The Trek East Continues

Shortly we will be pulling out of our spot parked near the United States Marshals Museum in Ft. Smith, Arkansas. We are continuing our trek East at a new pace. Things happen in life which we cannot always share but right now we need to be in Michigan near our children and grandchildren. Sometimes we need to ask for prayers and again cannot explain why but if you believe in prayer please keep our family in your prayers. 

Sunrise, April 11, 2026
The promise of a new day.

Friday, April 10, 2026

After spending 5 nights at the RV City Park in Sayre, Oklahoma we were up and moving as our trek East and then North begins in earnest. 

This was a lovely spot to stop and catch our breaths. No, it is not because the RV Park itself is spectacular, though it is clean and $12.00 per night is certainly a good price. For that price you get water and 50amp electric at your site, the use of the dump, plus if you do not want to unhook the sites are extra long it. For the size of this town it is a very nice park. There are ponds, Tom read stocked with fish, a golf course and a mini golf course. There are several small playground areas plus a pool. A sports field and what looked like a place they could hold a small rodeo. There are bathrooms with showers here but we did not go in so we cannot vouch for them but the building itself looks really nice. 

The sun has gone down on our last night parked in this place.

When I saw the dome in the top picture I thought I remembered it 
being their City Hall it is actually the County Courthouse.
The bottom picture is their City Hall.

The trees are starting to fill with leaves.

Several ponds

Taking a page from Shirley and Ken, 
Seeing America with Ken and Shirley, 
we had a Mimosa Monday...😉

Our spot and looking out our door and front windshield

The pictures below are of today's journey east on I-40.

We are on our way under cloudy skies.

We see this company's semis along the way always reminding
us to to hope and trust in the lord.
This is one of my favorite bible versus.

Going by Tinker Air Force Base

Skydance Bridge in Oklahoma City, OK
I always think of scissors when I see this.
Interestingly, this sculpture was inspired by Oklahoma's state
bird, the scissor-tailed flycatcher.

The scenery is a beautiful green. After so many months in the 
desert we love it is wonderful to see the green again.

The clouded sky we started out under eventually turned into
a blue sky filled with white fluffy clouds.

Some trees filled with leaves some still working on it
and an Amazon truck promising happiness.

We exited towards our stop for the night at a Harvest Host,
the United States Marshals Museum in Ft. Smith, and crossed
into Arkansas.

Today's travel day was uneventful and we even found diesel at one station for $4.79. It was a good day.

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!

A Short Drive and We Are In Sayre, Oklahoma

(Clicking on the pictures will open them larger in a new window.)

April 20 & 21, 2018 (and Sunday morning)

When we pulled into this rest area last evening the wind was blowing, gusts were over 30 mph, but the sun was shining. The parking spaces luckily were angled the right way for a change and the back of the Stinger "B" was into the wind. Which means we did not rock and roll all night.

This morning, Friday, we got up to the wind still blowing and grey skies. When I checked the weather it said wind gusts of 37 mph. We secured the motorhome and Tom drove out into a crosswind on I-40. When we were talking last night we remembered a park we stayed at a couple of years ago just past the border going east into Oklahoma. Doing some research on our blog I found that on April 4, 2016 we stayed at a City Park in Sayre, OK for $12 a night. Feeling the pull of today's winds and after the long drive yesterday, doing the same, Tom agreed it might be good to stop in Sayre. Seventy miles later we pulled into the Sayre RV & City Park. We are now parked in the same spot we did last time and the price still $12 a night for water and electricity and there is a dump station.

The wind blew all afternoon and the way the sites are situated it was hitting us on the side. The Stinger "B" was rocking and rolling into the evening. It was a little later that the wind died down and the rain started. We have decided to relax and spend two days.

Leaving the rest area the sky is a little dull but it is scenery I love.

The wind is kicking up a lot of dust ahead.

I am pretty sure, like these trees, most are permanently bent towards
the north from the wind. 

The vehicles passing us are disappearing into the dust.

Is is just us? We have never seen a sign saying "Welcome to Oklahoma".
We are at mile marked 2 so I know we have left Texas.

