I've watched Formula 1 since the 1980s, but the 2018 US Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas was the first time I'd ever gotten to attend a race. Tickets for the US Grand Prix are expensive, so they'd normally be out of reach due to our $100 per day budget … [Read more...] about Our Trip To The 2018 Formula 1 US Grand Prix In Austin, Texas
Hotel Review: Hyatt Place Dallas/Garland/Richardson
The 9th state of our 50 state road trip is Texas, where we'll be spending 10 weeks in total. Our first stop was Dallas for 12 nights seeing as there seemed to be so much to do in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Unfortunately rain meant a lot of our plans were washed out, so we … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Hyatt Place Dallas/Garland/Richardson
Looks Like We’ll Need To Revisit Dallas
Dallas was a washout. We just spent 12 nights there and only had a couple of days where it didn't rain. There was so much rain that we were getting flash flood warnings on our phone. That meant we spent much more time at our hotel than expected. We'd been given a ton of … [Read more...] about Looks Like We’ll Need To Revisit Dallas
Here’s Our Best & Worst Things From Oklahoma
Shae and I recently left Oklahoma having spent about 3.5 weeks in the 8th state on our 5 year, 50 state road trip. We'd originally planned on spending closer to 4.5 weeks there, but we'd extended our time in Illinois by about a week, so that limited our time in the Sooner … [Read more...] about Here’s Our Best & Worst Things From Oklahoma
Hotel Review: Hampton Inn Altus, Oklahoma
After leaving Tulsa (which was surprisingly awesome), Shae and I headed southwest to the city of Altus. Altus is in the southwest corner of Oklahoma known as the Western Prairie. It's home to an Air Force base, but probably isn't high on the list of places people would … [Read more...] about Hotel Review: Hampton Inn Altus, Oklahoma
6 Fun Things To Do In Altus, Oklahoma
We recently spent five days in Altus, Oklahoma while on our 5 year, 50 state road trip. Altus is a city in southwest Oklahoma which is home to an Air Force base. It's not really a tourist destination, but we still found plenty of things to enjoy during our time there. In … [Read more...] about 6 Fun Things To Do In Altus, Oklahoma
Visiting Museum Of The Western Prairie In Altus, Oklahoma
On our final morning in Altus, Oklahoma, Shae and I headed to the Museum of the Western Prairie. We visited on the day that we had to check out from the Hampton Inn Altus where we'd been staying, so arrived at the museum when they opened at 10am to maximize our time. Museum … [Read more...] about Visiting Museum Of The Western Prairie In Altus, Oklahoma
Hiking The New Horizon Trail Up Quartz Mountain, Oklahoma
"That's not a mountain, it's a hill." How wrong we were! Shae and I recently stayed in Altus, Oklahoma on our 50 state road trip and wanted to go hiking. We'd seen Quartz Mountain Nature Park was 20 minutes north of our hotel and that you can hike to the top of the … [Read more...] about Hiking The New Horizon Trail Up Quartz Mountain, Oklahoma
An Afternoon In Tahlequah, Oklahoma – Capital Of The Cherokee Nation
One of the reasons we decided to include Oklahoma during the first year of our 5 year, 50 state road trip was so we could visit some friends who'd moved to Oklahoma a couple of years ago. They live on the eastern side of Oklahoma, with Tahlequah being the city closest to them … [Read more...] about An Afternoon In Tahlequah, Oklahoma – Capital Of The Cherokee Nation
21 Fun Things To Do In Tulsa, Oklahoma
Shae and I recently left Tulsa having spent nine days there while on our 5 year, 50 state road trip. To be honest, I didn't have high hopes for Tulsa. The extent of my Tulsa knowledge was that Chandler didn't want to move there in Friends. We were therefore surprised to … [Read more...] about 21 Fun Things To Do In Tulsa, Oklahoma