On the road again |
Kristina tries to gain an advantage in travel bingo |
Setting up camp at Lake Eufaula, OK |
Annie supervises her sister |
Simon's not sure she is putting up the tent correctly |
Tent seems to work fine for sleeping |
After this photo was taken, it took an hour before we found these tent stakes again |
Annie is ready to get moving! |
Playground stop |
Simon gives his sister a push |
Swinging' siblings |
Simon's new coonskin cap |
Lakeside rest stop |
Can't explain why we like this photo so much |
Simon shows us how big his fish is |
It's so wonderful when they're friends. |
Crossing the Eufaula Dam in Oklahoma |
Picnic on the bluff over the dam |
Have some cheetos to go with that dirt you're eating, Annie. |
We are exploring downstream when the dam siren goes off |
Simon notices that the water has started rising |
He refuses to leave his rock |
Water encroachment! |
"Maybe I should get off this rock after all." |
Simon explains where the water is coming from |
Think he'll end up marooned? |
Water getting higher and higher |
Time to jump! |
"Actually, there's still room for my toe." |
Rock finally claimed by Eufaula River |
Farewell to the Eufaula Dam, with thanks for the lesson on power generation and flood control |
Thank goodness we brought goggles for the car |
Rest stop with junkfood |
Simon decides to go for a run |
Kristina ponders the fact that we almost left her behind inside the gas station |
Annie wonders why she is eating crackers when everyone else had ice cream |
In Hinton, OK: a perfectly maintained playground with no update since the 1950s |
Wow, this is some fantastic metal climbing equipment |
Nice way to pass a summer evening |
(OK, we did find one plastic slide.) |
Arriving in Red Rock Canyon |
The perfect campsite |
The perfect campfire |
Enjoying our last night on the road |
Annie is awake! |
Time to rise and shine |
Three cheers for breakfast |
Avoiding the morning drizzle |
Annie is happy to eat any food, anywhere |
Annie with her good friend, the pink cow |
Annie with Elvis shirt |
We like old-school state parks |
Simon happy we came; Annie sad we're leaving |
Staying busy in the car |
Kids sing Annie a lullaby and pat her head |
It worked, she is sleepy! |
It's hard to contain this crew |
What do you do if your a/c goes out in 95-degree weather? |
Step 1: take off all unnecessary clothing |
Step 2: hope for the best |
Step 3: climb all over each other while Daddy is trying to fix the fan |
Air conditioner working again, time to go home |