The Great American Road Trip III; Day 3

Uranus, Missouri. A very unusual attraction. (click to enlarge)

Day three took us from Springfield, Missouri to the eastern suburbs of Tulsa, Oklahoma.  The weather was cool and the clouds were heavy with some intermittent rain.  But we didn't let that dampen our spirits.  There were quite a few interesting things to see.

Of course I was interested in the local law enforcement vehicle!  Lol (click to enlarge)

We spent way too much time in Uranus.  Missouri, that is.  What is Uranus?  Think "South of the Border" or any other themed tourist trap along the highway.  Flashy.  Lots of stuff for sale.  Glitchy.  Some interesting information as well as things to see, but really of no value except for a good laugh.  In this case, the word Uranus has about a million double-meanings and the ‘em-lyres know every one of them, it seems.  You get my point.

From left to right, Andrew and Thomas. (click to enlarge)

We also met a couple of young guys bicycling their way across the United States.  Thomas and Andrew are from the Czech Republic, started bicycling in New York and were in Cuba, Missouri when we met them.  If you look at the photo, these are not the types of bikes one would normally see long distance riders using.  I thought they were woefully under packed.  I didn't see any spare tires, no helmets, etc.  The bikes were those types with the small wheels and tires that you might see RVers using.  Two really nice guys and I wish them well and to be safe for the remainder of their journey.  They mentioned that they were slowed by the mountains in Pennsylvania.  I didn't have the heart to tell them about the Rockies.

We had an enjoyable day.  My Nikon camera and lens has been working perfectly but I've also been using my iPhone 8+ and the camera in the Lightroom Mobile App.  I’m developing a satisfactory methodology for using both efficiently.  In the evening, when I have time, I upload the Nikon images into Lightroom as well as a backup drive.  The Lightroom Mobile app automatically uploads the images to a specific folder within Lightroom when I turn on my computer.  I don’t have to go through gyrations to get the images off the phone and into Lightroom Classic.  I'm slowly getting this system perfected.

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Thanks for looking. Enjoy!  

Dennis A. Mook  

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