Pictures and stories of the trip to Frisco

[dewey]

Good morning all,

Since I know some Bison fans are starting to head South today let's post stories and pictures in this thread from the trip there and home.

Our family is leaving Thursday morning heading from Minneapolis to Kansas City.

I hope for safe travels for all fans to the game.

Dewey

[POD Knows]

Hey, Dewey, if you are going from Kansas City to Frisco, make sure you take in the largest EPA superfund clean-up site by Picher, Oklahoma, a couple friends of mine went through there as kind of a joke on the way back from the NDSU/SHSU II game. They said it was kind of strange going through that town that is now basically a modern day ghost town because of the pollution. It is probably the only toxic waste dump that is visible from space.xlolx I told the wife we were going to go through there because it is the only thing of visual interest from Fargo to Texas.

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[cx500d]

Hey, Dewey, if you are going from Kansas City to Frisco, make sure you take in the largest EPA superfund clean-up site by Picher, Oklahoma, a couple friends of mine went through there as kind of a joke on the way back from the NDSU/SHSU II game. They said it was kind of strange going through that town that is now basically a modern day ghost town because of the pollution. It is probably the only toxic waste dump that is visible from space.xlolx I told the wife we were going to go through there because it is the only thing of visual interest from Fargo to Texas.

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Yes, they bought out all of the people that lived there and relocated them elsewhere. They were supposed to knock down most of the buildings also. It was primarily lead mines in the area. I think there might have been some asbestos in the tailings also. Eagle-Picher corporation was a big player in the area, and has been in and out of bankruptcy several times due to lawsuits from past mining practices.

[dewey]

The migration South is going on right now.

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[cx500d]

http://www.bisonville.com/forum/images/misc/quote_icon.png Originally Posted by cx500d http://www.bisonville.com/forum/images/buttons/viewpost-right.png (http://www.bisonville.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1327935#post1327935)
I live in dfw and travel to and from msp a couple times a year. South of KC I always go I 49 to Joplin, then i44 (ok will Rogers turnpike) to us 69 and then south to us 75 into McKinney Plano. I never take i 35 north of dfw.




I just got home to DFW tonight ~ 8pm. Did this drive all today from MSP; left @ 6AM.

Weather was fine until I hit Wagoner, Oklahoma, where the freezing rain started. The road wasn't icing over, but the bridges and overpasses were starting to get slick. According to my car thermometer it ranged from ~ 30F - 33F until about Atoka where it warmed up to about 34F.

That said, if you haven't driven this road (US 69), especially if you hit it at night in the rain, I don't recommend it. Its a little worse than I remember the last time I drive it. As B-Oline stated, there are a few stretches of single lane construction that is fairly narrow. If there is freezing rain again tomorrow it would not be fun. My weather app says it should be a little warmer, so keep an eye on conditions and the forecast. Even in Texas, there is a fairly long stretch of temporary lanes south of Sherman towards McKinney, but at least here there is two temporary lanes, but they are somewhat narrow.

Also, if you have a stiff vehicle suspension, the road from Big Cabin down to about Muskogee was more beat-up than I remembered (the northbound lanes I drove up to MSP almost 2 weeks ago and they were much better.) The left passing lane is much better than the right lane although if you are pokey and stay in the left lane you will piss some people off. US69/US75 actually has more semi-traffic on it that I-35 north of Dallas so that is why it is beat up. Also, there are some sections of US69 that do not have a divider so you are directly opposite oncoming traffic; if it's raining/snowing, the oncoming glare can make it difficult to see the lane markings.

I'd almost recommend going I-35 from KC into Kansas/Oklahoma City vice US69/US75. That said, it looks like they might be forecasting some snow over in the I-35 area around Oklahoma City, but its going to be right around the freezing point, so bridges and overpasses on I-35 through Oklahoma could get icy. It also looks like the I-35 route will generally be a couple degrees colder than the US69/US75 route. Looks like both will have precipitation, whether its freezing precipitation is the bigger question. At KC, you should pick your poison on which way to go based on the current forecast.

Although all you northerners can drive on snow and ice generally, its the idiots down here you have to look out for. Since the roads will generally be warm enough so it melts, the bridges and overpasses can ice. What the idiots down here do is drive 75 mph and then hit the brakes right before or on the bridges, which is the WORST thing you can do, especially when the unsuspecting person following has to slam on their brakes to avoid hitting the idiot in front...As you know, when you brake on ice, your vehicle could end up anywhere. Best is to just maintain direction, let up on the gas, but NO brakes. If it's icy, take your cruise control off because you don't know what it will do if it suddenly hits an icy section. Sorry to insult people's intelligence, but the idiots down here never seem to get it.

For gas, Atoka was the most expensive in OK/TX ($1.95), so I recommend filling up after Atoka. There's a Love's Truck Stop between Calera and Colbert that looked to be the cheapest on this stretch, ~ $1.71.

[dewey]

We are in our hotel in Kansas City. 3 happy boys swimming after the drive down here from St Paul.

