I write from the passenger seat having just passed through the pop-up thunderstorm you see pictured in the second picture below as we crossed through Oklahoma City. Yesterday the kids were amazed as we crossed the Mississippi into Arkansas. Peter and I were amazed at how beautiful Arkansas “The Natural State” proved to be, especially as we travelled further into the NW corner of the state.
We spent the night last night at Devil’s Den state park which Mira was excited to see because it is an old CCC park and her class studied the New Deal last year. It did not disappoint. Tucked into a verdant creek valley between Ozark peaks, Devil’s Den was both gorgeous and well-kept. Even better, was the fact that some dear old friends from my Madagascar days joined us there for dinner and we were able to catch up and meet each others’ kids.
The temps in Devils Den overnight were down in the 70s, so we had a much more comfortable night of sleep than in Memphis and managed to break camp this morning before 9 am for the long drive across Oklahoma and into the TX panhandle where we’ll stay tonight. We made stops in Tulsa and along old Route 66 to break up the drive before running into the storm.
However, as I finish this post, the weather is clear and beautiful …I guess weather moves quickly when the land is flat!
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