Day 3

After two time changes yesterday that gained us two hours, we were on the road early, heading to Little Rock, Arkansas, on I-40.  Happily, the skies were blue again, promising a good day of driving.  We headed into high altitude amid more landscapes of brilliant color.  Passing into Oklahoma was deja vu as we have been there several times over the years (Jim is from Oklahoma and we've been to a few family reunions).  On the eastern side of the state, leaves were still turning (see photos right and below). 

On the western side, much of the land we passed was past its prime in leaf color, but oh, my!  the winter wheat painted many fields a brilliant green that is amazing for these Floridians to see at this time of year.

Our lunch was at a movie-stereotype truck stop/cafe.  Chicken strips there are nothing like I expected (Florida style) but should have -- heavily coated and fried.  Jim's choice was the lunch special, chicken-fried steak with mashed potatoes and gravy.  Back to the diet tomorrow!

Besides seeing the many pumping oil wells in pastures, we passed a long line of wind mills used for energy.  I guess that is a growing sight in Oklahoma. 

Something else that is a common experience on this trip is the constant road reconstruction/repaving that reduces two and three lanes to one and speed limits to 40 and 50.  Are all the roads in the country under reconstruction, or just the ones we're traveling?

It's time to find the local steakhouse for dinner.

More later.