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March 15, 2009 Sunday
Left a bit early for us…about 9:30. We stopped at the Petroglyph National Monument, and took a short walk into the canyon to see some petroglyphs….cool…most were high up on the wall of rocks. Judy brought binoculars which made it easier to investigate them. Then back in the rig for a long day of driving. (600 + miles). I-40 is a long, straight road that seemingly goes on and on. We shared the road with few travelers, but many trucks. The scenery changed from red rocky cliffs to scrub brush desert to just plain desert. We drove through the panhandle of Texas, which seemed to be nothing but desert to us. Hard to believe people live here. (Although we did see signs for Bushland.) The sky and land looked like a child’s drawing. Blue sky down to a straight line of earth, with nothing much to break it up. Just before we left Texas for Oklahoma, the scenery started to improve. It got greener, and we saw trees, mostly bare ones, but some green ones too. Harris wanted to get to the other side of Oklahoma City before we stopped. We finally pulled into a small RV camp outside of Checotah, Oklahoma, around 11 PM. We plugged in, made up the bed and crashed.
March 16, 2009 Monday
Slept in a little today, and took a short walk before we headed out around 11. We found 4 geocaches around the town before taking off down the freeway again. This was our shortest day of driving so far (under 200 miles). From Oklahoma to Arkansas, the landscape got a lot more interesting. We drove through beautiful hills, lots of green, evergreen trees, and rivers and lakes. We’re camping at a place called Coffee Creek Campground outside of Perryville, Arkansas. Both last night and tonight are a definite step down from the Desert Springs resorts and the Lake Pleasant resort, but good enough for a night’s stay. Tonight we’re by a lake, and the frogs and crickets are loud. We’ve been out to look at the stars a few times, and we saw a shooting star streak across the sky.
Even though this is a straight, long road, Harris breaks it up frequently with little updates, especially about the temperature. Each time we reach a new high, he calls it out with glee. Today we reached 68 degrees! He is also really enjoying his XM radio, especially the 60’s channel. He always says he only sings at Christmas time, but we are discovering this isn’t quite true. He loves to sing along with the oldies, and Judy enjoys listening to him! Really!
Judy relaxing in 60 degree evening by Coffee Creek Lake
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