Keith and I were up and rolling out before 8 a.m. this morning. We left FreeWheel camp in Elk City and started marking the turns for the 59 miles of the gravel route.
Gravel road in western Oklahoma.
That consisted of placing flagged stakes before and after each turn, or spray-painting markers on pavement, if the route intersected or combined with pavement. Lots of stops.
Stake marking the FreeWheel gravel route.
My pardner.
Along the route we got to see some beautiful rolling hills and large fields. Wheat harvest is in full swing in this part of the state.
Combines harvesting wheat.
Enormous windmills are almost dwarfed by the wheat fields.
I saw this old bridge and went to take a closer look.
Sure enough, it it a Work Projects Administration bridge. I think the date is 1943.
We ended up in Weatherford, which is tomorrow’s overnight stop. Had lunch there, then headed back to Elk City, and found the camp had grown a lot during the day. The tent city continued to grow throughout the day, and now we are pretty much surrounded.
Tent city just getting started … the photos below show it this evening.
Elk City put on a good show this evening, with a live band and several food trucks.
FreeWheel Executive Director Trevor Steward welcoming everyone at tonight’s riders meeting.
The wind throughout the day was pretty fierce, but seems to be diminishing now. It’s just after 9 p.m. and things in camp are getting pretty quiet. Everyone’s turning in early so they can get an early start tomorrow.
Life Down Here in Oklahoma 
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