No doubt that is a tad close for comfort. Definitely important to always keep a close eye on the weather when RVing.... So many weather events that can cause trouble. But one good thing with an RV is we can always hitch up and head somewhere else...if we know in time. Glad you were safe. take care,
Awesome job, Marc! Thank you for another awesome history lesson. You were very fortunate that tornado 🌪 did you no harm. Recently, I mentioned Brush Lake Park, between Sallisaw and Bernice. We stayed there in 2019. We look forward to next week's video, as always. No snow here either. We did have an avalanche warning though on Togwotee Pass.
@@ronaldmorse3654 thanks Ron! Yep, it's been a rough start throughout the Intermountain West. Models are starting to show a change in the pattern around Christmas Day, so keep your fingers crossed.
Northeast Oklahoma has some beautiful spots. Used to drive through that area on my way to the Cherokee Nation offices in Tahlequah, OK. Safe travels to Dodge City, it has changes a lot since I lived there in the late 60’s. I always appreciate the history lessons from your weekly adventures. Thank you.
@@Honukimo thank you! We had a great time with friends on Grand Lake, tornadoes notwithstanding, but Dodge City was a real surprise. It was much more than I had expected.
@ I look forward the the next Grand Adventure from Dodge City. PS. As I recall the explorer Francisco Vázquez de Coronado crossed the river at a spot near Dodge in the 1500’s. Coronado Bridge. Enjoy!
Pretty scary stuff this week, Marc. Glad that you survived that tornado. We were in Illinois at that time headed toward a campground just west of Saint Louis. That weather front (the same that formed your tornado) dropped 5.5 inches of rain the night and morning before arrival at our targeted campground. The campground went underwater. Obviously we needed to pivot. Merry Christmas to you, Mrs. GA, and Zoe!
Great video Marc! I'm sure the tornado was very scary! I live less than an hour up I44 from Joplin so know about tornadoes. I had a storm shelter installed inside my garage but haven't had to use it yet! Memories for your travels, glad you are safe. Kansas has it's share of tornadoes, wind and hail so hope it goes well for you all. Looking forward to Dodge City!
My wife and I were in that same storm about an hour east of you at Blowing Springs RV Park in Bella Vista, Arkansas. It was a bit concerning one night and, according to Ryan Hall Y'all, there was a 60% change of a tornado touching down near our RV park. Like your friends, we decided that we would be better off in a solid building rather than riding it out in our Alliance Paradigm 5er and rented a hotel room for the night. Thankfully, Bella Vista was not hit, but a tornado did end up touching down nearby in Little Flock, AR, a few miles east of our camper. BTW, if you still mountain bike, the Bentonville, AR area is a wonderful place to visit.
@@josephscheneck1540 thanks for the tip on the mountain biking! Glad to hear that you, your wife, and your fifth wheel all survived that same storm system.
Thanks Marc... always interesting to see your adventures. Seems like you were cutting it a bit close to that Tornado. Also, it seems unusual to have that level of a storm this late in the season. The best thing about going to Dodge is getting out of Dodge.😅 All kidding aside, I look forward to that next week. I'm glad you and Patricia are safe and 'Dodged' another bullet with the severe weather. 🎉 Gord
@@gorrdd thank you sir! I've always been nervous about traveling through that area spring or fall, and this experience just reinforced that. This was mid-October, so it was pretty much prime time.
@@GrandAdventure Yes, I was thinking it was November, Marc. I guess you didn't get out on the water. It looks like a very nice park. There seems to be some real gems in Oklahoma. Last year, I remember you stayed in some really nice parks in Oklahoma. Gord
@gorrdd did we did, Gord. Although it didn't make this episode, much of the weather the remainder of the week was either windy or stormy. In fact, this was not the only tornado scare we had all week, but it wasn't worth dwelling on during the episode.
Before we hit the road traveling full-time in 2012, we lived in Grove for a few years including during Joplin's EF5. Monkey island, my grandparents owned what was airport resort now called Tara Miranda. My mom used to mow the grass airstrip. The airstrip was closed down So condos could be built. My mom was Miss Grand lake, Miss grove, and Miss boating in the 1960's. Pictures on the wall inside mazzio's Pizza in Grove are my grandparents and my mother. My grandfather was on the dam building committee. My grandfather created and built the building for the monkey Island volunteer fire department. It was so far from Grove that by the time the Grove fire department could get out on the island, the building would be burned to the ground. And remember, they owned the resort with many cabins. That fire department is still there, staffed by paid firemen/women. Glad you stayed safe from the tornadoes! Did you get a waterspout? I've seen a few of those!
@@cyndib3587 what a fantastic history you have in the area! Thanks for sharing that. We never saw a waterspout or anything else out there, although we have seen waterspouts in Florida. Every storm that hit us that week hit us well after dark.
@@GrandAdventure Oh i most likely agree but am always interested in what casinos allow overnite parking if just passing through as we have used that alot when we traveled....
@@davidg.johnson7208 It was the third week of October 2024. We always put the filming dates right in the video description, in case you're ever curious.
You stir up trouble everywhere you go.
I try.
Wow, what a scary adventure. Glad everyone is doing well. Don
@@daviscrt Thank you Don!
No doubt that is a tad close for comfort. Definitely important to always keep a close eye on the weather when RVing.... So many weather events that can cause trouble. But one good thing with an RV is we can always hitch up and head somewhere else...if we know in time. Glad you were safe. take care,
@@ShawnPatterson402 very, very true, especially in the case of something somewhat predictable like a hurricane. Thanks for the well wishes, Shawn!
Awesome job, Marc! Thank you for another awesome history lesson. You were very fortunate that tornado 🌪 did you no harm.
