Back to Lawton...by way of Siloam Springs...and Leavenworth

Beloved, happy daughter is now a sophomore and is back home from JBU:

And whilst in Arkansas, the privilege of seeing Timothy, Evan's childhood friend, commissioned as a 2LT in the US Army. His father (retired Colonel) administered the oath of office and his rank was put on his uniform by his mother and his pregnant wife, Sunny:

Tim and Sunny both graduated with honors from JBU the next day. Tim earned summa cum laude (one of only twelve in the graduating class) and was recognized as a University Scholar:

And Later The Same Day...

Rainy Sunrise Over the Comanche Casino

Rainy Evening Ramblings

The Wichita Mountains in a thunder storm:

Headin' east on Cache Blvd...in the rain:

Since 1950, or so it says. Kind of looks like it:

And this:

Lawton: City of Mystery?

What could it mean?:

From the heart of the city itself:

Aha! Mystery solved:

Images from Lawton

There are many sights and things to see visually that meet the eye here in Lawton. And today I saw some of them. It is a hundred degrees, too, which adds to the Lawtonesque nature of the sights.

The majestic Wichita Mountain(s) are even more majestic up close! Here from on Fort Sill:

Lawton has a senior high school:

And right next to it is the Comanche National Museo, also (apparently) known as, or situated next to, a Great Plains Museo, but I didn't see any static displays:

There is a sort of log fort thing next to the museo, which is static in its own right:

There is a Comanche Casino across the highway from my hotel, too, but its not worthy of a picture. 

Another Lawton Odyssey

The odyssey begins. The road to Lawton:

Arrival. Rising up in the distance beyond I44, the majestic Wichita Mountains west of Lawton: