In the aviation community, when you need an excuse to fly, much of the time you pick a place to fly for lunch. It became known as the “hundred dollar hamburger,” since with the cost of fuel, such a trip seemed to cost a hundred dollars. A similar tradition applies to motorcyclists when they need an excuse to ride.
Abby fell in love with the Meersburger.
My wife Abby and I thought it would be a nice visit of a similar nature to a place where I spent so much of my recreational time since I was a kid, the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge.
Our first stop was Meers Store and Restaurant, where Abby was eager to try their world famous Meersburger. She ended up getting the quarter pound hamburger, while I got an order of fried green tomatoes. Everything was great.
Some other stops on our quick tour of these ancient mountains in southwest Oklahoma…
Parallel Forest
Roadside stop to photograph a longhorn steer
Quanah Parker Lake Dam
Prairie Dog Town
Roadside stop to photograph bison
Mount Scott, the popular area high point
By dinnertime we were back home in Ada, where we had ice cream for dinner. In the end, it was one of those lovely days with my wife. With so many fun things to do and see in the Wichitas, Abby and I hope to return soon.
Abby concentrates on photographing the pines in the Parallel Forest.Quanah Parker Lake DamQuanah Creek Below Quanah Parker Lake DamMoody black-and-white view, Mount ScottCat, Meers Store and RestaurantAbby’s image of American BisonAbby photographed me photographing a tree near Quanah Parker Lake Dam.Abby braces against the hood of her truck as she photographs the Meers Store and Restaurant…… making this image of me.Windswept Tree, Mount ScottBusiness Cards, Meers Store and RestaurantRusted Iron Gears, Quanah Parker DamRoad and Lake Visible from the Summit, Mount ScottSunshine, Parallel ForestAbby makes pictures on a peninsula north of Quanah Parker Lake Dam.This view is from the same spot as the previous frame.This is another view of the Meers Store and Restaurant. I can recall my parents taking us to eat there when I was as young as eight.Abby looks out over Prairie Dog Town.Prairie Dog at Prairie Dog Town by AbbyStones and Water, Quanah Parker LakeStones and Water, Quanah Parker LakeThe author “surfs” Quanah Parker Lake.View Looking West-Southwest from Mount Scott Summit.Bison Along the HighwayAbby made this image of an American Bison near Prairie Dog Town.Lake Lawton from Mount Scott SummitBlue Canyon Wind Farm Viewed from Mount Scott SummitThe Lake Lawtonka Dam Visible from Mount Scott SummitA visitor climbs on a rock at the summit of Mount Scott with the Blue Canyon Wind Farm in the distance.Quanah Parker Creek picks up afternoon sunshine.Quanah Parker Lake shows a “bathtub ring” characteristic of below-normal water levels.Abby photographed me on a hilltop overlooking Quanah Parker Lake Dam.
