Texas to Springfield, MO
/I got up early on my last day in Texas – starting a load of sheets and towels before I loaded up the ice chest…got everything in the car; early enough to step outside in the cold morning to photograph the sunrise.
I was away by about 7:30 AM thinking I was going to experience a lot of Dallas rush hour traffic but most of it was going in the other direction; I was heading north – away from the city. My first stop was the ‘Welcome to Oklahoma’ rest stop provided by the Choctaw nation. It was the first of two highway rest stops along my 6 hour route.
The other stops along the way were commercial gas/travel stops. The one at Atoka was nice. My daughter commented that she had good experiences at facilities owned/operated by the Indian tribes (cleaner…employees more likely to be wearing masks (and wearing them correctly)); I’ll try more of those next time I drive the route.
The last stop of the drive was at the Welcome Center in Missouri on I-44. The trees there were still full of fall leaves and I anticipated that my time in Springfield might be the best fall foliage of the trip!
The drive was easier than the previous ones along the route because 1) it was sunny (rather than raining) and 2) I had my new TxTag that worked for the Oklahoma tolls as well!
