We got out on the road a little before 9 a.m. The drive was rather uneventful as we drove through eastern New Mexico, Western Texas, and Western Oklahoma. Liberal is just over the border from Oklahoma. On our journey, we saw a lot of raptors and a few antelope.
The RV park in Liberal is only a couple of years old with long pull-thrus. We had a nice chat with the owner. They owned several thousand acres of farm land and when their daughters left home, they decided to sell off some land. Then they decided to put in a RV park with 12 sites. When those sites filled regularly, they put in 16 more sites. Sounds like they are setting themselves for a nice retirement.
We drove in to town to go to the post office and fill up the truck. Liberal was a cute little town. They have Dorothy's House, a farmhouse that was built in 1907. It has been carefully restored and furnished with antiques of the period to replicate Dorothy's house from the Wizard of Oz. The story goes that a local businessman was on a trip when a waitress asked him where he was from and he said Kansas. She replied "Kansas, that's where Dorothy's from". The businessman realized that Dorothy didn't have an official hometown so Dorothy's House was born. The house was recognized as the official home of Dorothy Gale in 1981.
There's the replica of the famous storm cellar Dorothy couldn't get into.
Dorothy and Toto
Here is a shot of the Tin Man. Oh yeah and my honey. The Tin Man was a school sheet metal project that left John impressed.
Their street banners say Oz-Some Country. I thought that was clever.
There were severe storms north of us that made for a pretty sunset.
I really like this shot of the windmill and sky.
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