Dewey

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[TheRevSFA]

Tomorrow it’s a Houston to Dallas flight and then let the fun begin. Looking forward to meeting all of y’all

[dewey]

The migration to Fargo South is in full force.

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[dewey]

Good morning all!

1 day until Bison football and National Championship Saturday!

We are just leaving Overland Park headed down I-35 to Addison Texas and the hotel. Plus a few stops along the way. Especially the TEXAS sign on I-35.

Drive safe all.

Dewey

[dewey]

Cautionary tale for everyone.

Be careful not to have your Bison flag on the drivers side window especially when stopping at a toll plaza Emporia.

I had to jump out of the passenger seat and run back on the highway to get the Bison flag.

It is now on the passenger side windowxthumbsupx

Go Bison!

Dewey

[dewey]

Greetings from the Chiolm Trail in Sumner County Kansas. About 1 hour South of Wichita.

Dewey

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[cx500d]

Greetings from the Chiolm Trail in Sumner County Kansas. About 1 hour South of Wichita.

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You didn’t run the bison flag up the flagpole

[TheRevSFA]

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IBY’s lunch

[TheRevSFA]

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IBY’s lunch

[Southern Bison]

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IBY’s lunchMine & Upstate Bison's lunch.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190104/1ba829b799fbd7029fdb0e92ad1d8c2d.jpg

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[dewey]

The migration of the Bison is pretty thick through Kansas, Oklahoma and northern Texas.

You can also see where we are.

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[dewey]

A little bit of snow on I-35 North of Oklahoma City in the shade of the trees and overpasses. 44 degrees on a bright sunny day.

Edit. More snow along the side of the road. I bet these roads were not fun to drive on when the storm was going through.

Get fired up!

Dewey

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[dewey]

Here is a view of Toyota Stadium from my step brother in law in his plane.

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[Southern Bison]

The Rev getting a taste of Southern Bison hospitality.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190104/c237e76074ca663752f5b23de4947fd1.jpg

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[IBleedYellow]

Rev, SB, Upstate and myself.

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[Green1]

Rev, SB, Upstate and myself.

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I see mayhem is lurking in the background. Lol

[IBleedYellow]

He's a Bison and hates SHSU just as much.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190105/98a0fd9ca18a066ec0879857c5c60261.jpg

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[dewey]

A nice Texas shaped waffle.

Go Bison!

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[Pards Rule]

A nice Texas shaped waffle.

Go Bison!

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Boooo! Hotel GM should be fricking fired! It should be a North Dakota shaped one!! Or a Bison head!! A Microtel Inn?

[IBleedYellow]

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[Elvis was a Bison]

Took this off of Bisonville. Some "southern hospitality" shown to Bri-dog over night.
http://www.anygivensaturday.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=29841&stc=1

[POD Knows]

Took this off of Bisonville. Some "southern hospitality" shown to Bri-dog over night.
http://www.anygivensaturday.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=29841&stc=1It was Bri Dog's brothers rig, who the hell steals something that time consuming in a parking lot where there could have been a drunken Bison fans all over the place, at all hours of the night.

[dewey]

Here are some pictures from our trip.

Our kids favorite part was running on the field after the game, playing catch, taking photos with players, confetti angels and getting the gloves from a player.

Jack Darnell's (#92) dad came over to us when the kids were doing confetti angels and asked if it was OK if my oldest son went on Jack's shoulders. Later on they came over and gave Reid Jack's game worn gloves.

Those gloves and the pictures with Jack will be hung up in our house very soon.

Pretty awesome that a LOT of the players were more than happy to take pictures with the kids.

GREAT trip!

Dewey

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[BisonBacker]

Took this off of Bisonville. Some "southern hospitality" shown to Bri-dog over night.
http://www.anygivensaturday.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=29841&stc=1

Man that really sucks. Too bad those assholes didn't get caught.

[BisonBacker]

Rev, SB, Upstate and myself.

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I see mayhem is lurking in the background. Lol

That's hilarious and fitting xlolx

[BisonBacker]

This isn't about me as unfortunately I didn't make it down this year but this story was in the Forum. So awesome to see the good sportsmanship on both sides. This just really was cool. Sorry if it's already been posted.

https://www.inforum.com/sports/football/947474-Gracious-in-defeat-Bison-fan-says-Eastern-Washington-players-showed-her-kids-good-sportsmanship-after-FCS-title-game

[gotts]

This isn't about me as unfortunately I didn't make it down this year but this story was in the Forum. So awesome to see the good sportsmanship on both sides. This just really was cool. Sorry if it's already been posted.

https://www.inforum.com/sports/football/947474-Gracious-in-defeat-Bison-fan-says-Eastern-Washington-players-showed-her-kids-good-sportsmanship-after-FCS-title-game

Thanks for sharing!

[Bisonoline]

This isn't about me as unfortunately I didn't make it down this year but this story was in the Forum. So awesome to see the good sportsmanship on both sides. This just really was cool. Sorry if it's already been posted.

https://www.inforum.com/sports/football/947474-Gracious-in-defeat-Bison-fan-says-Eastern-Washington-players-showed-her-kids-good-sportsmanship-after-FCS-title-game

Nice to see.