Day 13: “Get Your Kicks…”

We expected to stay here another day and get going tomorrow, but I finished my work early. We did a little housekeeping (aka cleaning out the Family Truckster) and went over to Dena’s house (a ranch) in the early afternoon. Alex had been invited to ride one of their horses some time ago, so she was looking forward to this. We drove through their herd of longhorns to arrive at the house. What a cool place! It was so good to visit with Dena, her husband Gary and their daughter Lauren. Alex took to her instantly, wanting to play soccer – but avoiding the horse at first. She finally got on with Gary leading Sally (the horse) and Lauren walking along side Alex. Alex wasn’t quite sure, but we think she loved it. She even helped Lauren take Sally back to the pasture. It was a great visit, getting caught up and revisiting the places that meant so much to us. We’re really glad we were able to make this part of our cross country trip.

We decided to put some more miles behind us tonight. We headed out for Oklahoma City just before dinner, going through Tulsa. We made our official first ride down Route 66, even though it was the modern super highway, but Route 66 nonetheless. We did see our first Historic Rt. 66 sign, so we’re on the right track.