Oklahoma City-

The weather was cool and drizzly as we headed out yesterday. We stopped first at the Oklahoma City National Memorial.  It is a somber experience.
There is a gateway on one end of the reflecting pool with 9:01 above the entry.

At the other end of the pool, the gateway reads 9:03.  The explosion happened at 9:02.......

The field with 168 chairs, one for each  life lost,  is on the site of the Alfred P. Murrah building.  It is a very visual, visceral, reminder of the consequences of violence, especially the 19 smaller chairs. 

This 100 year old Elm tree was heavily damaged during the bombing.  Most did not expect it to live.  It is now dubbed the survivor tree.

The entire memorial is very well done and we were both glad we took the time to visit, remember and reflect...

After Lunch, we visited the cowboy and western heritage museum.  It is a very good museum with a large collection of western art and artifacts.

This museum has something for everyone:  a very large exhibit of Native American arts, a display dedicated to western performers, the rodeo cowboy hall of fame, and a replica of a turn of the century western town.  It is well worth a visit when in the Oklahoma City area.

Today, we will head down the road on our way to Petit Jean State Park in Arkansas where we will meet up with some friends from our Rving Women chapter.