Waking up it was time for another shower. 2 showers in 12 hours, sheer luxury. Strange Brew opened at 10, but we were awake, and heading back this way after the next stop anyway, so next on the checklist was the Chaffee Barbershop Museum. This place is famous for being the place Elvis got his haircut when he joined the army, but it’s also generally a small military museum. Not much to say, but my buddy likes Elvis, so we went.
Back to the Strange Brew, and it was keychain time. Also random miscellaneous gifts for other people.
Moving on, we dropped in to a truckstop for refueling and another keychain.
Next up, we found a visitor center to finish our pizza, and pick up another keychain and the Oklahoma map. Not much of note here though, just very windy, and some dogs.
Ok, that was a lot of not much really fast. Today was all about the next museum though – The Museum of Osteology, also known as The Skeleton Museum. This was definitely the best stop of the trip so far. Basically this kid was turned from the path of collecting animal bones to the part of collecting animal bones professionally. Instead of the alternative, which is collecting human bones.
It has highlighted that extended walking/standing can be problematic with my ankle though. I sure hope I learn that lesson. But we’re not done yet.
Next up was a long drive out to the intersection of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Colorado. We’re not getting to 4 corners on this trip, so this is uh.. the best we can do.
Getting here involves a spoiler warning for tomorrow, as we’re going halfway down the longest straight road, but whatever. So we rolled up on the marker, took some photos and headed back to a truck stop for the night.
Summary
- Daily Distance: 962km / 598 miles
- Total Distance: 4233km / 2630 miles
- Keychains: 4 new, 13 total
- Maps acquired:
- Georgia
- Alabama
- Florida
- Texas
- Louisiana
- Arkansas
- Oklahoma (new!)
- Days behind live: like, all of them
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