The original schedule called for a straight shot to Tulsa, Oklahoma, but the car was running fine, the day had the sort of sparkle one only finds at the beginning of summer, and I’d had a very tall cup of coffee for breakfast. So we decided to head for Bella Vista, Arkansas, to check another state off my list.
How many states have I motored through thus far? Missouri ranked as my 28th state. Arkansas would be 29 and we’d make 30, Oklahoma, by the end of the day. Hot damn.