Exploring Lawton, OK.

Acknowledging the fact that it has been a long time since I have added to this blog, I can say that I finally got an excuse to travel and do a bit of updating. Following a National Muster with one of the clubs Christa and I belong to, we are moving down towards Texas in a liesurely manner to meet up for another muster with our travel club. In the mean time, we stopped over in Lawton, OK to check out some sites and relax a bit on our own. First order of business is to check out the local casinos. Not to bad, though I can say that I did my part to help our First Nations Peoples in their bid for prosperity.

On this trip we decided to bring the bike for a little adventuere. So far the adventure has meant a new battery and a new tire to replace the flat on the rear I got the other day. After the repairs, we were finally able to get out and explore a bit. The nearest object of interest is the Witchita Mountains near Lawton. The first site to stop at was Medicine Park at the foot of Mt Scott. The homes are built with cobblestones giving the place a unique look. We also stopped in at the local bike store "Chaps My Ass." Appropriately named, the store carried plenty of motorcycle accessories modestly priced.

After a poke about there, we left and began the climb up Mt Scott, the prominent peak in the area.

From atop Mt Scott the view is extraordinary. Though fires had left their mark, the rock exposures and views of lakes and surrounding mesas were quite breataking. The Juniper was above was just an amazing contrast to the background, I couldn't resist the shot.

After taking the amazing scenery from Mt. Scott, we proceeded down towards the little hamlet of Meer, OK. There we weer told of a unique little burger joint named, appropriately enough, The Meers Store. They grow their own beef (Longhorns) and bost the largest burger in Oklahoma. Very nice as the restaurant was built on an old mining post and is very rustic in nature. the place was an obvious favorite of the locals as the place was hopping at 2pm in the middle of the week.

After a fine little lunch, we were back on the road returning to Lawton. We payed another visit to the Commanche Nation Casino where I faired about as well as I previously did and (after a couple hours) returned to our RV.

Tomorrow we will be back on the road headed to Witchita Falls, TX for a few days. Maybe we'll see y'all on the road.