The
two RV Gypsies
traveled to Oklahoma past
Jurassic prehistoric statues, water towers,
and several cities.
October 10, 2022
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The two RV Gypsies made a brief
stop at the Oklahoma welcome center on Route 66 |
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While Lee Duquette drives
the RV, Karen Duquette takes random photos through the front window
of the RV for entertainment purposes. Although they would like to stop
everywhere shown on the signs, sometimes, they cannot for time reasons. |
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Several cities the two RV
Gypsies stopped at are circled on the map shown directly below. But
some of the cities they stopped in are not on this map. |
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Their great-grandchildren
of the two RV Gypsies like water towers, so Karen Duquette takes a lot
of water tower pictures for their photo books. |
Below: Water tower in Sayre, Oklahoma |
Not sure what this is, but Lee thought
it interesting |
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Below: Heartland of America
Heritage Museum is exits 82 & 84 off I-40 in Weatherford and Stafford
Air & Space Museum is also in Weatherford, OK. Unfortunately, The
two RV Gypsies were unable to stop at either place. |
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Below: On this trip, the two RV Gypsies
drove through in Hinton |
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Geary is a city in Blaine
and Canadian counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population
was 1,280 at the 2010 census. Its elevation is 1,549 feet.The town was
named for Edmund Guerrier, a scout and an interpreter for the U.S. Army.
The city limits extend southeast along U.S. Route 281 - 8 miles from
the center of town to Exit 108 on Interstate 40. From this point it
is 43 miles east to downtown Oklahoma City. U.S. Route 270 leads east
from Geary 11 miles to Calumet. U.S. 281 and 270 together lead northwest
17 miles to Watonga. |
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Below: Pony Bridge on US Hwy
281 in Geary Oklahoma. Although its official name is William H. Murray
Bridge, this distinct landmark spanning the South Canadian River has
long been known as Pony Bridge for its pony trusses, which are bridge
trusses that do not connect at the top.
Named on the National Register of Historic Places, the longest bridge
on Oklahoma's stretch of Route 66 spans 3,944 feet with 38 trusses.
This same bridge made an appearance on the 1939 film “The Grapes of
Wrath.” The bridge is soon to be closed for Extensive Maintenance and
is estimated to reopen late 2024. However on this date October 10, 2022,
the two RV Gypsies drove over Pony Bridge and back again just because
they could. As seen in the below photo, there was no other traffic on
the bridge. |
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Below: Karen Duquette photographed
three different Integris Health water towers. |
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Below: The the two RV Gypsies
drove through Yukon, Oklahoma and they really liked the giant water
tank featuring Garth Brooks. |
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Below: Driving through Edmond, Oklahoma
- surprise surprise - another water tower - actually two of them, plus
a big cross. |
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Below: The two RV Gypsies
saw the sign shown below quite often while driving on highways in Oklahoma.
They do not recall seeing it elsewhere on their travels. |
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Below: Karen Duquette likes
to photograph signs they pass, as it may help her identify the location
of any photos she takes shortly thereafter. |
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