Sylvia's RV Journey

I spent several hours driving in the rain today and made it to the panhandle of Texas. I can't lie and say that I don't feel some apprehension about being back in Texas, since my beaching incident back in March. But I wanted to stop in Amarillo with the intention of visiting the Palo Duro Canyon State Park. It was the weekend, and the park had no more RV sites, but fortunately there was a private site right next door. However the rains came down in a solid wall with tornado warnings and hail. Gulp. I am so not ready for the tornado experience. So there was no hiking or venturing into the canyon this afternoon, and the hard rains continued on until Monday. I will have to come back someday, and visit this canyon in better weather. So, I decided to pay a visit to the RV Museum in the town of Amarillo, and I'm so glad that I did. There were several very well restored vintage RVs, and a lot of them from the 1970's. I got a kick out of the garish floral and plaid patterns of ...

Though not nearly feeling 100%, I decided to hit the road and do a little bit of driving today. I wound up in Oklahoma City, at the National Memorial and Museum. This is the site of the 1995 terrorist bombings. There were individual sculptures created, metal and glass chairs, that represented each life lost: 168. Even now a chain link fence holds cards, notes, gifts, and tokens to remind everyone that nothing has been forgotten. What struck me was a video that talked about the elm tree that was literally left in stumps. A woman commented that she couldn't understand why this tree wasn't taken down, as it couldn't possibly survive this bombing. However over the last 23 years, this elm tree has regrown, and the leaves have come back into full glory. The tree is symbolic of resilience and how time can heal, and no matter how awful something is, one can overcome. It was actually a very somber and sad visit, as it coincided with the ongoing tumultuous news in politics. Something...