Day 40 and Day 41: and how we headed for home

Gallup, NM to Amarillo, TX

Trip Distance: 425 miles

Total Distance: 5,465 miles

Our Route:

East on I-40. 

We left out of Gallup, NM heading east on I-40. 

We came upon an interesting sandstone formation beside the interstate. Look at its size in comparison to that semi.

Along the way, we looked up the definition of a butte, a mesa and a plateau. 

Here it is:

butte: a small flat-topped hill with steeply sloped sides. no water

mesa: a medium flat-topped hill with steeply sloped sides. water can be found.

plateau: a very large flat-topped hill with steeply sloped sides. 

small = butte

medium = mesa

large = plateau

How about that, it's nice to be learning some geography on our road trip.

We thought this was interesting with the criss-crossing of the vapor trails

We ran into more lava flow. This didn't look like Pahoeoe, though.

There wasn't a place to pull off to take a closer look.

 More of it.

The closer we got to Albuquerque, NM  the more we climbed uphill. I think we climbed for more than 30 minutes. 

But we finally leveled out. 

Hurrah, for Texas! 

Adam was taking pictures at this time. 

This is what he found interesting. 

I was driving, so he occupied his time with using the camera and snapping pictures at whatever he could.

This is a great photo looking east at the clouds while the sun set in the west and reflected the colors onto them.

Don't you think he did a good job. 

This is looking through the back window in the magnifying inset.

And a view through the back window at the setting sun.

Despite Adam's reluctance, we slept in a Walmart parking lot in Amarillo, TX. There were lots of other RVs there, so we just parked next to the others and settled in for the night. 

We started the generator and had tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches. 

Adam and I went into the store and picked up cupcakes for desert and more milk.

Although Walmart parking lots are not very relaxing or comfortable to stay overnight in, we did get an early start out in the morning.

Day 41:

Amarillo, TX to Checotah, OK

Trip Distance: 374 miles

Total Distance: 5,840 miles

Our Route:

East on I-40. again.

The landscape in rolling.

More trees and variety here in OK.

Through Oklahoma City, OK at about 3:30pm. 

Not too bad for traffic. 

Some construction. 

Roads, not too smooth for the RV.

We rolled into a KOA Campground in Checotah, OK for the night. Adam is one happy boy. The have a playground.

He thinks KOAs are the BEST!

The staff are very friendly. The campsites are level.

Bathrooms are clean. Water is hot. We give it a high rating.

Nana fixed chicken BBQ with baked potatoes for supper. 

Yum!

Showers, done.

Laundry, done.

Blog, done.

now for bed. 

Tomorrow, we conquer the rest of OK and most all of AR.

Our destination = Memphis, TN

(we hope)