A couple of shots across Oklahoma landscape.
Mural on a building in one of the small towns we passed through.
Oklahoma City National Memorial (Murrah building) and Museum. The museum was next door and very moving. We were not allowed to take photos inside. The hands wall and the tile wall are in front of the museum.
The sign for the Murrah building and the use of the materials in the memorial.
The 9:01 wall & the 9:03 wall surround the moment of destruction from the bomb. Between the two is a reflecting pond intended to help soothe wounds.
The 9:03 wall.
A poem left on the fence by someone who lost a loved one.
The only tree that survived the bomb blast.
The Journal building with the damage left as part of the memorial. Note the sign for the building below tells of the damage. It also tells of the black windows in the building.
Journal Building sign.
Part of the remaining wall from the bomb blast.
Tile wall made by children all over the country and sent to the memorial.
The wall of hands done by children. This is the backside of the above wall.
This wall is items left by people who lost someone as well as numerous people who have visited the wall. Items are removed from the wall 3 times a year and placed in the museum next door. This is where the poem was placed. There are photos of loved ones lost and other momentoes.
The field of chairs shows one for each person lost. The persons name is on the chair and in the position of the floor they worked on. There were 9 floors so nine lines. At night they are lit as a beacon of hope. There are 19 small chairs to represent the children that were lost.
There were 5 chairs separate from the rest signifying the 5 people killed on the outside of the building. The field of chairs is in the footprint of the Murrah Building.
The sign is for the fence and items placed on it.
Across the street an old cathedral was damaged and a memorial was put up on the corner. The statue and the scripture verse is "An Jesus Wept". In the background is the wall 9:03. Double click and read the saying on the wall. The black stones are in 2 sizes signifying the children and adults lost.
The wall in front of Jesus has 168 missing blocks to signify the missing people.
The Sanctity of Life statue. Note the baby in the hand of Jesus.
Scripture regarding Jesus being lifted up. (Or hung on the cross)
Jesus in the middle and the two criminals that were hung with Him.
Scripture for the nailing to the cross and that statue.
The nailing to the cross.
The three crosses on the hill and the empty tomb just below the angel.
Jesus statue standing in a waterfall giving a blessing.
The Ten Commandments.
Cotton fields are prevalent across west Texas.
One of the "doggy parks" at a campground we stayed at in San Antonio. There was more there to do there for the dogs than for the children.
Bill trying his luck at a lake across from our campsite in Sn Angelo.
A leaning water tower on the way to Groom Texas. Do you suppose they have to tip it to get all the water out??????
A view of some of the landscape as we travel.
Mural on a building in one of the small towns we passed through.
Oklahoma City National Memorial (Murrah building) and Museum. The museum was next door and very moving. We were not allowed to take photos inside. The hands wall and the tile wall are in front of the museum.
The 9:01 wall & the 9:03 wall surround the moment of destruction from the bomb. Between the two is a reflecting pond intended to help soothe wounds.
The 9:03 wall.
A poem left on the fence by someone who lost a loved one.
The only tree that survived the bomb blast.
The Journal building with the damage left as part of the memorial. Note the sign for the building below tells of the damage. It also tells of the black windows in the building.
Journal Building sign.
Part of the remaining wall from the bomb blast.
Tile wall made by children all over the country and sent to the memorial.
The wall of hands done by children. This is the backside of the above wall.
This wall is items left by people who lost someone as well as numerous people who have visited the wall. Items are removed from the wall 3 times a year and placed in the museum next door. This is where the poem was placed. There are photos of loved ones lost and other momentoes.
The field of chairs shows one for each person lost. The persons name is on the chair and in the position of the floor they worked on. There were 9 floors so nine lines. At night they are lit as a beacon of hope. There are 19 small chairs to represent the children that were lost.
There were 5 chairs separate from the rest signifying the 5 people killed on the outside of the building. The field of chairs is in the footprint of the Murrah Building.
The sign is for the fence and items placed on it.
Across the street an old cathedral was damaged and a memorial was put up on the corner. The statue and the scripture verse is "An Jesus Wept". In the background is the wall 9:03. Double click and read the saying on the wall. The black stones are in 2 sizes signifying the children and adults lost.
The wall in front of Jesus has 168 missing blocks to signify the missing people.
Evening in our Kansas campground. A neat mirror image.
Sante Fe Trail sign for the survey party. You could see where the ruts were from the years of cattle and people crossing the same area.
A field of sorghum one of the big crops in Kansas.
A chair made of horns in an old bank.
Meade Kansas and the Dalton Gang Hideout. This was the sisters house and there was a tunnel from the barn to the house. The gang would go into the barn and next show up by the dining room table.
A view of Old Dodge City. The stores are either working shops or set up to show what they did in each one.
Boot hill was on the hill behind the shops of Old Dodge City.
A list of names of the people that were in Boot Hill and why.
