View Full Version : So when I go through Oklahoma next week....
royalfan5
5/29/2010, 07:10 AM
Is there anything in particular I should go out of my way to see? Landmarks, etc?
stonecoldsoonerfan
5/29/2010, 07:15 AM
see the okc bombing memorial in downtown okc. then go eat at cattlemens cafe when you're done.
http://www.cattlemensrestaurant.com/
Breadburner
5/29/2010, 07:48 AM
Make sure and see the Blue Whale in Catoosa.....
delhalew
5/29/2010, 09:12 AM
I would send you over to the eastern part of the state, BUT since I know you are going to Lawton, you should stop in Medicine Park and hang out in the wildlife refuge. If you are down for a little hiking, you might find an a cool shady place to relax or maybe swim in a stream.
reevie
5/29/2010, 09:15 AM
Uh, Owen Field
soonerinkaty
5/29/2010, 11:42 AM
I here there is this little town called "Maysville" that is kickin'.
soonerinkaty
5/29/2010, 11:42 AM
Just kidding stay the hell away from there.
btk108
5/29/2010, 11:55 AM
I would send you over to the eastern part of the state, BUT since I know you are going to Lawton, you should stop in Medicine Park and hang out in the wildlife refuge. If you are down for a little hiking, you might find an a cool shady place to relax or maybe swim in a stream.
This...
yermom
5/29/2010, 12:17 PM
i still haven't been here: http://www.meersstore.com/
maybe this weekend though
btk108
5/29/2010, 12:38 PM
i still haven't been here: http://www.meersstore.com/
maybe this weekend though
Rode down last weekend. Long wait, but the food is awesome. Make sure you leave room for dessert. Get the cobbler with homeade ice cream. OH and just a reminder, they don't take credit/debit cards.
stoopified
5/29/2010, 01:14 PM
I would send you over to the eastern part of the state, BUT since I know you are going to Lawton, you should stop in Medicine Park and hang out in the wildlife refuge. If you are down for a little hiking, you might find an a cool shady place to relax or maybe swim in a stream.If you are in that area ,you gotta go by Meers and get one of them hamburgers.
Leroy Lizard
5/29/2010, 01:16 PM
Beautiful web page that needs some real editing. "Hood Longorns"
And can they remove the word Texas? That spoiled it.
I am visiting a relative in Fort Sill and will stop by Meers.
stoopified
5/29/2010, 01:57 PM
Switzer Center,if you haven't been , you must go.I have been several times and I feel the need to go back.
Leroy Lizard
5/29/2010, 02:00 PM
Have they improved the hours? Every time I tried to go it was closed. (Maybe they knew I was coming.)
sooner59
5/29/2010, 02:02 PM
Rode down last weekend. Long wait, but the food is awesome. Make sure you leave room for dessert. Get the cobbler with homeade ice cream. OH and just a reminder, they don't take credit/debit cards.
This! ^
I went last summer and got a Meersburger and followed it with the cobbler and ice cream. Definitely worth the wait in line. That place is awesome.
royalfan5
5/29/2010, 04:30 PM
I'll keep those place in mind, and appreciate the input. Also, are there any notorious speed traps I should watch out for?
delhalew
5/29/2010, 06:04 PM
i still haven't been here: http://www.meersstore.com/
maybe this weekend though
Big assed hamburgers...the size of a dinner plate...longhorn beef...good side homestyle dishes. When I was a kid they gave a seismographic reading with a time stamp for the time you walked in (there is a fault line in the whichitas).
delhalew
5/29/2010, 06:07 PM
I'll keep those place in mind, and appreciate the input. Also, are there any notorious speed traps I should watch out for?
Every small town you drive through...seriously.
I'll keep those place in mind, and appreciate the input. Also, are there any notorious speed traps I should watch out for?
Dunno about that, but be aware the whole f*ing state highway system is under construction.
Leroy Lizard
5/29/2010, 09:16 PM
You mean, Oklahoma is undergoing road construction and the projects haven't been finished in a timely manner?
I find that hard to believe.
AlbqSooner
5/29/2010, 09:27 PM
Every small town you drive through...seriously.
Speeding tickets have always been a source of revenue for small towns. In today's economy, the tolerance is down very close to the posted speed.
btk108
5/29/2010, 10:25 PM
Big assed hamburgers...the size of a dinner plate...longhorn beef...good side homestyle dishes. When I was a kid they gave a seismographic reading with a time stamp for the time you walked in (there is a fault line in the whichitas).
They serve them in a pie pan.
delhalew
5/29/2010, 10:53 PM
They serve them in a pie pan.
Yes they do now that you mention it.
Sooner24
5/29/2010, 11:11 PM
Is there anything in particular I should go out of my way to see? Landmarks, etc?
Where exactly are you going?
royalfan5
5/29/2010, 11:17 PM
Where exactly are you going?
Giddings TX, via Wichita Falls on the way down. Might take HWY 77 a good part of the way back.
