I had recently become interested in amateur radio and had passed the first two exams to receive my General class license. So, I was looking forward to maybe talking to few folks as I drove along. Plans carry no certainty though and although I tried daily to make contacts on the radio, I never once had anyone reply to me throughout my trip.
But the main focus of the trip wasn't ham radio, but respite and the knives. So, as I left Frisco and headed up 75 towards Tulsa. I enjoyed the scenery and the quiet. The weather was fair and the temperature once up into Oklahoma was nice enough to cut the A/C off and ride with the window down. My plan was to head up into Oklahoma and instead of taking the most direct route into Arkansas, go on up into Tulsa for one night there and then across the state line the next day.
I stopped in Atoka, Ok for a little leg stretch and a bite to eat. Afterwards, it was on up the Indian Nation Turnpike and into Tulsa. I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express near downtown Tulsa that night. The next day would be the Dozier shop tour from 1-5pm and I planned to get up and see a little bit of Tulsa since it was only about 2+ hours to Springdale where Dozier's shop is, about 10 miles south of Rogers.
Traveling up 75 in Oklahoma
My room at the Holiday Inn Express
One thing to note: I forgot my good digital camera. I really didn't want to buy a camera on this trip, I wanted to buy some knives!! So, the photos for all my posts concerning this trip were either from my phone or a throw-away film camera. Sorry for the lack of quality.
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