November 24, 2012 – Travel to Oklahoma

We left the Moose early this morning – we are now in Central Time but our bodies are on Eastern Time. 

Continuing our travels on I-40 West – we are now in the area of the country where we can see miles ahead:

 

Oh my, we are near home – LOL – Pottsville, AR:

Continuing our journey into:

 

Where we saw this:

Did you notice the cow to the left of the bus – maybe she is waiting for the hay to fall? – :-)

And so many rivers and lakes:

Spending time in Oklahoma is also on my bucket list..

We passed old oil rigs:

And new/working oil rigs:

And the wind was blowing – notice the flag:

The windmills were producing today:

 

This is west of Oklahoma City – check out the direction the trees grow.  Hmmm…seems like the wind must blow this way all the time…

We made our way to Elk City, Oklahoma, City Park – free, electric, and water available – can’t beat that.  And we will be here for two nights – need to take a driving break and this is a great place to do it.  I promise pictures tomorrow.

Stats for today

Miles Traveled:  458 Miles  - Yep, another long day!

Arkansas: SR-176; US-67: I-40

Oklahoma:  I-40; I-240; I-44; I-40; SR-6; Lakeview Road; Washington Avenue; Elk City Lake Park

November 23, 2012 Travel to Arkansas

We left the SKP Park early this morning after saying goodbyes to some new friends and headed west, passing thru some rain showers:

 

Into glorious sunshine – :-)))). 

One of the things on my bucket list is the travel Skyline Drive, then the Blue Ridge Parkway, head back to Tennessee to do the Bourbon Tours and spend time in Nashville before heading down the Natchez Trace Parkway.  I may plan that for late next summer.

We have chosen to travel I-40 across the U.S. mostly because it is a pretty route, less crowed than I-10, and a little warmer than I-70.

In Tennessee, we went past many rivers and lakes:

 

With boats:

And birds:

And my Andy goofing off – LOL:

Cotton fields near ready to be harvested:

And this interesting building in Memphis:

Here we go into Arkansas:

Over the mighty Mississippi River:

And past fields of birds – that black area in the photos are birds – WOW!:

Past fields of beautiful lavender flowers:

With the sky so clear, we could see the jets (white streaks in the photos):

We pulled into the Wal-Mart in Lonoke, AR where we were told we could not stay – another Bummer.  So we went on to Sherwood where we stayed at the local Moose – a good move on our part.  We were welcomed with open arms, a site with 30 AMP, and VERY FRIENDLY folks.  They even served turkey soup and corn bread for supper – YUM!

 

Stats for today:

Miles Traveled: 512 Miles (LONG DAY!)

Routes Traveled:

Tennessee: I-75; I-40; I-440; I-40;

Arkansas: I-40: US-67; SR-176