Author Archives: Granger Meador
2011 Additions to My Playlist
2011 SONGS OF THE MONTH I decided to look back at the music I acquired in 2011 and was surprised when iTunes reported over 400 songs were added to my collection, swelling it to almost 11,500 tracks. That is quite an … Continue reading
Ison’s Folly and the Stairway to the Sky
I paid the price for too many colas at yesterday’s supper: a sleepless night in my room at Quartz Mountain. I finally drifted off and did not get up until 8:15 a.m. A cold shower woke me up, but not … Continue reading
Granite Hills Grandeur
Over Thanksgiving I’d hoped to hike the Granite Hills trails at Great Plains State Park in the Wichita Mountains of southwest Oklahoma, but was stymied by weather. The beautiful Wichitas are too far a drive for a day hike out … Continue reading
Flagpole Mountain and Clayton Lake Falls
The first day of winter 2011-2012 was also the first day of my school’s winter break. I celebrated by heading south to Oklahoma’s Kiamichi Country. That’s tourism talk; we Okies really call it Little Dixie because of the strong southern … Continue reading
Fountainhead Folly
A building has integrity, just like a man, and just as seldom. So says Ayn Rand in The Fountainhead and I was reminded of that quotation today when I made a brief return to Oklahoma’s Fountainhead. The former state park … Continue reading
Meador Manor 