhouse but a few of us followed our "Garmins" and drove on a ramp that was supposedly closed for construction.  But as Bob Simons would say perhaps "it's only a suggestion."  Luckily, we had no obstacles on the ramp and were able to navigate back to the campground.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Statue at Bass Pro Shop, in background our group waiting for trolley.

Denton, TX to Oklahoma City, OK

We left Denton, Texas and headed to our next destination - Oklahoma City, OK.  At a rest stop, an 86-year old woman had fallen and Vicky, Steve and Mabel came to her rescue and helped her into the visitor center rest area.  Vicky and Mabel helped her into the bathroom but without success since the woman was unable to stand.  Mabel had an employee call for an ambulance.  We then left and beat feet before Group 2 caught up to us.

Lazy S Ranch in Frederick, Oklahoma

It has more than 3,000 acres of land and is available for hunting, seeing a working ranch, or just relaxing.

Day 84 - Cowboy and Western Museum.  We toured the museum with a tour guide.  Had a wonerful buffet lunch afterward. Yum!

Walter Brennan

Front of Cowboy  & Western Museum

Pioneer Plaza, Book Depository and Samuels BBQ

Day 82 - Lots of adventures today.  "Pioneer Plaza honors Dallas’ cowboy past by celebrating the trails that brought settlers to Dallas. Pioneer Plaza features native landscaping with a flowing stream and waterfall with a re-creation of a cattle drive in the form of bronze statues of longhorns being driven by three horse riding cowboys.

Each sculpture was created by Robert Summers of Glen Rose, Texas. The sculptures are believed to be the largest bronze sculptures of their type in the world."  We all had fun posing with the cattle.  Sherry had an awful misstep trying to navigate the rocks over stream.  Her camera and phone also went into the drink with her.  Steve M. did an excellent job troubleshooting the electronics.  We're hoping when they dry out they will work.  Unfortunately Sherry, Norm, Vicky and Steve were not able to make it back in time for the book depository museum.  When we were through in Dallas we drove to Chuck and Donna Samuels in Lucas for a wonderful BBQ.  Scrumptious - Yum!  If anyone left hungry it was their own fault. 

Which way to the bead store?

Bob running with the cattle.  Look out for the stream.

The stream the cattle will be crossing and the scene of Sherry's plunge.

Sherry reluctantly decided she will not try out for this new Olympic sport.

Bob, Connie and Howard - Oh Connie, looks like that might hurt.

Del, Dee and Dale on the cattle drive.

Connie and Mary showing the cattle the path to the water and Dee happily going for a ride.

Earl trying to lead the cattle across the stream.

Dallas Book Depository

6th Floor Book Depository - window where Oswald is believed to have shot
President John F. Kennedy.

Vicky - Trick or Treat anyone?

Above, Judy, Chuck and Dale
Below, Judy, Chuck, Dale, Dee Duane, Mabel, Connie and Mike
Good times at the BBQ!

Donna and Chuck Samuels, Hosts extraordinaire!