Part 3~OKC, Twin Fountains RV Resort

While in OKC, we stayed at Twin Fountains RV Resort. It's a lovely park with spacious sites, many of which are pull-throughs, and it's easy to get to as well. 

The office. 
It has a friendly and helpful staff.

The small Catch & Release Pond is across from the office.

The park is paved with wide roads that are easy to navigate.

Some quite attractive amenities are offered by the park such as:

A Pool, 

Miniature Golf, 

Fitness Center,

Laundry Facilities, 

Salon & Spa, 

Dog Grooming, 

Several Dog Parks, 

A Bar & Grill, 

Bike Rentals, 

Fishing Pond, 

Storm Shelter 
and more! 

The quaint Semper Fi Bar & Grill  
is just inside and to the left.

The park's designer, builder & owner
is a former Marine, thus the Semper Fi name.

A limo shuttle is available to take you 

to sites within a three-mile radius. 

It runs at 10:00, 12:30 & 5:00. 

Some of those sites include: 

National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, 

Remington Park ~ Racing & Casino, 

Tinseltown Theatre, 

OKC Firefighters Museum, 

Oklahoma City Zoo, 

Softball Museum and Complex, 

The Lincoln Park Golf Course, 

45th Infantry Division Museum, and 

Omniplex Science Museum & Planetarium. 

We had some pretty good laughs playing mini golf!

It was comforting to know that the park had a storm shelter! For the most part, we had wonderful weather but there were several nights when severe storms rolled through. By morning, the sun was always shining though with a perfect day in store. 

A peek out the door looking up the road.

Another look outside to the right where 
Joe & Geo are engaged in conversation.

If you're looking to stay near a lot of the restaurants, sites and activities that OKC has to offer, then this is the park for you! 

The park's only downside is a bit of road noise from a little road that runs in front of the park, and a highway located behind it. We didn't find it to be too much of a nuisance. In fact, the comfort of the park offset any noise for us, and we wouldn't hesitate to stay here again. 

To read Part 1 of OKC, click here. 

For Part 2, click here.

Wishing You Smiles for Many Miles,

D~~~~

Part 2~OKC, National Memorial & Myriad Botanical Gardens

I hoped to get this Oklahoma City post up much sooner but that didn't happen! My attention has been diverted lately due to some exciting life changes going on around here but that's a post for another day. Right now, here's more of OKC.

We visited the Oklahoma City National Memorial.

The reflecting pool from the street above.

Each of the 168 chairs represent a lost life.

The smaller chairs memorialize the children.

A rescuer's note.

The museum did not accept our America the Beautiful National passes which are for National Parks and Federal Recreation Lands. We thought perhaps it was considered a National Park since it's title is Oklahoma City National Museum but it's primarily funded by donations. 

The museum fee for seniors (over 62) is $12.00. If you're not a senior, it's $15.00. We opted to skip the museum.

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Another day, we took a stroll 

through the Myriad Botanical Gardens.

A Starfish plant.

We've never heard of it but it's cool!

George in his Mickey Mouse hat standing 

in front of a Mickey Mouse plant! 

If you wonder how the plant got it's name, this short YouTube video explains it. The YouTube text refers to it as a Mickey Mouse plant but the vid calls it a shrub. It displays yellow blooms but also puts out interesting red blooms with black centers! The red and black is where the Mickey Mouse name comes into play. The plant wasn't in bloom when we were there. Darn it!

Hah! Cute!

We see you!

Initially, I thought this wonky bridge

was the Crystal Bridge but apparently not! 

Don't you love the wonkiness?

We do.

(Wonkiness! The made-up word of the day.) 

As far as we can tell, the poor bridge is nameless. We searched online and in the literature but a name was nowhere to be found. The brochure's map shows the bridge but doesn't make any reference to it. 

We can't leave it nameless now, can we?
NO!

Without further ado, we are officially naming the bridge...

Drumroll please... 

No! The name is not Drumroll please, its:

The Wonky Bridge

Frankly, it was a toss up between 

Gertrude, 

Fred, 

or 

The Wonky Bridge. 

After five seconds of name-grueling sweat, you see who won!

The Crystal Bridge Conservatory is below, 
and as you can see, it's housed on a bridge. 

It's the big greenhouse tube.

The Wonky Bridge is running parallel in front of it.

Don't you think the Conservatory looks like a train or a Disney ride should be shooting out the end of it at any moment now?

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After the Botanical Garden, we asked a local if there was a nearby small town to explore. We were directed to Guthrie, Oklahoma, the former capitol of Oklahoma, about 30 minutes up the road. 

In Guthrie, we meandered the main downtown street (Oklahoma Street), grabbed a light lunch at La Potosina Mexican Kitchen, and enjoyed a tasty coffee drink at a quaint java shop named Rick's Fine Choclates & Coffees.

On the way out, we spotted Boomerang Diner. 

We gawked in the window like little kids stalking a candy store. 

It was quite the inviting diner! 

In fact, we all wished we had eaten there. 

If we're ever in Guthrie again, we'll surely 

eat at the Boomerang Diner!

Next up, Twin Fountains RV Resort.

Smiles to Y'all,

D~~~~