Not planning on leaving the trailer today, other than walk a few hundred feet to Traders Village and walk through hundreds of booths.
At right is the ticket to get in to the Museum at the Book Warehouse from which Oswald shot President Kennedy in 1963. It was a very interesting hour or so at the museum. They did not allow any photos on the 6th floor, though was able to take some on 7th floor.
A couple of "X"s are painted on the street showing where first shot hit muffler of the car and where car was located when head-shot was made. We saw one young girl about get run over on this street as she repeatedly ran out to stand on the X and had to dash out of the way of moving traffic several times.
This is the "grassy knoll" -- looking back up the street. Book Warehouse would be to left and high up out of photo.
This was the front entrance of the Book Warehouse in 1963. It is not used now.
Photo of our trailer at Traders Village RV -- beyond the fence is the small airport; lots of small planes and helicopters using it.
Least expensive diesel ($3.26) we have bought on this trip. Seen prices as high as $3.89 -- here in Dallas area we filled up at $3.35 but many stations are at $3.49.
This is photo of the Oklahoma State Capitol. There are operating oil wells running on the State Capitol grounds. It took close to 90 years, but Oklahoma finally completed its state capitol dome in the fall of 2002-95 years after the state entered the union. The dome was added that year.
Photo on wall of the capitol showing the building up until 2002 -- without the dome.
there are many statues and art work to them.
The museum provided (included in the $12 each we paid) headsets and I-Pad type devices that gave much explanations of the some 50 boards with photos and notes. We took about an hour and a half walking through it.
After getting out we went on a Dallas City Tour on this Trolly.
Pioneer Plaza Cattle Drive Click that site to see website of where our tour ended. These huge bronze long-horns represent a cattle drive back when many cattle were herded north.
This photo is from the web-site.
Phyllis was brave enough to stand behind this big long-horn.
Saturday morning we drove the 30-some miles north to Frisco and visited with Frank Luther -- a square dance friend from Clarinda. He took us to lunch at the local Applebee's.
Frank has quite a house in a real nice neighborhood.
Nancy Hughes Carver, a childhood friend of Phyllis' was at her daughter's place in nearby Carrollton, TX and Frank drove us over there for a nice visit. At right is Nancy and her husband Dale.
Phyllis & Nancy visiting. Nancy lives south of where we are camping now and we will stop by their house on the way out of Dallas in the morning.
We have walked over to the Trader's Village and I was able to buy a Ryobi Model # P887 One Plus 18-Volt Lithium-Ion Combo Kit (5-Tool) for $100. Found it listed on internet at Home Depot for $249.
To walk back over to their after we eat a bite here at the trailer. Have dumped the black and grey tanks of the trailer and ready to hook up first thing in the morning and head to Burleson, Texas in the morning to visit a bit more with Nancy and Dale.
We have taken just under 800 photos since leaving home and I have them on my Picasa page:
Lynn's Picasa "2014 to Texas" Click on that link to see any of the pictures we have taken since leaving Clarinda for Kenwood. I have not edited, rotated, deleted or labeled many of them yet, but will work on them as able. Check back whenever you like.
Later, Lynn
On our first trip to the valley in 08, we rode the train to San Antonio. We went across that train causeway from Dallas to Fort Worth. Cathy & I were sitting on that side to see the Depository and area. The conversation, noise dropped in the coach as we rode by.
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