Elvis Sighting: Chase Not Impressed

Candy:

Chase began the day in the way that all water dogs wish they could: swimming in a clear, cold pond and gnawing on a huge branch.

After the walk back to the cabin and KOA showers, we loaded the Element and headed to Ryan's.

"It's the restaurant everyone has to go to," said Tim, "if they visit the south."

A few hours later, I decided that a scenic route was necessary in order to find something to photograph. Tim agreed, and we turned off I-40 around Jackson, Tennessee, heading toward Covington, where, according to the map, we would join the scenic Highway 51.

"There was nothing scenic about it," said Tim.

He's right. It was simply a four-lane road back to Memphis.

So, we returned to the interstate and decided that we would try to make it to Texarkana (another KOA Kabin) before stopping for the night. The temps today were in the high 60s with sunshine and hardly a cloud in the sky. Tonight's sunset (above, via camera phone) generated navy blue light on what clouds there were in the sky, and Tim thought it was pretty nifty.

Some funny things happened today.

We met a cross-eyed lady from northern California with two beagles; Indy and Elvis. Chase was pretty much indifferent to both their invitations to play. Hence the title of this posting.

When we stopped to play fetch with Chase this afternon, Tim went ahead to scout out how muddy the ground was, and before I knew it he was running back to the Element (El) in trepidation. He said, "Did you see that?!" as a puffed-up kildeer ran toward him in a vain effort to protect its nest. Guess you had to see it, huh?

As we were driving tonight through Arkansas, I worked on my resume while Tim did some channel surfing on the stereo. He came across a couple of stations whose call letters began with the letter "k" and we knew then that we had reached the southwest.

"It's pretty amazing, isn't it?" said Tim. "That you can go from Hiram, Ohio, to Texarkana, Texas, in a matter of two days and everything changes? Culture, scenery, weather, accents, everything."

Chase has been a little grumpy today...I think he's just exhausted and is jonesing for his queen-sized futon mattress. The KOA bunkbed last night and Element seats just aren't the same.

In case you're wondering why there were no photos yesterday, I was unable to load any because the KOA web service was a little slow.

As our good friend Nicole says, "'Til our paths cross again may you always have a smile on your face, two Twizzlers in your hands, and sunshine in your hearts." We can't say it any better than that.

Have a great Thursday. :)