Jody and I went to Oklahoma this weekend and I did and experienced a lot of fun and interesting things. Oklahoma was a lot less desolate than I had imagined. I always thought it would be more treeless and flat for some reason. It was very green and charming. There are native-american casinos all along the highways and many things like gas stations are named after different tribes or inspired by native american cultures. Here’s a list of a few things I particularly enjoyed:
- Seeing the milky way stretching from one end of the dark horizon to the other like a cloudy ring. I had never seen it like this before.
- Glowing firefly larvae dotting the rim of a pond at night. When I would step closer to look they would stop glowing. I finally detected a couple of them with my flashlight. Apparently, they feed almost exclusively on worms, snails, and slugs so I assume they were there to find food in the soggy ground.
- Fishing in the cool, clean air and watching the sun come up over the horizon. I hadn’t been fishing
in years.
