November 15, 2022


We started our trek south last Saturday leaving home at about 6:45 am. Temperature in the 20's  when we pulled out. We drove 470 miles south stopping south of St. Louis for the night. Still 29 degrees. Turned on furnace and used up 3/4 tank of propane that night. 


Next stop was Porter, OK, 350 miles south. High temp was 36 for the day. Another tank of propane. We were going to stay just one night but there was a snow storm coming in so we decided to stay a second night and leave after the storm. Turns out it was more rain than snow where we stayed. Further west they had up to 7 inches of snow.

Water Tower In Porter. We also saw two towers in another city standing next to one another, one said HOT and the other said COLD :) (but the photographer in the coach didn't have her camera ready).

Just old building in Porter OK

 We headed to Hugo OK to check out the cemetery where many circus performers are buried. After circling the  cemetery several times and not finding a parking spot for the RV we moved on to our next location that was only an hour away, so we will take the Jeep back to tour the cemetery. 

Now we are at the Johnson Creek COE park. Another beautiful park long side a large lake. We love staying at these Core Of Engineering Parks throughout the south. Always well kept. We are here for 4 days then will move further south into Texas.



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