Thursday, July 9th – Lonoke, AR to Russellville, AR

So, we spent another day winding across Arkansas, with the terrain becoming more varied and interesting. The weather was varied as well, with one particularly large, angry storm system out of Oklahoma heading directly into our path.

Yellow, orange, and red are never happy colors when it comes to weather, but we took it all in stride, getting suited up, and preparing for the worst. As it turns out (thankfully), the worst never showed up.

Ryan shot this video just as we had pulled over to put on our rain gear:

Although it did rain, in the overall scheme it was pretty mild, and we were grateful for showers that cooled things off, as well as cut down the dust.

In other news, the scenery and associated surprises today did not disappoint:

We put another 170+ miles on the odometer, and with (currently) only fair weather forecast for the near future, we anticipate some high-mileage days to come.

Next Up: Oklahoma!