El Reno OK

The geese were flying in their V formations and honking loudly well after dark last night.  But there are here still this morning so can’t have gone far.

Geese at Elk City Lake

The sun is out but rain and thunderstorms are predicted here today so we are moving on.  First stop the local Walmart to see if we can find the special perma-focus binoculars.  Not here, so we try the next Walmart, nope not here either.  We will buy them on line and have them delivered to a Walmart in Houston and pick them up there.

So we are on the I 40 East and can see the thunder clouds building.  It’s hot, over 30C and muggy.  At least on the interstate you see advertising hoardings the high spots on the otherwise flat landscape.  The soil here in Oklahoma is red, bright red.

Red soil

We have a bit of a navigation malfunction trying to find our RV park for tonight, the GPS was right and Allstays was wrong, but we believed Allstays first, sorry GPS but you cry wolf too often.  Anyway we are here now at Hensleys RV Park, El Reno which is attached to the Best Western motel.  We chose it because it has full hook up, a pool and a laundry.  When we book in we also find that the complimentary cooked breakfast is included.  Plus there is a Dennys on the premises so that is dinner sorted. It was pretty tight getting into our site, only an inch at the back and an inch in the front, literally, to get into position.

Very tight fit!

There have been recent earthquakes here, which is unusual, the biggest 5.7.  At first they thought it to be caused by fracking, but now they are saying they have discovered a new fault line??

Things we learned about Oklahoma:

It is home to about 400 miles of Route 66, therefore the most drivable miles than any other state.

Famous people: Garth Brooks (singer), Ron Howard (Happy Days), Chuck Norris and Sam Walton of Walmart fame.

We figured out (brain flash) that the 'Okie' from Muskogee is a resident of Oklahoma, cos that's where Muskogee is.

The 445 miles of waterways over on the east side are navigable shipping lanes, providing shipping for 12 million tons per year.  There are 7 reservoirs and 18 locks and dams, (9 feet deep) and end up joining the Mississippi, north of New Orleans.