Volume 6 , Issue 29

Okie's NW Corner

The Sultry, heat of Summer of July in Oklahoma finds us as we headed back last weekend from Colorado -- traveling East through "No Mans Land." With all the rain you have been getting while we were out of state, everything sure did look green before the "Dog Days" of Summer arrived.

We did stop by Clark's West Horse ranch to check our horses and found our yearling paint horse standing watch like a indian scout on top of a bluff (cliff) with two other buddy yearlings. NO! I did not get a photo of that site, but trust me... this young indian pony was a sight for these homesick eyes.

As we traveled through No Mans Land... the Gateway to the panhandle murals caught our camera's eye. WOW! What a treat we had when we drove through this No Mans Land community. On the empty store fronts of this once vital business district, we found the clean, neat little community of Gate, Oklahoma and the painted murals on their empty business buildings -- depicting the history of the "old days" and leaving a vision for passer-bys of what it must have been like in the past. What a great way to show off your history for those of us passing through. Keep up the great work Gate!

The photos we took on our travels through Gate, Oklahoma, in July, 2004 can be viewed with the rest of our NW OkieLegacy photos

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