Ardmore, OK & Lake Murray State Park (June 2, 2023)

​I left Hot Springs, AR early to make it to Ardmore, OK before lunch.  I had a visitor coming to meet me from Dallas, TX.  The drive from AR to OK was fascinating.  The gas was significantly cheaper, with very little traffic.  Much of the traffic was large logging trucks.  I passed many a Lumber Company along the route.  The small towns I drove through had the old west flat storefronts.  I saw funky artwork along the sides of the road (Firetruck standing upright with a flag stuck through the front grill) and many confederate flags.    
I arrived at Ceder’s Edge RV Campground prior to my visitor, Elizabeth, arrived from Dallas TX for the afternoon.  We had a wonderful lunch, caught up, and tried to stay under my awning to stay out of the hot unrelenting sun.  After lunch we went to Lake Murray Sunset Beach for a walk and continued the conversation.  The beach was inhabited by a very diverse population.  The facilities were extremely rustic – a metal corrugated changing room in the hot sun.  Not sure I would want to use it. 
After Elizabeth left for Dallas, I quickly got everything put away and battened down the hatches.  The first of the thunderstorms I experienced on the trip was coming through.  The storm started around 11pm and ended around 3am.  It was loud thunder and noisy rain hitting the aluminum teardrop trailer.  I did not sleep well, so around 5:30am I just got up and started my drive to Lubbock, TX.