This beautiful, old cemetery was just across the street from the GMC dealer.

The brick wall was very unusual.

Joplin, MO, to Elk City, OK: Left this morning at 8:30 with me behind the wheel. An absolutely beautiful day—warm and sunny. I drove for a little over 2-1/2 hours and then we stopped at a service area on the toll road and had lunch at a MacDonald’s. It was the nicest MacDonald’s I’ve ever seen. It even had a fireplace! I got my big mac fix. Mike then took over driving after fueling up and after about a half hour we started having problems with the truck. On cruise control it would shift down going up a hill but wouldn’t shift back up. Stopped at a GMC dealer just outside Oklahoma City and they looked at it. Said they couldn’t find anything. So, back on the highway heading southwest again. Still doing it, but not as much when cruise isn’t on. So, I guess we’ll have to see someone when we get to Tucson. There’s a lot of the old Rt. 66 along Rt. 40 in Oklahoma. We followed it for quite a while. Saw an old filling station, an old drive-in theater, and some old bridges on this historic route. In fact, the KOA we’re spending the night at is right on the old Rt. 66. If I get some energy I may take the bikes off the back of the camper and bike it for a while. It’s 89 degrees right now though. Like last night, we’re not going to unhook—just put the slides out and hook up the water, electric and sewer. We’ll leave early again tomorrow morning. Should be in New Mexico tomorrow night.