2018--day 9
Wednesday, 30 May 2018
We knew going into today that it would be a looooong one. Headed west out of Perry aiming for the western Oklahoma Panhandle, as LP (low-precipitation) supercells were a possibility. They're always fun to chase, as they tend to be rather picturesque, but their high bases usually preclude tornadoes. Great photo ops, though. Speaking of, I caught this driving through the bigger-than-I'd-imagined Enid, OK. Liked it almost enough to start e-smoking (and so conveniently located next to a coffee shop, which I imagine doesn't allow smoking).
After a stop in Boise City (in Oklahoma, oddly enough), we stuck around the surrounding area (as in the Texas Panhandle), but never went west of the border (into New Mexico). Apparently one of my 'old' Brockport students was in the area, and I think I might have driven past him at one point, but we never connected. Nonetheless, we did manage to see some great structures, as evidenced here.
We imposed a hard 9 pm cutoff, due to the extensive driving we still had ahead of us. Stopping in Spearman, TX for dinner, we encountered a strong, dusty outflow that dropped the temperature at least 20 degrees. It also knocked out the power at the DQ (bummer) just long enough to scramble the computer brains and knock them out of business for the time being. Fortunately ovens aren't as disabled by such issues as freezers are, and we sated ourselves with pizza instead of ice cream. Managed to get this nice-looking anvil just before (looking northwest).
Alas, our night was far from over. After dinner, we climbed aboard our vans and decamped for Colby, Kansas to see what the much-advertised town looks like in the dark. Yet another otherworldly lightning display leaving Spearman (and an unnerving detour down a gravel road). At long last (2:45 am), luggage and owner were reunited (and it feels so good). 755 miles for the day. Boy, that bed feels so good, too.
We knew going into today that it would be a looooong one. Headed west out of Perry aiming for the western Oklahoma Panhandle, as LP (low-precipitation) supercells were a possibility. They're always fun to chase, as they tend to be rather picturesque, but their high bases usually preclude tornadoes. Great photo ops, though. Speaking of, I caught this driving through the bigger-than-I'd-imagined Enid, OK. Liked it almost enough to start e-smoking (and so conveniently located next to a coffee shop, which I imagine doesn't allow smoking).
After a stop in Boise City (in Oklahoma, oddly enough), we stuck around the surrounding area (as in the Texas Panhandle), but never went west of the border (into New Mexico). Apparently one of my 'old' Brockport students was in the area, and I think I might have driven past him at one point, but we never connected. Nonetheless, we did manage to see some great structures, as evidenced here.
We imposed a hard 9 pm cutoff, due to the extensive driving we still had ahead of us. Stopping in Spearman, TX for dinner, we encountered a strong, dusty outflow that dropped the temperature at least 20 degrees. It also knocked out the power at the DQ (bummer) just long enough to scramble the computer brains and knock them out of business for the time being. Fortunately ovens aren't as disabled by such issues as freezers are, and we sated ourselves with pizza instead of ice cream. Managed to get this nice-looking anvil just before (looking northwest).
Alas, our night was far from over. After dinner, we climbed aboard our vans and decamped for Colby, Kansas to see what the much-advertised town looks like in the dark. Yet another otherworldly lightning display leaving Spearman (and an unnerving detour down a gravel road). At long last (2:45 am), luggage and owner were reunited (and it feels so good). 755 miles for the day. Boy, that bed feels so good, too.
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