Sunday, September 11, 2022

Episode CLXXXVI: Cabin #8

It's been a while since our last Norris Family Cabin trip! We took advantage of the 3-day Labor Day weekend to visit Wichita Falls, TX.

What is there to do in Wichita Falls, TX? Not a whole lot. Its main tourist attraction(?) is the World's Littlest Skyscraper. Supposedly back in 1919 a builder tricked the town into investing in a "high rise" building. The investors didn't read the official building documents closely enough to note the drawings were for a 480" (inch) building, not for a 480' (feet) building. So in the end they were stuck with a very short and skinny building.

The building is so skinny that ~1/4 of its volume is taken up by the stairwell

We visited a park on the Wichita River, where we crossed it on a swinging bridge, played disc golf, and visited the (manmade) falls.



But the main event, as usual, was the cabin itself, and the fun of playing in someone else's house.


This cabin introduced Elliot to the game snakes & ladders, and now he's addicted to it


In particular, this cabin had a spacious backyard full of toys and games, which was a highlight for both of the kiddos.