8 day road trip from OKC....

[OUAndy1807]

Lets say you were planning on leaving OKC and driving by yourself. You have up to 8 days to get there and back. Which way do you head out? What do you go see?

[rufnek05]

northwest, Vancouver, seatle, potland. with a stop in wyoming, little big horns and such.

[critical_phil]

northwest, Vancouver, seatle, potland. with a stop in wyoming, little big horns and such.

sounds great, except you'd only have about 30 minutes to spend at each location.

[r5TPsooner]

Lets say you were planning on leaving OKC and driving by yourself. You have up to 8 days to get there and back. Which way do you head out? What do you go see?

Are you going alone or are you bringing a female companion? This will make a big difference on advice.:D

[rufnek05]

ok, then i would just got to the little big horns, spend a few days. couple over night hikes. little big horns= less crowded than yellow stone.

[olevetonahill]

8 Days aint enough to go see the Northern Lights . But Im gonna see em before I die .
So I guess Id head west and see a shat load of stuff that Ive never seen .
Ask Flag . They have enough stuff there to Blow you away !

[GottaHavePride]

Eight days? Go to freakin' Santa Fe. Ski for three days. Go to Vegas. Do Vegas type things for three days. Go home.

I would not want to drive to Seattle. Guh. If you're going up there, fly.

[critical_phil]

i'd head to the Redneck Riviera. school is back in and the tourists are gone. you'd have the place to yourself.

but then again, i'm not as suffistikated as Andy.

[Turd_Ferguson]

I'm heading South East to Broken Bow. Rent a cabin around Beavers Bend, drink lots of beer, Fish, Golf and check my deer camp to see if I can find my mobile I lost there last year.

[olevetonahill]

I'm heading South East to Broken Bow. Rent a cabin around Beavers Bend, drink lots of beer, Fish, Golf and check my deer camp to see if I can find my mobile I lost there last year.
You best stop By the Olevet ski resort . Or Im gonna be pisanated !

[Turd_Ferguson]

I would definately sneek away from the cabin for a couple of day's of drankin with the OV.

[olevetonahill]

I would definately sneek away from the cabin for a couple of day's of drankin with the OV.
Let me know when !
I wanta have the Home made wine and some shine handy !;)

[Turd_Ferguson]

Let me know when !
I wanta have the Home made wine and some shine handy !;)
Aint gonna be no ****in and fightin dammit:D

[Sooner24]

Drive to Mt Rushmore and the Black Hills of SD.

http://dqd.com/~bmayoff/South_Dakota/Mount_Rushmore/FOLDER01/07%20Mt%20Rushmore.JPG


On the way go through the Badlands in SD.

http://www.legendsofamerica.com/photos-southdakota/BadlandsNationalPark-3.jpg

Then after a couple of days in the Black Hills area head northwest to Devils Tower WY.



http://www.peakware.com/photos/SunsetTower.jpg


Heading south enter CO and swing through Estes Park.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Rocky_Mountains_-_Estes_Park.jpg/800px-Rocky_Mountains_-_Estes_Park.jpg


Leaving Estes Park continue south through Denver to the Colorado Springs area. There you can visit Pikes Peak

http://www.cloudbait.com/observatory/pikespeak.jpg

Garden of the Gods

http://www.douglastriggs.com/nature/garden24-prev.jpg

And Seven Falls.

http://eur.i1.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com/i/uk/tr/tg/lp/d4/300_d4ac2c94db175f1e170e5042ced1cdd3.jpg

Head south down through Rattan NM and into the panhandle of Oklahoma. There you can visit the highest point in the Sooner state Black Mesa.

http://www.miriameaglemon.com/Trip%20Photos/Oklahoma/Black%209.jpg

And walk around three states in just seconds.

http://americasroof.com/ok4.jpg


Then Alabaster Caverns State Park.

http://www.travelok.com/graphics/atv/CentralGreatPlains/Alabaster-Caverns_sm.jpg


Before heading home.

[olevetonahill]

Aint gonna be no ****in and fightin dammit:D
:D :D :D :D :D
Ok none of that
But do you wanta go Bear huntin ?:D

[tommieharris91]

North, up through St. Louis to Chicago.

