Out & About in Oklahoma

During a lot of my day trips, I have ended up in the beautiful state of Oklahoma.  I have seen some interesting sights and these are some of the highlights.

          Oologah Lake                

Oologah Lake is a reservoir in northeastern Oklahoma that was created by the US Army Corps of Engineers.  The name Oologah, pronounced oo’-la-gawh, is a Cherokee word meaning “dark cloud.” 

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Ed Galloway’s Totem Pole Park
Foyil, Oklahoma

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Last on this list is fun and you have to guess what it is!

Did you guess a space capsule?

Nope, it’s a cement mixer, also known as the Winganon Space Capsule.

During the mid-20th-century, a construction vehicle got into a wreck while transporting cement to a bridge being built across nearby Oologah Lake. The mixer rolled onto the side of the road, where the cement inside it quickly began to harden into a solid block. Crews decided it was too heavy to move the mixer and it had to be buried right there on the side of East 300 Road. However, this effort fell by the wayside and locals became attached to the object as something of a landmark.

In 2011, local artists Barry and Heather Thomas decided to celebrate their 5th wedding anniversary by transforming the cement mixer into an object of wonder. They noticed its shape resembled that of a space capsule and began painting it to push the resemblance as far as possible. They covered it in silver paint and added NASA logos and an American flag.

Hope you enjoy these as much as I did.