Found in Flyover Country

Found in Flyover Country Found in Flyover Country is a blog full of travel stories, destinations and helpful hints about travelling to lesser-known wonders of the United States

Want a great day trip? Head down to the Wichita Mountains for some natural beauty and history.
11/19/2013

Want a great day trip? Head down to the Wichita Mountains for some natural beauty and history.

The Wichita Mountains offer natural beauty and historical sights only a day trip away. Here are a few stops to add to your plan.

11/17/2013

Pray for those in Illinois and elsewhere in the Midwest today.

Thinking about some postcards using our photos. Any suggestions?
11/15/2013

Thinking about some postcards using our photos. Any suggestions?

Love this photo by Crystal Mumby of the Talihina Drive. Check out some of her other photos that have been used on Found ...
11/15/2013

Love this photo by Crystal Mumby of the Talihina Drive. Check out some of her other photos that have been used on Found in Flyover Country

Explore c_mums' photos on Flickr. c_mums has uploaded 87 photos to Flickr.

Would you believe that 100,000 people once gathered outside Lawton, Oklahoma for a theatrical performance?
11/12/2013

Would you believe that 100,000 people once gathered outside Lawton, Oklahoma for a theatrical performance?

The Wichita Mountains outside of Lawton, Oklahoma closely resemble the rocky slopes of Israel. And it’s that which that makes Holy City of the Wichitas unique.

Celebrate Veterans Day with a lunch at this Route 66 restaurant opened by a WWII veteran and German POW camp survivor.
11/11/2013

Celebrate Veterans Day with a lunch at this Route 66 restaurant opened by a WWII veteran and German POW camp survivor.

In 1950 George Shamus, after having earning a display case full of medals and surviving over a year in a German prisoner of war camp, opened a drive-in restaurant on The Mother Road. And his family is still serving burgers and corndogs to eager road trippers today. About the Restaurant: A lot has ch...

On the way to Okmulgee we stopped at the Bristow Frisco railroad station. Apparently Gene Autry was the telegraph operat...
11/10/2013

On the way to Okmulgee we stopped at the Bristow Frisco railroad station. Apparently Gene Autry was the telegraph operator here at one time.

Great view from a scenic overlook
11/10/2013

Great view from a scenic overlook

Before you decide you want to start traveling, read this.
11/05/2013

Before you decide you want to start traveling, read this.

The saying that “a journey is as much about the trip as it is the destination” is a cliche. But it’s become a cliche for a reason. Take the back roads.

Are the Monday blues giving you the urge to get away? I dare you to take some vacation time and visit this place...
11/04/2013

Are the Monday blues giving you the urge to get away? I dare you to take some vacation time and visit this place...

Spend a weekend driving along the gorgeous Talimena scenic byway through the Quachita Mountains in southeastern Oklahoma.

Just one of many beautiful views of the Quachita National Forest along the Talimena Scenic Byway.
11/03/2013

Just one of many beautiful views of the Quachita National Forest along the Talimena Scenic Byway.

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