Cherokee Nation

Green light on the tower on smaller building in the center is how they use to forecast the weather. Tower in green was clear, red light was for stormy weather

The green tower on the building almost in the center of the photo was used by a local TV station back in the 50's and 60's to forecast the weather. When the tower lights are Green it means clear weather, Red light on the tower means storms

This bridge carried US Route 66 traffic from 1926 till 1933. In 33 a new alignment to Rt 66 by passed the bridge. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places

After a few days of rain left puddles in the parking lot for some reflections

New bridge looks much safer to drive on, but the old closed bridge has a lot more character

The Water Pump with the statue of Will Rogers (AKA "The Cherokee Kid" and Ihis horse Soapsuds. The pump in the sculpture is the actual pump that Will used to water his horse at

A concrete truck overturned on a rural road back in the late 1950's or early 60's. By the time the concrete company got there the cement in the mixer had hardened, so the removed the truck and left the mixer. Maybe 20 or so years ago, someone realized it had the shape of a NASA capsule, so it was painted to look like such

We arrived just as the last golden rays of the sunset were about to disappear in the west. What looks like a new NASA rocket launch is a group of motorcycles driving past during the exposure

Riding into the Sunset is a bronze sculpture by Electra Waggoner Biggs, depicting Will Rogers on his horse, Soapsuds. There are four castings, located in Fort Worth, Texas, Claremore, Oklahoma, Lubbock, Texas, and Dallas, Texas. The work was commissioned in 1937, by Amon G. Carter, a friend of Rogers, following Rogers death in 1935. This one stands at the entrance to the Rogers Family Crypt at the WIll Rogers Memorial Museum

The was from 1926 until 1932 US Highway Rt 66. In 1932 a new alignment of the mother road was completed and by passed the old bridge. The new alignment is back behind the bridge with the car light trails going along it

Night before the full flowering Moon

New bridge is beside it and can be seen in this photo

The old motor court had 7 cabins, 3 of which are still partially standing. The seven units were built in 1936 and operated until the mid 1960s when the Interstate by-passed Afton and started the decline of the small Oklahoma town