We had a decent breakfast and set off at 10.00. Nothing much happening until late on. Initial target is north west Oklahoma.
On route we stop off at Wakita, home to the “Twister” museum as this is where a lot of the movie was made. They have a lot of props from the movie including “Dorothy”. They opened up especially for us and the lady guide talks enthusiastically about Bil Paxman. No mention of Helen Hunt...
Next stop is the Great Salt Plains famous for selenite, a crystalline form of gypsum. We pass an airstrip and then walk onto an observation platform. The Plains are closed due to “contaminated waste”. Todd, however, wanders onto the plains for a better look, Suddenly a whole pile of officious people come towards us from some portacabins telling us we're on private property and if we don't leave they'll call the sheriff! Very bizarre, so we enjoy constructing some conspiracy theories. It turns out that last year “a boy scout” uncovered some vials of mustard gas left over from the war and the place is being “decontaminated”. Close Encounters of the Third Kind or X-Files, you take your pick...
We're off again. Todd changes his mind and we're heading back towards Dodge City. While travelling down some dirt roads we pass a herd of Buffalo.
We run into a mother and daughter on tour who tag along - storm groupies!
We're looking for an isolated supercell, although there's stuff going onto th east we ignore it. It's 102f. If the cap lifts we'll be in a unique position to see a supercell and possibly tornadoes. It doesn't lift so we trudge off to Woodward Oklahoma, pizza and Super 8 hotel.
Tomorrow still looks very promising and we're up early. Let's see...
Total Miles: 407
Pictures to follow
Cheers
Adam
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