Start Location: Oklahoma City, OK
End Location: Branson, MO
A lazy morning… The museum didn’t open til 9. So we started stirring about 0800. A simple breakfast, then unhook the utilities, button up and drive 1.5 miles to the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum.
We weren’t sure how much time to devote to this museum, as we aren’t “cowboys”. But it proved to be a very pleasant surprise. The location and architecture, while not “western” at all, are stunning and very pleasant. The staff was super friendly, including guiding us to an easy in and easier out parking location. The art, firearm, and western movies/TV displays were quite interesting. Brian placed it as “up there really high” on the list of museums he’s visited.
An even more pleasant surprise was the Persimmon Hill restaurant located on the premises offered a tasty buffet. My view “this is what Chuckarama should taste like”.
Then…. the gift shop (postcards, horseshoe puzzle (Brian solved a few hours later), and a movie poster for the movie room back home).
After that… next stop Branson, MO. Today the driving was easy – no winds. We motored along at 65-70, making good time. Bored with highway driving we cut off the highway while still in OK and went cross country to Branson. Everybody was glad we did it, but the tight narrow country roads made Dad sweat as he drove
Branson has grown since my last venture here 20 some odd years ago. But it looks like a great spot to spend more than the 3 days we’ve allowed. We were starved so we unhooked the Jeep the minute we arrived (at Cooper Creek RV Park) and headed off to dinner. Mr. Garmin told us there was a neat sounding place , Fall Creek Steak and Catfish House, less than 2 miles away. So off we went. It crowded, boisterous road house. Great ambiance and design. Excellent wings. The food and service… well, adequate. The highlight was the “tossed rolls”. Literally “tossed” – at you. I left my camera at the RV in our rush to eat, so here is a photo from their website to get the idea across:
They toss the rolls at you from the kitchen door, fresh from the oven. Very tasty. The building is large, so some of the tosses can be pretty far. The roll tosser also handles birthday singing and has an excellent voice. While were there a young kid (9 or 10) went up the piano and banged out The Entertainer. We resolved to have our kids practice more when we get back home…
Then back to the campsite for a campfire and marshmallow toast. It was too dark to take a picture of the campsite. I’ll do that tomorrow.
I didn’t take many pictures today. New ones can be found here.
June 4th, 2009 at 11:20 pm
I’m confused..did you tow two vehicles or one?
June 5th, 2009 at 8:35 am
Just one. The Jeep. What gave your the idea we towed two?
June 5th, 2009 at 8:47 am
Missouri seems to be developing a competition for “throwed rolls”. Way far east of Branson in Sikeston on the Mississippi is Lambert’s Cafe throwedrolls.com where the thrower comes reasonably close to the table. Question: if you invite a throwed roll, are you expected to eat it even if you miss the catch and it hits the floor?
June 5th, 2009 at 10:22 am
There is a photo of a loaded Expedition, connected to a Jeep.
June 5th, 2009 at 10:47 am
Gonna miss the Clinton Presidential Library and Museum in Little Rock? Independence MO and the Truman Museum is a route to the Arch, could include site of Churchill’s Iron Curtain speech in Fulton MO. Otherwise I-44 has nothing of great interest except Fort Leonard Wood.
June 5th, 2009 at 1:36 pm
Clinton Library and Adult Bookstore? Please, there are children present.
June 5th, 2009 at 7:17 pm
Truman maybe. Clinton never. I had enough of him when in office.
If you drop the roll… you eat it.
The Expedition is how we towed the Jeep to the RV oickuop spot in Lake Havasu.
June 6th, 2009 at 7:34 am
Add a boat and you start approaching the vehicle length limit in some states.
Five second rule for unbuttered rolls on the floor.
Clinton aso included a massage parlor for special overnight guests!
June 6th, 2009 at 7:44 am
http://www.goodmanchevrolet.com/CRV%20Brochures/State%20Laws-Dingy%20Towing.pdf
Note: only one “toad” allowed in Delaware.
June 9th, 2009 at 11:05 am
You don’t have to agree with the politics of the president to visit the museum/library. The useful purpose of such visits should be understanding the history of that president’s times and his impact on those times. It’s about history, not about politics. Unless, of course, you read or study only what confirms your already formed opinions.
The US has a wide assortment of modern presidential museums: FDR, Hoover, Bush, Reagan, Nixon, Carter, LBJ, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Ford, Clinton, Truman, even an unofficial one for RB Hayes. Cherry pick your favs, see them all for balance, or catch whichever ones cross your travel paths.
If you care about US history, see them.
June 9th, 2009 at 4:30 pm
Maybe if I hadn’t lived Clinton’s times I’d have thought of going. But basically, I don’t think we could have had agreement that they were worth the time.
December 21st, 2011 at 10:50 am
Case came into the KSU game and made some plays, almost enough to win. The same situation with regards to injuries. The only difference was that he came into the game with 20 percent of the practice snaps instead of the 80 percent that Ash had.