Our Location: Walmart, Elk City, Oklahoma
We woke to sunny skies in Hereford this morning, but frosty temps for certain, close to the freezing mark. A quick breakfast, we were packed up and finished dumping our tanks, saying our goodbyes to Alison & Ellie around 8:30 am. We were out of Hereford before 9 AM, motoring along on US 60 East once again.
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| US 60 East in Texas. |
It was an uneventful day, we ventured through a number of towns before we passed through Amarillo, Texas and connected to I-40 East which we will travel for the next couple of days. The sky was filled with white fluffy clouds and a bit of sun here and there but the temperatures were warming up and we managed to reach about 60F/ 15.5 C this afternoon when we stopped for the night.
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| We noticed this bird covered big Texan along the roadway. |
We passed into Oklahoma right around the noon hour and pulled in at the Welcome Center not long afterwards. The nice lady there was helpful when I mentioned I was looking for the park in Elk City. With a map in hand and a few written directions we headed on down the interstate to the park. We found it easily enough but all the spots were taken and with no where else to park we fell back to our trusty Walmart stops. Inside to ask if it was okay to park, assured it was and so we headed back to the Dogsled. However the lot wasn’t very level and this lovely new Hobby Lobby is right beside the Walmart, it has a wonderfully flat area away from the store and not really in their main parking lot and so we pulled in here for the night and will be on our way tomorrow morning.
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| So green as we look out over the vast flat lands in the Texas Panhandle. |
A walk or two around Walmart and we were home for the rest of the day. Not too exciting but it worked for us. A call to my dad after we arrived just to let him know we were off the road and after that it was a reading kind of day. I know it wasn’t a long day’s drive but it was enough for me and I didn’t want to go anywhere after we arrived even through we are close to a few interesting things. We have plenty of time stop and sight see when we get to Natural Falls in a couple of days. Now I just want to be off the road and getting ready for another day’s travel.
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| Still leaning.... |
So there you have it folks. I think it might be a bit noisy here as we are pretty close to the interstate and Walmart is open 24 hours, but that’s okay, it’s one night and we’ll be moving on tomorrow. Thanks for stopping by, I hope you all had a wonderful day.
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| We will be in this state for a while now. |
Take care, be safe,
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| Out our door tonight. |
Deb
Sounds like you had a good travel day. Always like seeing more and more green as we head east.
ReplyDeleteContinued safe travels.
We like the green as move along too. No matter which direction we're heading, green is always welcome. haha
DeleteIt was a wonderful travel day and we enjoyed it.
Take care, be safe,
Deb
Walmarts are always a welcome port in the storm of travel. If no Walmart available we've stayed at Home Depot, Lowes, Cracker Barrels, Cabellas, Pro Bass, County Parks, Vacant parking lots, etc. In 13 years of Snow Birding I don't think we've ever had anyone come to the door and tell us to move except in Kansas one time when a concerned citizen stopped and made us aware we were parked in an area where local ruffians hung out at night so we moved on. All roads here are clear.
ReplyDeleteThanks Al. Like you I'm always happy to end the day in a safe secure area. I like Walmart for a couple of reasons, it's convenient for us and we shop when stop, even if its only a few bucks it pays for the night's stay and I feel I've contributed to the local economy in some small way.
DeleteNice to know the roads back there are good. It seems like further north is also starting to thaw and slip into spring as well.
Take care, be safe,
Deb
Moving right along travel safe. welcome too Oklahoma we love it here.
ReplyDeleteWe are moving right along. We've only ever stopped for a quick over night in this state but we'll see how we like it and maybe it will be a regular stop in the future.
DeleteTake care, be safe,
Deb
Too bad the park was full..probably Spring Breakers...At least you did find a nice back up. I googled Natural Falls State Park yesterday and I can't wait for you to get there ...LOL..it looks absolutely wonderful. We've already put it on our list for next year! Travel safely you two!
ReplyDeleteThanks Shirley. I can't take credit for finding the park though, my buddy found it (they've camped here before). I'll be sure to let you know what we find and take some photos for you folks as well.
DeleteThe park only had 5 spots but I thought by arriving early we would be able to get one but I think these folks were there for at least one night before we showed up. hahaha. A four day limit there but it was nice and I would try again.
Take care, be safe,
Deb