Recently, I mentioned Brush Lake Park, between Sallisaw and Bernice. We stayed there in 2019.
We look forward to next week's video, as always.
No snow here either. We did have an avalanche warning though on Togwotee Pass.
@@ronaldmorse3654 thanks Ron! Yep, it's been a rough start throughout the Intermountain West. Models are starting to show a change in the pattern around Christmas Day, so keep your fingers crossed.
Northeast Oklahoma has some beautiful spots. Used to drive through that area on my way to the Cherokee Nation offices in Tahlequah, OK. Safe travels to Dodge City, it has changes a lot since I lived there in the late 60’s. I always appreciate the history lessons from your weekly adventures. Thank you.
@@Honukimo thank you! We had a great time with friends on Grand Lake, tornadoes notwithstanding, but Dodge City was a real surprise. It was much more than I had expected.
@ I look forward the the next Grand Adventure from Dodge City.
PS. As I recall the explorer Francisco Vázquez de Coronado crossed the river at a spot near Dodge in the 1500’s. Coronado Bridge. Enjoy!
@Honukimo correct! And although we filmed the Coronado monument while we were there, that clip ended up on the cutting room floor.
Beautiful lake been there many times. The houses on the lake are unbelievable. Annnnd it's inline of alot of tornadoes.
Pretty scary stuff this week, Marc. Glad that you survived that tornado. We were in Illinois at that time headed toward a campground just west of Saint Louis. That weather front (the same that formed your tornado) dropped 5.5 inches of rain the night and morning before arrival at our targeted campground. The campground went underwater. Obviously we needed to pivot. Merry Christmas to you, Mrs. GA, and Zoe!
@@geraldsouthard7092 Glad to hear that you missed that flooding. Merry Christmas to you and yours as well from all of us!
Great video Marc! I'm sure the tornado was very scary! I live less than an hour up I44 from Joplin so know about tornadoes. I had a storm shelter installed inside my garage but haven't had to use it yet! Memories for your travels, glad you are safe. Kansas has it's share of tornadoes, wind and hail so hope it goes well for you all. Looking forward to Dodge City!
My wife and I were in that same storm about an hour east of you at Blowing Springs RV Park in Bella Vista, Arkansas. It was a bit concerning one night and, according to Ryan Hall Y'all, there was a 60% change of a tornado touching down near our RV park. Like your friends, we decided that we would be better off in a solid building rather than riding it out in our Alliance Paradigm 5er and rented a hotel room for the night. Thankfully, Bella Vista was not hit, but a tornado did end up touching down nearby in Little Flock, AR, a few miles east of our camper.
BTW, if you still mountain bike, the Bentonville, AR area is a wonderful place to visit.
@@josephscheneck1540 thanks for the tip on the mountain biking! Glad to hear that you, your wife, and your fifth wheel all survived that same storm system.
Thanks Marc... always interesting to see your adventures. Seems like you were cutting it a bit close to that Tornado.
Also, it seems unusual to have that level of a storm this late in the season.
The best thing about going to Dodge is getting out of Dodge.😅 All kidding aside, I look forward to that next week.
I'm glad you and Patricia are safe and 'Dodged' another bullet with the severe weather. 🎉
Gord
@@gorrdd thank you sir! I've always been nervous about traveling through that area spring or fall, and this experience just reinforced that. This was mid-October, so it was pretty much prime time.
@@GrandAdventure Yes, I was thinking it was November, Marc. I guess you didn't get out on the water. It looks like a very nice park.
There seems to be some real gems in Oklahoma. Last year, I remember you stayed in some really nice parks in Oklahoma.
Gord
@gorrdd did we did, Gord. Although it didn't make this episode, much of the weather the remainder of the week was either windy or stormy. In fact, this was not the only tornado scare we had all week, but it wasn't worth dwelling on during the episode.
Loved the video as OK is special to me as most of my kin live there seems I'm the non okie in the group.
@@normgibson6565 glad that you enjoyed it, Norm! Your relatives are braver people than me. Those funnel clouds scare the living crap out of me.
Check out HarBer Village.
@@terrencegarner1720 we wanted to, but ran out of time. Next time for sure
Before we hit the road traveling full-time in 2012, we lived in Grove for a few years including during Joplin's EF5. Monkey island, my grandparents owned what was airport resort now called Tara Miranda. My mom used to mow the grass airstrip. The airstrip was closed down So condos could be built. My mom was Miss Grand lake, Miss grove, and Miss boating in the 1960's. Pictures on the wall inside mazzio's Pizza in Grove are my grandparents and my mother. My grandfather was on the dam building committee. My grandfather created and built the building for the monkey Island volunteer fire department. It was so far from Grove that by the time the Grove fire department could get out on the island, the building would be burned to the ground. And remember, they owned the resort with many cabins. That fire department is still there, staffed by paid firemen/women. Glad you stayed safe from the tornadoes! Did you get a waterspout? I've seen a few of those!
@@cyndib3587 what a fantastic history you have in the area! Thanks for sharing that. We never saw a waterspout or anything else out there, although we have seen waterspouts in Florida. Every storm that hit us that week hit us well after dark.
I'll get to OK someday, but not in Spring.
Nice little area for a couple nights when passing through...Wonder if the casinos allow overnite dry camping ??? Travel safe , be well...
@@akgobears I don't believe that they do. But for $30 per night for full hookups right on the lake, it's kind of hard to beat the state park.
@@GrandAdventure Oh i most likely agree but am always interested in what casinos allow overnite parking if just passing through as we have used that alot when we traveled....
@akgobears I do agree that they are our favorite lot docking option.
This is December 2024. What month was this video made? Thanks!
@@davidg.johnson7208 It was the third week of October 2024. We always put the filming dates right in the video description, in case you're ever curious.