So goodbye yellow brick road
Elton John
Where the dogs of society howl
You can’t plant me in your penthouse
I’m going back to my plough
…. For about 13 Miles.
Day 9 – Carthage to Tulsa – this includes the 13 miles through Kansas, which I think are my favorite. Small but mighty!
Most of the places to visit from Carthage to the border were closed on Sunday. We did see a few things from the road – like the Drive In and the murals, but I think I took the most photos in that 13 miles stretch of Kansas. They have done a remarkable job of keeping the spirit alive and have some great stories to tell about when Pixar and the writers of Cars came through. I think for the 100th anniversary of 66, Pixar needs to come out with a new Cars movie!
There is a little shop called Cars on 66 – the boom truck was the inspiration for Tow-Mater – they have the actual truck in their lot. Steph, the owner, knew all about the story of how the movie came to be and showed us photos and clippings. It was a fantastic visit!
And moving on, we found a few bridges.
The bridge below is the Rainbow Bridge. I was hoping to find my pets, but that’s not why it was named that. It’s the type of bridge – a Marsh Rainbow Arch. Personally, I would have rather found my pets.
Leaving Kansas – they didn’t have a yellow brick road going out , another bridge was found
And then we stopped by the Ed Galloway Totem Pole Park – Ed Galloway’s Totem Pole Park is the oldest and largest example of a folk art environment in Oklahoma; its construction lasting from 1937 to 1961. Totem Pole Park contains the original, highly decorated creations of Galloway, one of Oklahoma’s premier folk artists and significant in the “visionary art” movement.
And that concludes Day 9 of this wonderful adventure. What does Day 10 have in store in Tulsa? You just never know!