Branson to Oklahoma City

Branson to Oklahoma City
We are now in El Reno which is just west of Oklahoma City, OK. We drove yesterday on the scenic Hwy 60 and Hwy 241 out of MO. These were still in the Ozark Mtns with their rolling hills which were quite closely spaced (short mountains) . These were true mountains with what to me seemed to be a limestone base but I could be mistaken. It did have a white coloration to it though. Next the terrain took on what I will call long low mountains as we came out onto what will eventually be the Plains.
We crossed of all things the Canadian River and Canadian County. Imagine that we travelled all across Canada and had to come here to cross the Canadian River which stretches over quite an area of Oklahoma and Texas. We also crossed the Red River and I was reminded of that old ballad of the Red River Valley. Although that I think was quite a bit north of where we were.
This reminds me of the wheat that was brought from Russia near the turn of the century because European wheat could not withstand the harsh cold climate of the Plains and there was little else to grow in that climate. However a strain of wheat called Russian Red which had a harder kernel, could withstand these temperatures and that is what made farming on the Plains possible.
Today we will be traveling westward again thru Texas that great big state with a lot of great big in it. Hopefully we will reach Amarillo today which in itself will be a long day for us.
Adios for now and “wi’ll kip on a truckin”.
1-3 Ozark mtns and fall color
4 Canadian River