Brians Bus Adventure: Cowboy Country

I have arrived at my destination in Elk City, Oklahoma. Hopefully a job is just around the corner.
It is amazing time seems to have flown by. It seems only a few days ago that I left Nashville when in reality it was 8 days ago. Everything has gone smoothly, better than expected.

Here is the little instrument that keeps me on track. Notice my speed is 60mph in a 70mph zone. That is typical. I cruise along at an even 62mph (I must have slowed down to snap this pic). No worries about getting a speeding ticket.

As I drove across Oklahoma I noticed many signs of Indian run casinos. The biggest evidence that this use to be a major Indian territory.

I am not sure what this is, presumably burn off from a natural gas well.

Off in the distance you can see the Oil Derrick. I saw more Pumps than Derricks. I have been reading up on the oil history and industry online since I am looking for a job in that sector.

In Weatherford, OK I camped at the local Walmart. If you look closely you can see the giant windmills in the background. The biggest wind farm in the state is in this town. It was surreal. I am definitely not in the Southeast any longer.

I captured this shot as I was leaving Weatherford to go to Elk City. These things are huge. It makes me want to get started on my own wind generator project.

I chose Elk City, Oklahoma because that is where the company I hope to work for is located. It is 45 minutes further west than Weatherford. After researching the net for camping options I stumbled across a sweet little camping spot. It is Lake Elk City Park and you are allowed to camp in one of the 5 RV sites with Electricity for FREE for 3 days per visit. What a wonderful find. Nobody else is camping here although a couple of people come and go as they visit the park. The only down side is there is no water. Times like this make me think long and hard about my lack of proper plumbing. Luckily I have come semi prepared with 10 Gallons of fresh water. Not too much of a problem since my visit will only be three days. It would have been nice to have given the bus a bath after driving halfway across the country.
Here is my bus enjoying peace and solitude.

Since there is no running water there are no normal bath houses. For restroom facilities they have what is called a Vault toilet. Basically it is a cinder block porti-potti.

Oh how thoughtful, someone even personalized the toilet paper for my arrival. (Note to self... lock the bus)

The park has an amphitheater. I haven't seen any Christmas rehearsal yet. This the back side.

Today's project has been to install the Pexiglass window covering. Rick gave me some pexiglass he had, it was enough for two upper side windows. I am using the pexiglass to create a pocket of air like double paned glass in my never ending quest to super insulate the bus. This should also prevent these particular windows from misting up from warm, wet air on the bus (a byproduct of heating the bus, cooking and breathing). First I cleaned the aluminum frame around the windows because they had never been cleaned properly...ie with steel wool.
The window on the left has been cleaned, the one on the right has not been. Me likey the shiny.

Although it is difficult to capture the difference on film (but that is kinda of the point isn't it, right) you can see that the top window has a more reflective property.