We pulled out of the campground at 6:30 AM. Best time of the day to be driving… Dark, but hints of light in the east, no traffic, and it always feels good to get an early start to the day.

After it got light we enjoyed the last of the Missouri autumn colors…

We crossed the boarder into Arkansas. We drove through Salem, AR, enjoying the old stone buildings. However, there wasn’t much else here…

We did stop in Evening Shade, AR. Wasn’t there once a TV sitcom set in Evening Shade? All the locals met in a diner? Well, there are no diners today in Evening Shade. We stopped at a gas station to buy some coffee…

Fall colors in Arkansas are not as dramatic as in Missouri…

We bypassed Little Rock. We spent a few days in Little Rock in 2019, so we did not stop today…

We pulled into a rest stop in Arkadelphia, AR. Yes, that really is a city. I think the city name expresses its love for large primitive boats full of pairs of animals…

And we soon were in Texarkana, TX.

We pulled into the local KOA, did minimal set-up, and happy hours ensued.

We considered going out to dinner, but the only decent restaurant was a BBQ place across an 8 lane highway with no crosswalks in sight… So we stayed in and made a light supper – pizza!

And an enjoyable time was had by all…