Waurika old tower Canvas Print

Small communities in the tornado alley region are starting to remove structures like this old water tower for fear they become debris, missile projectiles in volatile storms and high winds. A news story Feb. 16, 2016, highlighted the plight of these old towers, in Okemah. Some want to preserve the towers, while others see them as a safety hazard and liability. Because of this revived interest in these, it makes me glad that I took the time to photograph this one a few years ago.

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Everyone needs a once in a lifetime experience. You know the kind. One that leaves a lasting impression and even changes how you look at life, how you look at your surroundings. I wrote that in a book I published in 2009, "Riding the Chisholm Trail: Once in a Lifetime" after I had that experience that changed the way I looked at the world around me. Now 10 years later, that single day and the two years it took me to edit the images and write the stories in that book, I realize it continues to impact me. It's given me a new appreciation of our country's history and what it took for our pioneers, my ancestors, to forge what we now enjoy and many times undervalue. While it took me most of my life to appreciate these things, reflection...