Travel log!

Since I don’t seem to be catching up with myself I decided I would just write a brief synopsis of our trip so far, so here goes:

Thursday, October 12

      We visited the Amana Colonies and stayed in Iowa City IA

Friday, October 13 (Friday the 13^th)

      We visited Herbert Hoover NHS, did  scenic drive, and camped along the Des Moines River.

Saturday, October 14

     We finished the scenic drive in the rain; stopped in Hannibal MO to visit a town that makes its living off Mark Twain; did another scenic drive along the Mississippi River; stopped at the Henry Lay Sculpture Garden. We stayed in Troy MO

Happy Birthday to Don from the man on the bench!

Sunday, October 15

      We traveled through the Ozarks crossing in and out of the Ozark National Scenic Riverways. We stayed in Poplar Bluff MO

 Monday, October 16

       We entered Arkansas via the Crowley Ridge Scenic Byway and visited the Capitol in Little Rock (more later). We stayed near Benton AR.

Tuesday, October 17

      We visited Clinton’s birthplace NHS in Hope AR. Got off the Interstate and found lovely state highways with not too many trucks. Entered Texas at Texarkana and stayed in Sherman TX.

Wednesday, October 18

      We stopped in Wichita Falls to see the falls. Turns out they were washed away in a flood and now there is a man made falls which involves a 1 mile hike to see. We gave up on that plan. We drove to Oklahoma to drive through the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge and camped there.

Thursday, October 19

      Today is a big birthday day for Don, his brother, Fred, and my sister, Dee. We did a lot of driving, saw some nice scenery, and ended up in Lubbock TX – the home of Buddy Holly!