Two More Days Heading East and North

Monday, April 13, 2026

We left Lamberts RV Park at 8:20AM this morning and crossed the Mississippi River at 8:55AM we are officially in the East. The goal today is to be parked somewhere in Indiana for the night. 

Saturday, April 11, 2026

As we went over the Arkansas River leaving Saturday morning
I looked back and was able to capture this picture.

The United States Marshals Museum (USMM) opened in Fort Smith, Arkansas, on July 1, 2023. The star-shaped, iconic structure is in a scene setting along the Arkansas River, where many deputies in the Old West crossed and forded. The wide-ranging exhibits are divided into educational sections: “A Changing Nation,” “Frontier Marshals,” “To Be A Marshal,” and “Modern Marshals.” Mix of traditional exhibits and interactive technology smoothly flow throughout the experience. The themes all flow from a central hub, “The Campfire,” which features four different time-themed deputies telling their accounts of service. The finished 53,000 square-foot museum also contains temporary exhibit space, an atrium, café, gift shop, and offices. Further plans for an educational and archival center are underway.

This is a Harvest Host stop and it was one we planned before our timeline for getting back to Michigan changed. We still stopped and when Tom went in to make sure we were parked in the right place. The woman at the desk explained we were to late to really visit the museum when we arrived. Tom explained that we just needed a place to park overnight and unfortunately do to a family emergency we would not be coming in to tour the museum itself. She graciously said she understood and not to worry about it. Honestly this was a stop we were looking forward to and hope to come back in the future.

Our spot for the night and a view of the Museum in the morning
as the sun was rising. 

We were on the road and heading east before 9 o'clock. 

We were back in Oklahoma for a few miles then somewhere 
along this back road we were on "Hazel" said, or maybe you
 know her as Google Maps, Welcome to Arkansas. 
There was no sign.

For quite a few miles we saw these lovely pink wildflowers
and I have not idea what they are.

Just some views as we move along.

We left I-40 behind for this adventure in Conway, Arkansas.

I do not take a lot of water tower pictures but these 
where both worth capturing.

We are not sure when we made the wrong turn and the one thing 
we were surprised about was how green El Paso was....lol
 We had not turned wrong we were not in Texas it was
El Paso, Arkansas

Traveling under fluffy white clouds.

We passed by several farmer's fields today.

There were also quite of few of these Grain Bins or they
could be called Grain Silos along the side of fields.

I just like this tree.

We ended the days journey in the Walmart parking lot in Paragould, Arkansas. The two question I have are: First, is there not a shop in Paragould that sells and installs car mufflers? Second, is the Walmart in Paragould a racetrack? I ask these questions because until around 10 o'clock the noise outside our door was loud and my answer the first question would be no and the answer to the second one would be yes. Luckily around 11'clock everything pretty much quieted down. So we were able to get a good nights sleep.

Sunday, April 12, 2026

This morning we took our time leaving Walmart. After talking it over we made the decision to stop at Lambert's Cafe and spend the night in their RV Park. That meant today would be a short day of only about 102 miles. As you know, if you read our last blog, we are in making miles mode. Our decision was based on needing a slow down day and Tom feeling he could do a very long day on Monday. The decision is made and the hope is we do not have to come up with a Plan B.

Three water towers in one blog...😊

I missed getting a picture of the sign but I think this was
the St. Francis River.

It was almost 1 o'clock when we crossed into Missouri.

Just like yesterday we are seeing lots of farmer's fields

and Grain Bins.

This guy was just hanging out by himself out in the field.

I could see the dust and knew there was a tractor in there. Then
it popped out of the dust at the last minute as we were passing.

Parked at Lambert's for the night.

We pulled in, paid, and got organized to spend the night. I even put in a batch of wash. Around 5:30 we walked over to get some of those "throwed rolls".

I had the roast beef dinner and Tom enjoyed the chicken and dumplings.

Dinner was good and I will be having the other half of my meal again today minus the roll. Those rolls by the way come hot and are very good. We spent a quiet evening and night in our home. Glad we made the decision to slow down for the day.

These last two travel days have been uneventful and that is just the way we like them. Hoping for two more just like them.

One last thing, thank you for your prayers and if you could keep them coming we would appreciate it.

If you have enjoyed the pictures I have put out there 

or the words I have added that makes me smile. 

If you have time to leave a comment they are always special to read. 

No matter what I am glad you stopped by!