Quest for Warmth; Day 1
It had been cold, icy and snowy for some time so Chris and I decided to escape and search for some warmth. Heading south to Texas for a visit with Brother Don and spending some time on the gulf was our plan.
We left home at 9:30 and it was 24 degrees. The previous night some light snow and ice graced our neighborhood.
The main streets were just wet with a little slush so we had no problem heading south on 69 Hwy out of town.
We stayed on 69 until south of Fort Scott, where we took Kansas Hwy 7 southbound through Girard and Cherokee. At Cherokee the sun was out and there was no snow visible on the ground. At Columbus we picked up 69 Hwy again and drove south into Oklahoma. I-44 took us south and west to Big Cabin, where we were once again on Hwy 69. Driving south we went through Pryor (where we had a fast food lunch), Muskogee, and McAlester. South and west of McAlester we hopped on the Indian Nation Turnpike southbound. It ended at Hugo and Hwy 271 took us into Paris, TX. We arrived at 5:00. It was 45 degrees.
After checking into our hotel we went to check out the Eiffel Tower replica, which had a red cowboy hat on the top of it. According to my internet research the real Eiffel Tower in France is 906 feet tall. This one is a mere 65 feet.
Adjacent to this tower was an impressive veterans memorial.
Our route today covered 410 miles and the high temperature for the day was 51.
Click on the following link if you want to see all the photos taken today Day 1 Pics.
We left home at 9:30 and it was 24 degrees. The previous night some light snow and ice graced our neighborhood.
We stayed on 69 until south of Fort Scott, where we took Kansas Hwy 7 southbound through Girard and Cherokee. At Cherokee the sun was out and there was no snow visible on the ground. At Columbus we picked up 69 Hwy again and drove south into Oklahoma. I-44 took us south and west to Big Cabin, where we were once again on Hwy 69. Driving south we went through Pryor (where we had a fast food lunch), Muskogee, and McAlester. South and west of McAlester we hopped on the Indian Nation Turnpike southbound. It ended at Hugo and Hwy 271 took us into Paris, TX. We arrived at 5:00. It was 45 degrees.
After checking into our hotel we went to check out the Eiffel Tower replica, which had a red cowboy hat on the top of it. According to my internet research the real Eiffel Tower in France is 906 feet tall. This one is a mere 65 feet.
Adjacent to this tower was an impressive veterans memorial.
Our route today covered 410 miles and the high temperature for the day was 51.
Click on the following link if you want to see all the photos taken today Day 1 Pics.
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