Thursday

I ate breakfast in Talihina, OK at Pam's Hateful Hussy Cafe. It was a really good small town diner where I got eggs, hash browns, biscuit and gravy, and a Pepsi for $4.

Sardis Lake Dam in Oklahoma.

From there I headed down the Talimena National Scenic Byway. It starts in Eastern Oklahoma and ends in Western Arkansas. At breakfast, the locals said I had good timing for the drive. Apparently the trees were just changing color, which is two or three weeks later than normal. I have decided it must be due to global warming. I guess this are will be a desert or beachfront property in a few years. (Had to stop and fill up my as tank so my giant V8 engine could make the trip).

On the Arkansas side of the Byway is Queen Wilhelmina State Park. They have some old cabins and a train. Didn't have much time, so I headed on down the trail.

I spent the night about 30 miles south of Hot Springs at Lake DeGray Resort State Park. The park has these yurts that you can rent for about half the cost of a room in the resort. They are about 16' around and have insulated canvas walls.

After checking in the yurt, I headed to Hot Springs to look around. There is a neat shopping district in the National Park area. I bought a hat and other stuff at the local stores. There's not as much to do in Hot Springs as I would have thought.

I also visited Arkadelphia. It is the most boring town in the world. The only good thing there is Arby's. I can't imagine why anyone would live there.

Went back to the yurt and watched the movie War, Inc. It was about the only thing left in the Redbox. Don't waste your time. What a horrible movie.