Then we see the  Oklahoma Information Center, confirming we are in Oklahoma.

Spotting my first dandelion of this spring.
Some people get excited about the first robin, and they are wonderful to see,
but to me this little yellow flower makes me smile.
In it I see the promise of another wonderful summer to come and,
in my minds eye, all the wonderful memories of summers gone by.

Route 66

Sayre City Hall.
Is it not wonderful that it is in an old building that is part of this
little town's history.
The date on top is 1905 and it was The First National Bank.

There short main street with the Beckham County Courthouse in the distance.

This building is across from the City Hall.
There is an optometrist office here and if you enlarge the picture you
should be able to see the door just to the right of the pillar.
The door handle is pair of glasses.

Not sure what goes on in this county but this is the a
County Sheriff Vehicle.

The Beckham County Courthouse.

It had a cameo role in the 1940's movie, "Grapes of Wrath".

In front of the courthouse a memorial honoring all Veterans.

We found two of these buffaloes in Sayre. I did some checking, I was wondering if there were more, and all I could find was information about the ones that are in Oklahoma City. I thought of checking with the museum but when I went online to check when it was open it said it was permanently closed. No help there.

In front of courthouse.

In front of closed museum.

The closed museum is an old railroad depot.

Sign post next to the welcome to the city park sign.
Just though it was cute.

Driving into the parking area by the ponds

these guys were honking and heading towards us.
I will not be getting out of the Jeep.

Looking at this sign we were like, 105 miles of trails, where????
Then looking very closely we could see the decimal. 1.05 miles.

Saturday we awoke to rain and it rained down on us on and off until the evening. It is a cold wet day and we are glad we made the decision to stay here and just relax . I have taken the time to read our friend's blogs and Tom is cleaning the front area of the Stinger "B" the dials where looking pretty dusty. Plus, he took a ride into "town" and has informed me they have a very nice and good size ACE Home Center. I feel bad but I will not be visiting it; I am just going to take his word for it. I think instead I will cook up a batch of muffins. There is a recipe in the Keto cookbook I have for Blueberry Cream Cheese Muffins. They are not bad just not my favorite.  I tweak the recipe to make Maple Pecan Cream Cheese Muffins and the Stinger "B" is going to smell delicious.

I ventured out for a couple of minutes to take the pictures below. It is cold and wet and I have no intentions of leaving the warmth of the Stinger "B" today for any length of time.

The rain stopped and Tom decided to exchange the shoelaces for wire.
The reason for his shopping spree this morning.

One other RV decided to stay today.
Two 5th wheels pulled out in the rain this morning.

Most of the sites are long level pull thrus.
We could have left the Jeep hooked up. When we stayed here 
last time we did not unhook the truck from our 5th wheel.

Looking out over the golf course the clouds are dark.

Another view of the Golf Course.

Our view out the front windshield.

More of the RV Park behind us.

Under Amenities it lists bathrooms and showers. I believe this is the building.
We are self-contained and so did not check them out either time we were here.

The Stinger "B" parked in site 75. The electric at this site is 50 amps.

Hope you all had a good Saturday. I know we did.

It is Sunday Morning and we have just returned from attending 8:00AM Sunday Mass at Queen of All Saints Catholic Church here in Sayre, OK. We just each had one of those maple muffins I made yesterday and we are about to finish the process of buttoning up to be on the road.

A small but welcoming parish.

The sun is out, it is a little cooler, 50 degrees, and we are experiencing a breeze. Never the less we will be on our way shortly. Today's destination will be wherever we decide to stop.  We have approximately 1200 miles, give or take a few depending on the exact route, between us and our driveway. Plus, I have found a RV Park about 123 miles south of our driveway that is open and after talking with a woman at the Park we should be able to dump our grey and black tanks there. So the goal/plan is to get ourselves into the Apple Creek Campground in DePere, WI sometime in the early afternoon on Thursday spend the night and then after breakfast head home and pull in early Friday afternoon. Now, I am anxious to see how it all works out...wish us luck. 

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If not, we are still glad you stopped by to visit.