Saturday, April 19, 2008

Spring in Oklahoma



The weather is nice. Really nice. I've been trying to get outside, away from the city on the weekends to enjoy the land and the climate. Took Christie to Woolaroc, which was a pretty cool place, and their museum was amazing. It's worth going just to walk through the museum. We also went to the Wichita Mountains and climbed up Mount Scott and Elk Mountain. I love that stuff- it's so beautiful out there. A couple weekends ago, we went to the Tall Grass Prairie. That's where this picture is from. The drive was nice, the prairie was relaxing and wide-open. We went for a short walk on the trails and stopped to take some photos of bison. Nice getaway. There's a lot to do around here if you're not averse to getting out and enjoying nature. And, like I said, the weather is amazing.

This afternoon, I'm planning to drive to Arkansas, camp overnight, and enjoy a run all day tomorrow on the trails through the Ozark Mountains. Should be an adventure.

It's been so long since I've been able to blog that I have a ton to write about.

We are kind of used to the students from University of Tulsa coming in here without shoes on, but this week we had Barefoot visitors from California. From Barefoot Coffee in Santa Clara. Tony and Monica were in town visiting Shades of Brown, who they sell to, and we had the pleasure of their company in the afternoons. We don't get enough opportunity to talk coffee with other people in the industry, so it was nice to spend a few moments hearing a different viewpoint.

There's a lot more I need to catch up on, but this is a good start.

I think Jason, Isaiah and I are going to the SCAA Conference in Minneapolis on May 2-5. More on that to come...