It's no secret that I love road tripping around Oklahoma and visiting small towns. Some are lively, others are dying. A few are completely gone, but have left a couple of small pieces that tell the world that they existed. In all of these places, I take my camera and look for sights that interest … Continue reading Small Town Charm
Even though I just got home from my travels in New York (and the fact that trip was extended three days due to flight delays) I had an itch to do some more traveling. Combine that itch with the fact the weather this past weekend was going to be in the sixties, and that's a … Continue reading 500 Miles
Thursday, I went home sick from work. Some kind of stomach bug had taken hold of me and, although I was trying to get things accomplished at the office, everyone was like, 'Dude, go home.' So I did...and I rested. Friday I still didn't feel great, so I stayed home. I hate missing work, but … Continue reading Route 66 (Part II)
It's been a while since I've posted here! Truthfully, it's been a while since I've done much in the way of travel or had anything I felt was worthy enough to write about. Thankfully, over the extended 4th of July weekend I had thanks to a strategically-placed vacation day, I was able to get out … Continue reading A Piece of Route 66
After some schedule juggling at work this past week, I found myself with a Saturday off for the first time in a long while. Fatefully, this happened as I read an article about the abandoned mining town of Picher, Oklahoma and a random dinner engagement with my friends Leah and Darci. All of these happenings … Continue reading Empty Picher
Rhys' Pieces 