McFadden Family Adventures
Travel Adventures with Tom & Vonda
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We’ve been at the Grand Canyon for the last four days. It’s been cold, wet at times and we even had some snow this afternoon. Thankfully I scheduled a tour yesterday when there was a little sun, albeit cold and windy. I can highly recommend the Xanterra Tours. They are located at Bright Angel Lodge…
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50 years ago, (yes I know I’m dating myself) my parents, brother and I traveled across the country to California from Oklahoma. We stopped here. I don’t remember much about it but I have always wanted to go back. I finally made it! It was an amazing day of a beautiful place. I love National…
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We have spent the last two days at two of our national monuments. I was impressed with both. Our first was El Malpais. There were some areas closed but we were able to see a few things. We stopped at the Sandstone Bluffs. It was site. The Zuni Mountains in the distance is the western…
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We got out and explored a little this afternoon and I was saddened by the many structures in disrepair. We had read about the sites in this city on Route 66 and I was hoping to see some fun places but there was some disappointment. We had heard about all about the neon signs but…
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Yesterday morning we began our journey west. We both agreed we should have started that journey last week before the massive cold weather and snow hit Oklahoma. We stayed warm but we lost water a week ago Friday night and didn’t get it back until Tuesday afternoon. Well, it came back on Monday afternoon but…
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Last week we took a tour of the tunnels in downtown Tulsa. It wasn’t exactly what I thought it was but the tour was interesting and we enjoyed it. We met our tour guide at the Hyatt Regency and began the walk under the city. The tunnels are used by many people to get to…
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Every night when I go to bed I think about how my life is so different than it was just six months ago. The first six months of 2025 were filled with church activities and leading worship as a pastor alongside an amazing group of people in Kelso, Washington. July 1 we began our journey…
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A few weeks ago we visited the Memorial in Oklahoma City. We were living in Tulsa at the time of the bombing and I remember it well. It was horrific and very moving to see how they have remembered those whose lives were lost. I recently saw a story that they are going to be…
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Rhema Lights are a sight to behold. We have gone most years we have been here. This year the weather cooperated and we were able to walk around and really experience everything. Rhema Lights started in 1982 at Rhema Bible College with about 60,000 lights. This year there are over 2 million. It’s certainly not…
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I’ve been remiss in posting our adventures while we’re in Oklahoma. There have been many and I’ll be catching up in the next few days. My son and his girlfriend came for Thanksgiving and we went to the Tulsa Air and Space Museum for the afternoon. It was an interesting day and we enjoyed looking…
