Day FOUR (10/8)

"Oklahoma City looks mighty pretty..."
Are we having fun yet? Better to ask that question rather than, "Are we there yet?"
As of 10/12, numbers that have been reported that Monday-Thursday have netted us 2,020,534 steps or nearly 860 miles. I'm certain that more people will submit their week's numbers when they get back to work on Tuesday, so stay tuned for updates!

We blew through Oklahoma City during this last effort, and here are some tid-bits (source):

• Oklahoma City is the principal city of the eight-county Oklahoma City Metropolitan Statistical Area in Central Oklahoma and is the state's largest urbanized area. Based on population rank, the metropolitan area was the 42nd largest in the nationas of 2012.
• With regards to Mexican drug cartels, Oklahoma City has traditionally been the territory of the notorious Juárez Cartel, but the Sinaloa Cartel has been reported as trying to establish a foothold in Oklahoma City. There are many rival gangs in Oklahoma City, one whose headquarters has been established in the city, the Southside Locos, traditionally known as Sureños.

"Field of Empty Chairs"

I would be remiss without taking a few moments to remember the lives lost and forever changed as a result of the domestic terror attack on the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building on April 19 1995. "The blast and catastrophic collapse killed 168 people and injured over 680. The blast shockwave destroyed or damaged 324 buildings within a 340-meter radius, destroyed or burned 86 cars, and shattered glass in 258 nearby buildings, causing at least an estimated $652 million worth of damage." You can visit the memorial's web page here.

As we continue to "motor west," we'll stop for the night in the town of Bridgeport, OK. Those of you who have an interest in ghost towns might find this place fun! As of the 2010 Census, there were only 116 people living in this once bustling town. It is now considered to be a 'ghost town', and has a pretty rich history from the early railroad days. You can see many pictures of the abandoned buildings as well as learn about the town's sordid past on the "AbandonedOK" website. I found the part about the sunken train to be fascinating.

No, this is not the sunken train.

Sleep tight!