Sooner24
5/30/2010, 12:30 AM
If you come back up on Hwy 77 stop at the Turner Falls overlook. This will be around 45 miles into Oklahoma.
http://davisokla.com/gallery/images/d050320104433.jpg
After leaving there go a couple of miles north and stop at Fulton's Fried Pies. Now don't eat any fried pies just yet. Wait a while after you have stopped and eaten BBQ at Smokin Joes. If heading north it's on your right a couple of miles or so from Fulton's Fried Pies. It's hard to miss because it will be the place with all the cars parked around it. They are closed on Sunday and Wednesday so keep that in mind.
Be sure and spend the night in Norman at Sooner Legends Inn & Suites. :D
sooner59
5/30/2010, 02:19 AM
If you come back up on Hwy 77 stop at the Turner Falls overlook. This will be around 45 miles into Oklahoma.
http://davisokla.com/gallery/images/d050320104433.jpg
After leaving there go a couple of miles north and stop at Fulton's Fried Pies. Now don't eat any fried pies just yet. Wait a while after you have stopped and eaten BBQ at Smokin Joes. If heading north it's on your right a couple of miles or so from Fulton's Fried Pies. It's hard to miss because it will be the place with all the cars parked around it. They are closed on Sunday and Wednesday so keep that in mind.
Be sure and spend the night in Norman at Sooner Legends Inn & Suites. :D
Turner Falls is about 1 or 2 miles from where I grew up. Around the holidays like this it will be pretty packed. But take exit 51 (if you take I-35) if you want to go. It is just south on highway 77 from there. Oh and the fried pies place is right there at exit 51 as well. I prefer peach or chocolate, but they have a decent selection most of the time. They have even had breakfast pies and mexican style in the past. And definitely hit up Smokin Joes. It is about a mile up highway 77 from exit 51. That place is good. And you will get plenty for your money. Trust me.
btk108
5/30/2010, 06:52 AM
They opened one of those Fried Pie places in El Reno. Apparently they're good. I took a dozen to a SF tailgate, wandered off for a little bit and there was nothing but an empty box when I got back.
royalfan5
5/30/2010, 07:12 AM
I'll be coming back on Sunday, so unfortunately I'll miss out on the fried pies. Do any of y'all know if they think they will be cutting wheat towards the end up next week? My wire reports indicate it should be a possibility, I'd kind of hoping to cross paths with the crew running the new Gleaner Super 7.
Sooner24
5/30/2010, 02:54 PM
The BBQ is closed on Sunday but the fried pie place is open I believe. You will probably need to go out west of OKC to around El Reno and head north on Hwy 81 to see the wheat harvest. Barring any large amounts of rain you should hit it just about right.
TUSooner
6/1/2010, 12:45 PM
If you are near Clinton, head a couple of miles south of there to see the Ben Kiehn Monument in Bessie.
ouduckhunter
6/1/2010, 02:47 PM
Turner Falls is about 1 or 2 miles from where I grew up. Around the holidays like this it will be pretty packed. But take exit 51 (if you take I-35) if you want to go. It is just south on highway 77 from there. Oh and the fried pies place is right there at exit 51 as well. I prefer peach or chocolate, but they have a decent selection most of the time. They have even had breakfast pies and mexican style in the past. And definitely hit up Smokin Joes. It is about a mile up highway 77 from exit 51. That place is good. And you will get plenty for your money. Trust me.
Cool! I always wondered if those pies were any good! Next time that I'm passing thru there, I'll stop!
ouduckhunter
6/1/2010, 02:50 PM
Cowboy Hall of Fame in OKC is kind of cool if you are into western art, heritage, etc.
Also, I always stop at a liquor store and buy Pocket Shots to bring back home to Orygone. We don't have them out here, and people just go nuts when they see them! I don't share either! :D
StoopTroup
6/1/2010, 03:05 PM
Damn....that Meers place is making me hungry. Good Stuff.
i was there yesterday
the wait was kinda bad, but it wasn't too awful
the burger and the peach cobbler with homemade ice cream were totally worth it
soonerloyal
6/1/2010, 03:43 PM
As you head out of Lawton, depending on which way you're going...the tiny "town" of Cache has a little "Indian Store" (that's what my boys called it when they were small). It's got cheesy and cute "Oklahoma" souvenirs. If you go, absolutely pick up one of those "Ozark Mountain Cookbooks*", a little paperback. BEST. DAMN. PEANUT. BUTTER. COOKIE. RECIPE. EVAR. Trust me on that. EVARRRRRR.
*No, I dunno why an Oklahoma souvenir store has an Ozark cookbook. And yessir, I'd kindly take a replacement copy of that thar cookbook, too.
:D
P.S. Stay the hell away from Altus. It sucks big fat hairy basketballs. Except for the AF Base.
I've lived in the Lawton area for over 8 years now and have never had a Meers-burger. Next time I have company down from the Norman area looks like I needs to take them (and me) out there. You guys have convinced me.
delhalew
6/1/2010, 05:55 PM
I've lived in the Lawton area for over 8 years now and have never had a Meers-burger. Next time I have company down from the Norman area looks like I needs to take them (and me) out there. You guys have convinced me.
Just remember to take cash...last time I was there I was not carrying a lot of cash and happened to have my checkbook. There is no ATM and the restuarant is off the beaten path.
