It was a trip down memory lane for me. I was heading east on Oklahoma Highway 9 when I came to the town of Wetumka, a town of about 1,200 people. When I turned off to find a restroom I realized how close I was to Shawnee, Ok, a city of 30,000 people. I decided to visit Shawnee. It had been a while since I had been there. Plus, it’s just a five mile jaunt from Wetumka to Shawnee and if it wasn’t for a sign you’d never know where one ended and the other one began. Once I got to Shawnee I headed for downtown. Continue reading →

I’ve hung around here long enough. It’s time to get out and get going. Tomorrow. I need one more day at home. If it wasn’t for a two-hour season finale of Elementrary I might have left today. Well, actually I had a couple of other reasons to stay today. So tomorrow I’m heading east. East? Continue reading →

Tahlequah. It’s been a long time since I’ve been there. I think the last time was when I was in high school. There wasn’t much there then, or at least I didn’t think so. Today, I would be more observant. Today I would have different goals for my visit. It wouldn’t be the same visit as it was 45+ years ago. Tahlequah is the home of Northeastern State University, the Cherokee Nation, and the Cherokee Heritage Center. Continue reading →

Eufaula, OK is a town in east central Oklahoma.  It’s on State Highway 9. Highway 9 runs across Oklahoma from Texas to Arkansas about 20-40 miles south of Interstate 40. The significance of Eufaula is that it is on Lake Eufaula, a large lake made by the Corps of Engineers. Actually, all lakes in Oklahoma are man-made. The state had no natural lakes at the time of statehood. Today it has been said to have more miles of shoreline than any other state. Continue reading →