The Midwest

The trunk of Nathan's car

Side door.  I'm not sure why Nathan feels a tennis racket makes the cut for cross country transport...but who am I to say?

Hollis Oklahoma.  I love this town. They are re-paving all of the sidewalks downtown.  Downtown is totally deserted.  Not a single business in business. Your tax dollars at work Oklahomans!  Actually...we did see one business still operating.  It was a roofing company with a compelling set of signs all reading "WATERPROOF ROOFING".  Back east that's sort of a pre-req of roofing but down here it's apparently a bonus.

Stopped and collected some fresh cotton from the side of the road for a souvenir and Nathan gave it a good whiff.  Cotton smells like a barn he says.  He holds it to my face while I’m driving.  More specifically cotton you pick up off the side of the road smells like manure..which is likely spread all over my face.  Ah, the Midwest.  It does sure smell sweet in these parts though.  The Oklahomans know how to run a tight ship.  It was like crossing into another world from Texas.  Clean lines of green fields and irrigation as far as the eye can see. 

Cowboys.  What makes a good one?  Serious discussion while working our way through Texas. We narrowed it down to a few key factors which were confirmed and corrected by Cody and Liz who were kind enough to put us up for the night in Lawton Oklahoma

1. Ability to keep track of a lot of cows
2. Ability to look good or at least think you look good wearing boots, chaps, spurs and a hat. 
3. Know a good cow from a bad cow.
4. The ability to lasso.
5. FYI:  No self respecting Cowboy deals with sheep.