After that, I cleaned up and headed out to walk around downtown Tulsa. It was still early, and a cool front had actually come through in the night. At 6am the temp was 59 degrees. Even though I didn't spend much more than an hour walking around, it was a nice place to see. Probably the most striking sight downtown there was the Bok Center which is their coliseum for special events.
After a good walk downtown, it was time to head on to Arkansas. I still had plenty of time to spare so I kept my eyes out for anything I thought might be interesting along the way. And, sure enough, right there very close to the border, I saw a sign for an Oklahoma State Park: Natural Falls Park. I turned in, paid my $3, and got to see a real treat.
This was a small park, very clean and neat with some campsites and trails to walk. The falls area was very relaxing to view. There was an overlook which is where I took the picture from above the falls. And then you can walk down to the bottom and sit in an observation area which is seen in the other photo. The falls were pretty small in comparison to some others I've seen in the past. I'd say maybe about 40 feet in height and not a great volume of water. Still, the size did not detract from the serenity. I'm thankful there are still places to enjoy away from the city and noise. There were only a handful of other folks around at the time, so it felt like I had the place all to myself.
I spent maybe about an hour in the park and from there took off to Springdale and Bob Dozier's shop tour. I will relate the tour and my first face to face meeting with Bob in the next section.
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