Turd_Ferguson
6/1/2010, 06:46 PM
Does Meer's take credit/debit cards:confused:
StoopTroup
6/1/2010, 07:13 PM
They might take them but I bet you won't get them back by the sound of things.
royalfan5
6/1/2010, 08:09 PM
Hopefully by this time tomorrow I should be seeing something of Oklahoma.
StoopTroup
6/1/2010, 08:51 PM
Welcome to real Football cOUntry. :D
i was there yesterday
the wait was kinda bad, but it wasn't too awful
the burger and the peach cobbler with homemade ice cream were totally worth it
ok...ya owe me now :D
yah...they'll take them, hold it up and say "Look at this guy that can't read the sign":D
If you do make it out Clinton way....definitely stop at Jiggs Smokehouse. I grabbed a sammich there last Fri and brought home a rack of ribs for Mem. Day...meat was falling off the bone...awesome!
royalfan5
6/2/2010, 08:24 PM
Well, I've made it to Guthrie, and stopped for the night. First time I've went down I-35 north of OKC in daylight. It's very pretty country. The wheat looked great all the way down. I know have a theory that every Love's truck stop have the exact demographic make up of customer's at any given time. How bad is passing through OKC towards Lawton between 7 and 8 in the morning on the Interstate?
Well, I've made it to Guthrie, and stopped for the night. First time I've went down I-35 north of OKC in daylight. It's very pretty country. The wheat looked great all the way down. I know have a theory that every Love's truck stop have the exact demographic make up of customer's at any given time. How bad is passing through OKC towards Lawton between 7 and 8 in the morning on the Interstate?
Yikes!:eek:
Turd_Ferguson
6/2/2010, 10:06 PM
Stay on 35 to 240 then shoot over to 44. Prolly save ya some time...
PrideTrombone
6/2/2010, 10:08 PM
Closer to 7, not bad. You'll want to get through before 8 to avoid traffic if you can, though.
delhalew
6/2/2010, 11:18 PM
yah...they'll take them, hold it up and say "Look at this guy that can't read the sign":D
Ha, that's something I would do.
SicEmBaylor
6/3/2010, 12:29 AM
You mean, Oklahoma is undergoing road construction and the projects haven't been finished in a timely manner?
I find that hard to believe.
I swear, it's no exaggeration, they were working on the BA from the time I was about 2 until like last year.
sooneron
6/3/2010, 08:08 AM
then go eat at cattlemens cafe when you're done.
http://www.cattlemensrestaurant.com/
This is easily the worst advice here...
by a LONG way!
delhalew
6/3/2010, 04:46 PM
I was at the Loves at the medicine park exit this morning and looked for NE tags. Did you make it out there?
I forgot to tell you Sidewinders is over there if you are into D grade strippers.
I was at the Loves at the medicine park exit this morning and looked for NE tags. Did you make it out there?
I forgot to tell you Sidewinders is over there if you are into D grade strippers.
heh....dont' get Dean started on strippers
royalfan5
6/5/2010, 08:22 PM
I'm back in Guthrie on the return trip. I didn't get to make much for side trips in Oklahoma, but I will remedy that when my younger cousin graduates in a couple years, hopefully. I also learned that Chicken Express doesn't agree with my GI tract. Larry McMurtry used book store in Archer City, Texas is pretty sweet. The rest of Texas I could have took or left, but it was great to see my family and hang out with the Crazy Wendish folk down there. I found that I had built Whataburger up a little to much in my mind. Also, Paul's Valley, OK seems like a nice town.
Also, am I correct in the observation that Oklahoma gets Casino's and Texas adult book stores?
Turd_Ferguson
6/5/2010, 08:39 PM
Did ya see any Gleaner's?
royalfan5
6/5/2010, 08:44 PM
Did ya see any Gleaner's?
Yes, but not the Prototype I wanted to see. But I suppose that's like trying to find a combine in a wheat field or something.
SoonerInKCMO
6/5/2010, 08:54 PM
First time I've went down I-35 north of OKC in daylight. It's very pretty country.
Huh. Takes all kinds I guess... I find the whole stretch from Wichita to OKC to be heinous. :D
AlbqSooner
6/5/2010, 09:00 PM
Huh. Takes all kinds I guess... I find the whole stretch from Wichita to OKC to be heinous. :D
Remember, he is used to Nebraska.
royalfan5
6/5/2010, 09:10 PM
Remember, he is used to Nebraska.
Not only used to, but actively like.
delhalew
6/6/2010, 10:55 AM
I'm back in Guthrie on the return trip. I didn't get to make much for side trips in Oklahoma, but I will remedy that when my younger cousin graduates in a couple years, hopefully. I also learned that Chicken Express doesn't agree with my GI tract. Larry McMurtry used book store in Archer City, Texas is pretty sweet. The rest of Texas I could have took or left, but it was great to see my family and hang out with the Crazy Wendish folk down there. I found that I had built Whataburger up a little to much in my mind. Also, Paul's Valley, OK seems like a nice town.
Also, am I correct in the observation that Oklahoma gets Casino's and Texas adult book stores?
Heh, your observation is dead on.
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