Ok Bound Day 5 - FINALLY!

I have no idea what time I actually woke up this morning, but it was early and I did not want to move.  The road can do that to you sometimes. Scootard was busy loading the car and I was checking the room to make sure nothing was left behind.  It was raining and the skies were looking ominous again.

by the time everything was loaded and we were settled in,  it was later than usual.

 

The fog was so thick, I was concerned about us making good time trying to leave town.

After about  15 minutes later......BOOM! I had no idea we were that close to the next state..ha.

And the fog did not let up....I was nervous; "white knuckled nervous"...haha  Scootard was cruising long just fine.  :-) 

After a while things started to look a bit better, but I was doubtful that it would hold for long. And having that much "nothingness" to look at gives you a real good perspective of what might be ahead.

When came upon the tiny town of Hugo, Colorado and visited this antique shop where we met a wonderful lady by the name of Linda.  She informed us that a grand total of 840 souls lived in the tiny town and that most people who leave always come back to live.

After our hour visit with Linda, we got back on the road and headed for more "nothingness".....It's amazing how much of that there is.  And how flat it can be.  Chris thinks if your dog every ran away, you could see him going for at least four days! haha

It was time to gas up and grab a bit to eat...We didn't eat here after seeing the "deli" menu and decided to keep moving after getting our gas.

Little did we know, that there wouldn't be any hot meals for quite some time.......:-(.

and more time........

Well, you get the picture .........Glad we had gas!  sheesh....

We got to the Oklahoma Panhandle which was weird because we were only traveling through it for 34 miles....

 and then we were back in Texas going through. the panhandle again.  Sorry about the blurr. It happened so quick, I had to pull the picture from the internet...ha.



 But all was fine since we happened upon another antique shop.

 

 I managed to snag a couple of topiaries for the garden in Oklahoma....:-).  I looked for a replacement bench but couldn't fine one....:-(.  These were the only topiaries frames I have seen that I like.
 

After my score on the garden accessories, we hit another patch of unfavorable driving weather.  This is the view from my window.

Once it clear up again, we were able to see what was around us just off the highwaay....

 You know you are in Texas and Oklahoma when you start seeing red clay dirt.......

 The day was coming to a close after 8 hours of driving (or so I thought), when Scootard decided "hey! we're only 4 hours from home".  So, you know what that meant!   We took some pictures of the sunset and set our faces toward the close of the trip.

 The dark it got the more beautiful the sky became.....:-)

Four hours later (14 hours on the road) we were safe and sound back in Oklahoma.  Scootard was filled with Glee when we uncovered "Maj" for the first time in 2 months.

And I was quite happy to see Ms Vickey again even though she was covered up with plants and things....:-).

So, my friends... this brings this travelogue to a close.  We arrived at our destination 2 days earlier than what we expected, missed a major storm in Texas by minutes and didn't kill each other after being in  the car together for all those hours! hahaha.  Thanks for coming along......:-).

We will see you next time!

Ok Bound- Day 4 Wyoming "The Cowboy State"

We woke up exhausted and with the knowledge that this was going to be a long day of traveling.  The Sky looked ominous in light of all of the storms that just passed through my homeland; which had me a bit on edge.

but it was still beautiful.....

We drove along for about 2 hours and came to the next state in our travels....:-).  "Cowboy Country".  Oddly enough, I do not have one single solitary picture of a cow...ha.  We saw lots too!

After having searched high and low for a gas station we decided to stop here and see what was happening.  It was another sleepy little town with not much happening.

This is a picture of the main street....ha.  and if you go about 3 blocks....that's about it....:-)

They did have some interesting things sitting around like this old truck that looked like it stepped out of the past and settled by this little building.  Very cool...:-)

And there was this really cool Eagle sitting outside of a little building.  The bird was almost bigger than the building...ha

However, our stomachs were starting to growl and there was no place to stop and eat here so we hit the road again.......

We came across a town named Casper and decided to grab something before we got in the vast "nothingness" that we had been driving through.  Scootard ordered something called a Cali-Melt.  I think it was chicken.

I had a Bison burger and some cottage cheese.....

This is a pic of the inside of the restaurant whose name escapes me now....sorry.

As we traveled along, I noticed the damage that had been done by fires that had ravaged the hillside....

And yet such a striking contrast just across the highway....:-).

We didn't stop to go to this historic site where Gen. Custer fought against the native people.  I have been to historic battle sites before and it always seems that the blood is still crying out from the ground from the loss of life there.....:-(
 

This sign was just a few feet down from the last.....

 ok....on the road again.....I just love the "velvet" hill's that seemed to be everywhere throughout the state.

I kept thinking about Ms Vickey being on this road one day and then had second thoughts because of the fierce winds that seemed to blow through.....

More velvet.....very cool, indeed.....:-)

The closer we got to our destination, the more the landscape changed....

 We started coming across this huge rock formations that were just staggering in their appearance...

This one reminded me of a chocolate eclair or something! I resisted the temptation to take a bit, though...:-)

 and the formations were on both sides of the highway....:-)

And finally after 10 hours on the road, we reached our destination for the night.......

after locating a WiFi signal and making some calls, we decided on staying at Little America Hotel and Resort. We had stopped at a Little America before but only purchased two .50cent ice cream cones.  So, this was going to be an added adventure.

It is a very beautiful place with a lake and flowers out front.

I know this looks like a casket, but it isn't....haha.

 Here is a picture of the little lake out front.......:-)

As soon as we walked in, we were greeted by this gentleman.  I do not know who he was.  A Cheyenne Chief, maybe?  I didn't see a name on the encasement.

and strangely enough, across from him was this guy...ha.  A long way from home, I reckon.  He is what they call an Emperor Penguin.

The lobby was done quite nicely and had been remodeled in 2006.

There was art work from various artist and antique pieces dotting the furniture....

They also offered this water that had been infused with lime and strawberries......:-).  I didn't like it...haha.  All I could taste was the lime which I found bitter.....:-(.  But it was pretty!

After driving around aimlessly for a few minutes, we found our home for the evening ....

Not too shabby......:-)

I could stay here again.....:-).  They room service for a reasonable price.  But I think we are both too tired to eat.
 

So, my fellow bloggers....it is the close of another long day.  Tomorrow.....well, we will see!

Stay tuned!