So we are still in Oklahoma. Before we entered, I was really not looking forward to it. I am so devoted to being a Longhorn, I was trying to get out of the state ASAP! However, I have found a lot of great things here and very happy to be here. Today we rode from Watonga to Woodward. The terrain is changing every 50 miles or so and it is more than incredible to see it change with every detail in the vegetation, cracks in the road, types of roadkill, street signs, and the list goes on and on.

We have been sleeping in churches for the majority of the time here in OK. To sum a lot of interactions up with hosts, I can tell you that God has blessed our team with amazing people who sacrifice a lot of time and work to feed us and make us feel at home. This is a hard task after we take on a large physical feat everyday. I have not met a single person in OK that has been rude, insulting, or deprived me of any sincerity. Well, except for some backwoods folks who yell crazy comments you cannot even understand when they pass by you on some roads.

So in the future I will share the utmost generosity with everyone from OK (except for that weekend in October in Dallas!!). In all seriousness, the stories here are equally as touching and motivating from the gracious people I have had the pleasure to speak with compared to any place so far and anywhere up ahead.

We have seen the hill country of central Texas. the flats of Northern Texas, and now we are surrounded by beautiful golden fields of wheat and plush green vegetation different from our native Texan landscapes. It all excites me and treats my eyes with beauty and wonder. I cannot even fathom what roller-coaster my mind is in for this summer.

Some things to know if you are biking through OK:

1. The wind can be your best friend or your enemy from hell. Remember, OK usually has a south wind...use it wisely.

2. Nice old ladies here can cook as good as the ones in Texas. They will also stuff you beyond belief too...

3. "Dude, There are armadillos here too??". AKA - Insane amounts of roadkill..

4. OU's campus smells funny....

5. There is an insane amount of 18-wheelers here. Well, at least on 377 and 3.

6. The Native-American Culture here is really interesting and I wish I had time to take it in more.

7. Sonic is very very generous at donating.

8. The shoulders of the road all are grated very deeply in the middle. You have to pick a side and stay with it. You will learn not to cross over because it creates a new definition to "Vibrations"

9. Texas is always better, but know that you can find a Texas-sized heart in a lot of folks here.

I got to get to stretching and hopefully some decent sleep tonight.

Off to Beaver, OK tomorrow.

Fighting the Fight,

John