Category Archives: travel

Springfield and Ha Ha Tonka

May 16-17, 2014 I missed my classes on Friday so that I could attend a meeting of the newly formed Transition Committee for the Oklahoma Academic Standards for Science. Those new science standards were threatened by a committee vote in the … Continue reading

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Climbing the Heights in Muskogee

May 4, 2014 The first Sunday of May 2014 found Wendy and me enjoying Chatsworth Boxties at Kilkenny’s in Tulsa. We then took the turnpike southeast to Muskogee to Honor Heights Park. The park is best known for its spring … Continue reading

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Ozark Botanical Garden & Blue Spring

May 3, 2014 The first Saturday in May found me trekking to Arkansas to visit the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks in Fayetteville and Blue Spring northwest of Eureka Springs. It was my first visit to the former and a … Continue reading

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Bella Vista and Bentonville in Early Spring

April 19, 2014 Next weekend Wendy and I hope to work in the yard and will be chaperoning at the prom, so this weekend we were determined to escape the area for a springtime walk. I figured the dogwood trees … Continue reading

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Firetowers

April 13, 2014 Wendy and I escaped to the Ozarks on Saturday, enjoying a 4.5 mile hike on the Firetower Trail at Roaring River State Park and taking a drive along the nearby Sugar Camp Scenic Byway. Our visit to … Continue reading

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