Day 1 - Canadian, Oklahoma

After leaving Durant, we headed north through Canadian, Oklahoma which is on the Canadian River.  The river is over 1,000 miles long and starts in Colorado and ends in Oklahoma.  How it got its name is not exactly known.  Some believed that it was named after the early French fur trappers & traders known as Canadians.  Others believe it was named after the Caddo Indians.

One must not confuse Canadian, Oklahoma with Canadian, Texas which is in the panhandle of Texas and is where the final scene of the movie Castaway with Tom Hanks was filmed.