This beautiful, magical place is located in southwestern Oklahoma and is home to bison, Texas long horns, and other wildlife.
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Two Lane Gems, Vol. 1: Chapter 6 – Remembering to Breathe
Previous: Chapter 5 – Perseverance and Silver Linings You know how you feel when you’ve been going non-stop, pushing yourself and getting no sleep and eating everything you’re not supposed to and just feeling generally exhausted, and then suddenly your full day becomes empty and you realize you’ve been holding your breath and now you …
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Two Lane Gems, Vol. 1: Chapter 5 – Perseverance and Silver Linings
Previous: Chapter 4: Big Cats and Bigger Hearts As we left Bentonville I was a touch trepidatious about the next leg of our journey. It was Sunday. We left Friday. We were already getting a little loopy and taking bets on when I’d forget what day it was, and now we were headed to the …
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Two Lane Gems, Vol. 1: Chapter 4 – Big Cats and Bigger Hearts
This should go without saying: tigers don’t make good pets. Nor do leopards, or lions, or bobcats. Basically any species of cat that is not a domesticated feline has no place in the care of someone who is not trained. I get the desire. When they’re kittens, they’re adorable. When they’re mature, they’re beautiful. But …
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Two Lane Gems, Vol. 1: Chapter 3 – Eureka! Springs, That Is
Previous: Chapter 2 – History & Hospitality We piled back into Mae, and as we picked up I-44 we marveled at everything we’d done in the last 24 hours. We’d seen more than any two people had a right to in such a short amount of time. It was overwhelming, the sheer volume of information …
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Two Lane Gems, Vol. 1: Chapter 2 – History & Hospitality
Previous: Chapter 1 – And, They’re Off! As we left Cahokia, I called Laura from the Pulaski County Tourism Bureau to let her know we’d be a little late. She was at the store picking up a balloon so she could mark the turn we needed to take to find our accommodations for the night. …
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Two Lane Gems, Vol. 1: Chapter 1 – And, They’re Off!
Previous: Prologue It was a crisp February morning when we left our home in Elgin, Illinois. The sun was shining, the traffic around Chicago was uncharacteristically light, and we were a mere 37 minutes behind schedule. Considering we were packed up for a month, I was pleased that was the extent of our delay. For …
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Two Lane Gems, Vol. 1: Prologue
There once was a little girl, who had a little curl… That girl was me, and for as long as I can remember, I had a dream that I would travel the country and tell its stories. The dream began before the internet existed, so I took notes with my pen and paper and recorded …