How about Tahlequah? (Edmond, McAlester, Ada: trip , home, diversity)

[Crasher]

Hi Jammie do you happen to live in Oklahoma? I am trying to get advice for my move to either Oklahoma City or Tulsa. You seem to know everything about Tulsa. Do you happen to be familiar with Oklahoma City? All I hear is Dustbowl and cows. Sincerely, Crasher

[Synopsis]

Crasher what do you want to know about Ok City or Tulsa? I no longer live there, I live in your neck of the woods (Texas, more specifically Fort Worth), but maybe I can help you out.

Honestly though, if you believe the old stereotype about dustbowl and cows then you're just as guilty of ignorance as the people making much the same remarks about Texas. Everybody on the east coast believes they still ride horses to work around here, and we know that's not true.

I'll be glad to help if I can.

[Synopsis]

I can answer a few things that you might want to know without any specific questions Crasher.

Living in Dallas, you're going to find Oklahoma City to be much more like a small town than this megaplex we call DFW. Even though OkC is a pretty large city, and about 1/2 the size of Dallas proper, the OkC metro area is only about 1/6th the size of DFW metro area.

Regardless what alot of people's preconceived notions are about Dallas, it's really a beautiful city with lots of trees and yes, even hilly in parts (if anyone doesn't believe me go to Southeast Dallas, it's beautiful). OkC is more hilly on the East side than the West, but even then I don't think it's as pretty as Dallas, and this is coming from a native Oklahoman.

OkC's Bricktown is a fantastic place to cool your hills and dine out or go bar hopping, much like the West End was in Dallas. In fact, I think Bricktown was modeled after the West End; that and the Riverwalk in San Antonio.

You'll find traffic easier to navigate in OkC. In Dallas you pretty much have traffic 24/7; in OkC the rush hours are a piece of cake.

Dallas has DART, and OkC doesn't have alot of public transportation other than buses, but they are working to improve that.

Think of OkC as an underdeveloped Dallas, and I don't mean that in a bad way. I see great things for OkC and it's booming right now. Home prices are going up and frankly I think OkC will be the next city to land an NBA team. It's on the rise, for sure and I think once you settle in you'll like the place very much.

A good comparison for you would be that OkC is a city much like Fort Worth; they're both the same size, but OkC does have a triple-A baseball team, potentially an NBA team in the near future. I think that Fort Worth misses out on so many of those things because of its proximity to Dallas and being part of a 6 million plus metropolitan area, while OkC is sort of a regional hub of it's own.

BTW, why are you moving to OkC?

[Jammie]

Originally Posted by Crasher

Hi Jammie do you happen to live in Oklahoma? I am trying to get advice for my move to either Oklahoma City or Tulsa. You seem to know everything about Tulsa. Do you happen to be familiar with Oklahoma City? All I hear is Dustbowl and cows. Sincerely, Crasher

Whew!!! I'm glad Synopsis saved me. He was from OK so he knows a LOT more about it then I do. I live in So. Dak. and have lived here my entire life. We've only been to OK one time, but I did a lot of research on it before we ever went down there. I wanted to see the very nicest things they have there. We didn't go to OKC mainly because it's a larger town then we're comfy in. Actually, Tulsa is, too, but they have so many neat things there.

I've got to tell you though, we REALLY liked it down there. We saw Boston Ave. Methodist Church and it's awesome. We did a few other things like go to the zoo and also to the aquarium in Jenks. My husband's fave part of the trip was the Gilcrease Museum and of course, GROVE. He loved it there. Our only regret was not seeing the Philbrook Museum. It looks beautiful there. We also loved the flowers in the park in Tulsa. We drove south through a lot of small towns and then headed back north along the OK/Ark border. It was so pretty driving along the Ozarks. Just a few of the trees were starting to turn, but had we been there about two weeks later, the colorful show would've been perfect. I know what you mean about the dustbowl rep~my state also has a rep for not being too nice. But anyone who has been to western So. Dak. is in awe of the beauty there. Funny thing is that I've always been interested in Tulsa for some reason and it's a place I always wanted to see. They have beautiful old architecture there from the oil days when all the zillionaires were in that area.

Synopsis, what do you mean? You don't ride horses when you go to town down there anymore? Seriously though, I didn't know that Dallas was a beautiful city. Don't know if we'll ever be there, but it's nice to know.

[jessaka]

Dallas downtown was built on oil money, and they had the best architectures that money could buy. For a modern city it is the most beautiful one that I have ever seen.

Personally, I would chose Tulsa over OKC, but only because of the wilderness around Tulsa--forests, the rolling hills, lakes, rivers, etc. I have not been to OKC to say as to whether the city is prettier or not. But I have been in the area, and while the surrounding area is pretty it is not a big wilderness area.

[Synopsis]

Originally Posted by jessaka

Dallas downtown was built on oil money, and they had the best architectures that money could buy. For a modern city it is the most beautiful one that I have ever seen.

Personally, I would chose Tulsa over OKC, but only because of the wilderness around Tulsa--forests, the rolling hills, lakes, rivers, etc. I have not been to OKC to say as to whether the city is prettier or not. But I have been in the area, and while the surrounding area is pretty it is not a big wilderness area.

I agree with you jessaka. Dallas is a very pretty city and although I love Fort Worth for its people and laid back attitude, Dallas just simply has a lot of very beautiful buildings, old homes, and nice areas.

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by Synopsis

I agree with you jessaka. Dallas is a very pretty city and although I love Fort Worth for its people and laid back attitude, Dallas just simply has a lot of very beautiful buildings, old homes, and nice areas.

W lived NO West of Dallas for 13 years, the area around SMU and of course Highland Park is truely, beautiful. Every city has a lovely section, we just have to learn to look for it and appreciate different types of beauty.

Nita

[kcon4832]

Hey,
Just wondering what the weather is like there in the winter and summer. What is the coldest it gets there and the warmest. Also, do you get any snow in Tahlequah?
Thanks,
Kevin

[Synopsis]

I think the average snowfall for Tahlequah is about 9-10 inches per year. Any given year you could get zero snow or double that though. Summers are hot, but not unbearably so (avg mid to upper 90s from June thru mid September/ 70 degrees at night). Winters can be cold, but generally extreme cold spells of 20 degrees or below don't last more than a few days at a time. Look at the NOAA website and others for specific data and records.

[jessaka]

We had 3 snow storms with 4 to 6 inches of snow total. The first snow was 2 inches, and then maybe the others were one inch to two inches. That was a big snow year for us. Because it was colder this year the snow stayed on the ground for a week at a time. Usually it melts the same day or the following. But colder I mean that we had some longer days of 18 degrees. The locals complained that it was colder this year, but it didn't seem so to me. And there was never a time when you couldn't get around in your car.