Almost There: Day the Fourth

(and buckle up, this is an extra-long and very photo-ful post!)

After a day of so many milestones, perhaps it was good that the next day would consist of the rest of Arkansas (nothing too much there), and almost all of Oklahoma (still nothing much, but prettier and slightly more exotic). However, as we were planning out our route, I discovered that if we pushed on just a little farther, we could reach Elk City, OK, and check out the National Route 66 Museum. With our goal now in hand, we hit the road! The terrain actually changed a whole lot, and become more hilly and tree-y. And there was a nuclear power plant. And a town named Toad Suck (sadly, I was too in disbelief to snap a photo of the exit sign for it).

Before noon we hit Oklahoma:

At first things didn't look at that different from western Arkansas. Then, things suddenly flattened out, and got a lot greener. Also, there were flat mountains visible in the distances at all times:

I also had to take pictures of some unique Oklahoma things like more Native American town names than Connecticut:

working oil wells casually along the highway:

malls shaped like teepees:

and Garth Brooks' hometown.

Also, the closer we got to Elk City, the more we saw windmills:

and neat-looking red dirt mounds:

Before long we were in Elk City and driving on the actual Route 66!

We made it to the museum 10 minutes before 5...and it turned out that they closed at 5, not at 7 like our guide book said. Still, we were able to get lots of great photos and pick some Route 66 memorabillia.

It had started to rain and the skies were looking foreboding. Luckily, we were very close to our stop, Elk Creek RV Park, and made it just in time before the rain (patchy as it was) started to come down.

The next day would bring Texas, New Mexico and finally...Albuquerque itself! And of course, lots more photos too, so stay tuned!