Today's Route:
498 miles
It's 6 am and I'm heading out. The weather channel says bad weather coming right at me. Severe thunderstorm warning over all of Arkansas. I may have to forgo camping for tonight.
12:30 PM
At a rest stop outside Little Rock. The weather is pretty crappy, flash flood warning for the whole state. I'm going to stay in Fort Smith, AR tonight. Will post pics when I get there.
7:30 PM
Decided to skip camping (even though it's beautiful out right now) since they're still calling for a chance of strong storms. Went through to Fort Smith, AR, which is on the border of Arkansas and Oklahoma.
Looking ominous after leaving Nashville
This was a wicked thunderstorm, Maddy was not a fan
Ah, the south
Downtown Memphis, from the car
Crossing over the Mississippi River
The Natural State? What does that even mean?
Eastern Arkansas is very flat
...and Esposito scores on the rebound!
They do some strange things in this state
The Ozarks in the background
Lake Dardenelle, where I was going to camp
Stayed here instead, it's like any other hotel. But the desk chair is pretty comfy.
Maddy has been laying in the car all day, but she still needs to lay down to eat. So lazy.
Having a couple of local brews and watching the Flyers game
Today was the longest drive yet, but it wasn't too bad, except for the 2 bad thunderstorms. Wish I could have camped tonight, but I'm avoiding tornadoes at all cost. But I'm planning on camping in Black Kettle National Grassland tomorrow night, then camping in Albuquerque on Saturday night.
When I was checking into the hotel tonight, I was standing next to two people from Vineland, NJ who were moving to San Diego - small world.
6 beers and a bottle of Jaimeson!...how in hell did you manage to get on the road at 6 am??
ReplyDeleteOh to be young again!!
Hi Evan, You are doing great. Hope you get to camp the next few nights. Love ya, Nana
ReplyDeleteGood luck Evan. Your updates are great. Great pics. We need a road trip.
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