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May 2012: Roadtrip, westbound

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

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