March/April 2012

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The Other Trail
Life on the Great Western Cattle Trail in far Western Oklahoma was arduous and fraught with danger, even for the toughest cowboys who moved millions of cattle along its route in the late nineteenth century.
By Jim Logan
Photography by Shane Bevel

Number Nine
From Madge near the Texas border to Braden near the Arkansas state line, this state highway leads one Oklahoman home every time. 
By Jeanetta Calhoun Mish 
Photo by Shane Brown

The People’s Gardens
After $42 million in upgrades, the Myriad Botanical Gardens are poised to become a centerpiece of urban life in Oklahoma City, thanks to one company’s efforts to beautify its corporate neighborhood.
By Nathan Gunter
Photography by John Jernigan

Oklahoma Weird & Wonderful
For those hardcore travelers who have driven every Oklahoma back road and walked every tourist path, these offbeat roadside attractions are among the state’s most endearing oddities.
By Sheilah Bright

Routes
A community united at Starla’s Country Café in Hitchita; design and history meet at the Campbell Hotel in Tulsa; food culture across the state with Key Ingredients; Oklahoma’s outlaw queen lives on at Younger’s Bend near Porum; and face-to-face encounters with endangered animals at Tiger Safari in Tuttle. 

Roots
Firebrand prairie preservationist Sue Selman brings birding to her homestead; Marshal Bill Tilghman and outlaw Bill Doolin play a game of cat and mouse; Other Lives rock the house on tour with Radiohead; and J Mays, Ford Motor Company’s chief creative officer, on the best places to drive in Oklahoma.

Food & Drink
From a daily morning commute to a leisurely drive down one of Oklahoma's many scenic byways, travelers love their coffee. Get your pick-me-up at one of these twelve locally owned coffee shops throughout the state, from Urban Bru in Guymon to Iguana Cafée in Tahlequah.