[silverwheels]

Santa Fe is pretty sweet and is less than a day away. Las Vegas is an all-day drive, but it would be worth it.

[Turd_Ferguson]

don't know if I got any Bear load in my arsenel. But, by gawd a 30/30 oughta take'm down if I got time for 3 or 4 shots.

[illinisooner]

Go west, that's the most bang for your buck. You have two main options: Hit up a bunch of national parks in the four corners states, or spend a while in California, but see quite a bit of the southwest along the way.

[olevetonahill]

don't know if I got any Bear load in my arsenel. But, by gawd a 30/30 oughta take'm down if I got time for 3 or 4 shots.
This one is almost as good as the drinkin , fightin storey !
But alas you asked fer it
Ok peeps gather around
Turd asked me to take him bear huntin , Me being the Nice guy that I am obliged him
I set him up over a bait and sat back and watched . Sure enough a big ole Boar bear came by .
Turd Fired at him . Missed ! the Bear got piszed Came rushing at turd , Bent him over a stump and had his way with him . :eek:
Turd Is a mad MOFO now HE asks me . " Olevet " take me back there Im gonna nail that bastage .
So me being the Nice guy that I am take him back
The Big ole Bear walks by and turd fires again . Yup he missed :eek:
The Bear lays him over again . then goes on .
By crackies If Turd aint so piszed off he HAS to go back . Hes gonna kill that Bar .
So I take him back out
The Bear walks By .
Turd Fires !
Yup He Missed again :eek:
As Im hearing Turd Yell and scream . I hear the bear sayin
















You perv you aint out here just to hunt are you !:pop:

[yermom]

i'd probably go to Colorado, crash at a buddy's place and watch the CU game here in a few weeks. oh wait, that's i'm doing :D

i like Sooner24's idea since i haven't really gone up North much other than Lincoln

[RUSH LIMBAUGH is my clone!]

Drive to Wyoming, and see Jellystone and the Grand Tetons. Beautiful, and you cool off really nice, too.

[OUAndy1807]

I was initially thinking South Dakota and the badlands

[Jimminy Crimson]

Criss cross the state and visit all 77 counties.

[phead903]

Plan a baseball trip - stop in St Louis for a Cards game, up to chicago for the Cubs, Milwaukee for the Brewers, back to Chicago for the White Sox, then back through Kansas City for the Royals...might also stop at some of the upper Midwest minor league parks as well..

[Newbomb Turk]

I was initially thinking South Dakota and the badlands

We did the Black Hills of SD, Wyoming (bighorns, Yellowstone, Tetons), then drove through Colorado on the way back. Took us 10 days, but we spent a few days with family. It was great, but 3200 miles - a lot of driving. The other bad thing is unless you cut over and drive through Colorado, there ain't jack to see between here and there.

[oklaclarinet]

Criss cross the state and visit all 77 counties.

Did that this summer, took me 12 days. If you a really interested in taking that trip, I can give you some pointers of good places to stop.

[soonerbrat]

Lets say you were planning on leaving OKC and driving by yourself. You have up to 8 days to get there and back. Which way do you head out? What do you go see?


wait..what time of year is this..that makes a big difference

[RUSH LIMBAUGH is my clone!]

Did that this summer, took me 12 days. If you a really interested in taking that trip, I can give you some pointers of good places to stop.Top 5 experiences?

[OUAndy1807]

wait..what time of year is this..that makes a big difference
next week.

[1stTimeCaller]

what are you running from?

[oklaclarinet]

Top 5 experiences?

Experiences:

1. Solstice walk at Spiro Mounds
2. Hiking to the top of one of the Glass Mountains
3. Dinner at Pete's Place in Krebs
4. Turner Falls and Chickasaw NRA at flood stage
5. Visiting the Wash ita Battlefield

Scenic spots:

1. Talimena Drive (easily the most beautiful spot in the state)
2. Tallgrass Prairie Preserve
3. Natural Falls State Park
4. Black Mesa
5. Salt Plains Wildlife Refuge

Worst experiences:

1. Car breaking down 6 miles south of Laverne
2. Being interrogated by the Muskogee County sheriff
3. Getting soaked by rain as I tried to see Robbers Cave
4. Driving through the Wichita Mountains in the pouring rain
5. Rerouting from McAlester to Coalgate due to flooding