" Ida Louisiana, Detroit Texas & The Indian Nations of Oklahoma"

In order to get from South Mississippi to son Todd's home in Stillwater, Oklahoma
we took the shortest route which entails doing one of my favorite things, traveling
the back roads of the South. It is on the back roads you encounter the real South!
On a two lane road in Ida, Louisiana, we found this wonderful Old General Store.
Carroway's, established in 1928, full of treasure..................






The old fashioned Barber Shop had both an outside and inside entrance

It also had a huge restaurant inside with this mural on the wall

When I saw this old clock...I thought of you Willow !

I met two famous European Composers on the shelf..............

This Dude looked right at home in Louisiana............

The storefront window had been turned into my dream kitchen..

Imagine my surprise when I entered the restroom!

For all you Blondes.......your own Chili Mix !

A Wassail Mix too...What the Dixie is Wassail?

If we'd been in Hubby's F-150....this would have been mine!

I nearly bought this picture of the Harley Davidson Girls...

Do Ya think they were sista's.................maybe twins?

This handsome couple is still on display...............

Sad that it's not on a descendants wall.....

I did buy this picture, for my Dad's Father's Day present.

It is a collage of Louisiana Hayride Pictures, and of my Dad's friend's,

including Elvis and his guys on stage!

I'm not sure if this was the store in it's beginning or another old

store, but I love it.....

This old service station was across the street...remember ESSO ?

I'm telling my age now....I'm a great-gran, that pretty much tells all!

I could have stayed there all day but it was time to get on down

the two lane back road toward Texas..............

Beautiful Corn fields on both sides stretching as far as the eye could see

Hay fields fresh mown and rolled.................

Pecan Orchards..................

This field of Hay smelled so good...........................

And then.......we came to Detroit, Texas...............

This row of old buildings was pretty much it...

They really were eye catchers so I took pics...

I'm sure this WAS the town in days gone by...

On the left................

On the right.................an Art Gallery

In the middle....a sewing center...............SEW MANY MEMORIES

Don't you love that name?

The Oklahoma line and the Indian Nation Turnpike..............

Miles of beautiful mountains,hills and fields..........

I-AM-TULSA...........these are for you Sweetie!

Occasionally..........a farm in view...........

It also has three toll booths.........you have to pay to get on or off

Every few miles you see a sign telling you which Nation you enter.

I remember....Choctaw, Crow, Cherokee,and a few I can neither say or spell!

We also crossed the North Canadian River three times on this turnpike!

Then it was Sunset at Shawnee Oklahoma.................

My camera didn't come close to capturing how gorgeous the

sunset really was. I don't recall ever seeing one so perfect!

There was a full moon that night, this may have had an effect.

We stopped in Shawnee for supper and saw these guys.......

I assume they were on thier way to a new home!

Thank you all for the wonderful comments on the previous post!I am really proud of my family and love showing them off........