June 5, Thursday
We overnighted 25 miles west of Memphis, in far eastern Arkansas. It was over 90 degrees again today, and we again ran both the house and engine air conditioners to stay comfortable. Today might be a couple of degrees cooler, if we’re lucky. We turned on the coach AC at 11AM as we left a gas stop, 42 miles E of Memphis. This was another in a long string of half-tank $150 fill-ups. Gas has been about the same price since NM. At only 7mpg, every few pennies count.
Viewed from the interstate, AR and TN look a lot like the woodlands of my childhood in New England. The stark beauty of the desert SW which I have come to so admire and enjoy is a dry, barren contrast to the lush, watery streams and rivers of this part of the south. With that comes a thick humidity that you can almost cut with a knife this time of year. We have yet to encounter rain, but it must surely come. The gently rolling hills of Tennessee are a joy to see and experience. We turn N at Nashville, heading for Mammoth Cave NP in Southern Kentucky.
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