Out of Big Cabin Travel Center then East Across Missouri

We stopped at the Big Cabin Travel Center last night. Now it’s time to finish our trek east across Oklahoma, then across Missouri. This map shows our route and some of the stops we're making: Cities and Towns Featured Along the Way: Big Cabin, Oklahoma Joplin, Missouri Scenic Points Along the Way: Oklahoma Scenery Missouri Scenery Roads Traveled: Interstate Highway 44 Interstate Highway … [Read more...]

Hauling Toilet Paper Across Missouri and Southern Illinois

Yesterday after my camera ran out of room on it’s memory card while making the delivery in Muskogee, we drove back to Tulsa to pick up a load of toilet paper to take to Cincinnati. We made it as far as Joplin, Missouri, where we’ll start today’s drive across Missouri and into Illinois. Cities and Towns Featured Along the Way: Joplin, Missouri Scenic Points Along the Way: Awesome Missouri scenery! Mississippi River Awesome … [Read more...]

Narrowly Avoiding Fort Leavenworth Penitentiary Twice in One Day

Sunday, August 20, 2017 After delivering paper rolls in Leavenworth, Kansas, we head back to Missouri to pick up a load of animal feed in St Joseph to haul back to Kansas to deliver at three locations tomorrow. On the way out of Kansas across the Missouri River, we'll pass right by Fort Leavenworth. After picking up the load and stopping for dinner, we'll return to Leavenworth to get into position for our morning delivery. But, … [Read more...]