I forgot to mention somethings

 Somethings I forgot to mention.

I attended my 56th class reunion while in Springdale. Had a good time reconnecting.

Also, Eureka Springs was once called the Little Switzerland of the Ozarks. I couldn't drive thru the original downtown area as my bus was too wide. Homes from the 1800 to early 1900's are still in use and many have been turned in to B/B's. Well worth going on your Bucket List. I know because I traveled that area a building material salesman so I saw the back streets and have always been fascinated by the town, just like I traveled to the small town of Branson, MO, before it became the town it is today.

Just a few miles east of Eureka Springs, AR, is a small town, Berryville, AR. there is a museum there called Saunders Museum. It is mainly a collection of firearms from the 17 to 18  hundreds. Also, period furniture and clothing. There are 893 pistols in the collection. Also some rifles. I saw two that I once had, a 1873 octagon barrel Winchester and a 1892 carbine. The smallest pistol will fit in my palm and the cartridge is 1/3 the size of a .22. Not allowed to take photos inside, but you might check out their website.

The drive across northern Arkansas to Mountain  Home and beyond is one of the most beautiful drives you can take.

I'll post more later on from my waning memory

Photos

 Original First Assembly of God, Springdale Ar. I saw the slab being poured 1957, was saved here in Aug 1964, married here in Jan 1966, buried wife here in July 1967.

 Attended 6th grade in upper left 1956, Springdale, AR  

 I rode in this major rodeo Springdale, AR

 Old Mom and Pop grocery store, Mayfield, Ar

 Mark Twain home Hannibal, MO

 Crop duster in Indiana

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 Kit Carson Restaurant in Kit Carson, CO

 Interior of bus before buildout started

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 Who wouldn't like to be one this porch with your Bible, coffee, and Jesus?

 Backyard quiet place

 Sign for church entry

 Two classmates. One was on the Homecoming Queens Court with her escort. Yep, me.

 Classmate George Thompson

 Family saying for our shindig

 Back of t-shirt

 Christ of the Ozarks, Eureka Springs, AR

 Model of gate to Jerusalem

 Chapel on the Prairie, Prairie Graove, AR

 Church on the Prairie, Prairie Grove, AR, used as hospital during Civil War Battle at Prairie Grove, AR

 ??? An enterprising dumpster diver

 An old neighborhood filling station, Fayetteville, AR

 Latest interior of bus - about 85% completeSame

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Traveling

Isaiah 48:17, "This is what he Lord says - your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: 'I am the Lord your God , who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you should go."

I first was lead to this verse in 1984 and have placed it as one of my life verses. However, just after I started this journey I was lead back to it, especially the last words, 'who directs you in the way you should go'. He has shown me at different junctures which roads I was to take. Even changing my destinations. It's exciting.

 I have found the word for m kind of trip - CODDIWOMPLE - to travel purposefully to wards an as
yet unknown destination. Yep, that is what I am doing.

So what has my journey thus far been like? Left Denver on June 25 and the end of day was in Guymon, OK. Along the say I stopped in Kit Carso, CO for lunch. Best Chicken fried steak I've had in years. And the size covered one platter by itself. Was shocked to find that gasoline in northern Oklahoma was $2.11 to $2.22.

I arrived in Fayetteville, Ark on the 26th, I hadn't planned on driving that fast or that many hours each day. Had a Robinson Shindig on the 4th with my siblings and their families. I enjoyed being there as I have a lot of history in that area. I left there on Wednesday the 24th, almost one month to the day I left Denver.

I arrived in Metamora, MI, on the next Saturday. Without a bathroom break I was hustled off to a Graduation Party. Thoroughly enjoyed my time there. Met people I hadn't seen in years. Everyone treated me as family. I have always enjoyed being with Jeanne's family as they treat  me as family.

My next leg of this journey is to see The Ark in Kentucky then on down to Roan Mtn, Tenn. for Ari and Natalie's wedding on the 12th..

As I do this I think of Abram when God speaks to him In Gen 12:1 and Acts 7:3, " go to the land that I will show you". Notice that God said go but didn't tell him where? Just go. Obey when God tells you something to do - just do it.

Until the next update, I pray that God will bless and keep y'all in His hands of love and protection.

Troy