Monthly Archives: July 2010

Music Break

Music is a necessity for a road trip like this. It is a sanity savior on that horrible stretch known as I-55. I know that stretch well from undergrad, and created a playlist to help conquer the boredom that sets in just before Springfield, Illinois. Continue reading

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Bartlesville: Home to Frank Lloyd Wright’s only skyscraper

It is true. Bartlesville, Oklahoma has the only skyscraper designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Called Price Tower, it is constructed completely of angles, and no angle is the same. Quite bizarre, yet cool. Even the elevator is constructed complete of angles. So much so that two people can just fit. Continue reading

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Oklahoma City: Will Rogers Gardens and Route 66, sort of

Remember how I said the Turnpike takes “limited access” to the extreme, and that an accident would be a bad thing? I meant bad for any injured parties, but it turns out an accident on the Turnpike is bad for all parties. Continue reading

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Quick Update

I haven’t had Internet access since I left Wichita, hence the lack of blogging. I’m writing from a Hampton Inn in Columbia, Missouri before I pack up and head back home to Chicago. The trip has been fun. It was … Continue reading

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On the road to Oklahoma

Weather forecast calls for rain in Oklahoma, which may or may not make the Turnpike more of an adventure. On to Oklahoma City and the Route 66 Park and the Will Rogers Park and Horticulture Park. Continue reading

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Wichita: More than you’d expect

Wichita may not look like much, but it has something to offer even city folk like myself. I’ll be the last to admit it, but Wichita is kind of growing on me. Continue reading

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