Luckily, we had a nice short day out of Oklahoma City that only consisted of 65 miles. The wind was minimal for the majority of the day as we were able to escape the midday heat. The route did not have many great sites or views to stop for, and the group simply biked with little to wait around for. The whole group was in town by 2 PM as we finally got an afternoon to enjoy in a town.
Even though Watonga is small, it still had a lot to offer as we enjoyed the locals restaurants. We went to the SONIC for slurpees, talked to locals at the Hideout Bar and just took naps at the church. Overall nothing very exciting about Watonga but it was just nice to have a day to relax!
The next day we biked to a small town of Arnett that was only 15 miles from the Texas border. I really enjoyed the bike ride as we stopped in convenience stores along the way to talk to locals. Really nice people in the small towns that we went through, and they gave us free ice and water.
My goal of the day was to beat the heat in the afternoon so I did not spend too much time at our two lunch stops. I just had a great biking day talking to other riders and being the first one to arrive into Arnett. The church people were great to us in Arnett as they showed me around and had Ice Cream waiting for us in the kitchen. Every rider except the lactose intolerant ones were pumped for this one!
After dinner in Arnett, we went into the local park and offered a Bike Clinic. It was short and simple but was a great way to interact with the community as we hung out with families. The playground there was great because it had all these old play sets that have been banned because they are too dangerous(meaning more fun).
This town was literally in the middle of nowhere and looked like a small forest from far away. It may be one square mile in size for the downtown, and after that it is just flat plains with no trees at all. The sunset was incredible to watch as we quickly went to sleep right after it. The next morning on the way out, we woke up early enough to see the stars as we packed the trailer. On our way out of town, we saw the best sunrise yet on the trip as we were on top of the hill.
Oklahoma treated us well with great people, meals and not too bad of wind. It just sure is hot around here!
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