We had a warm but restful Shabbos at Ralph’s house.  Oreo is ready to hit the road:

We said goodbye to Ralph and his family and drove west to our first stop, Fort Donelson National Battlefield.  The visitor center has some interesting displays:

The Confederate battery that held back Foote’s Union gunboats during the Battle of Fort Donelson:

We continued north through Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area.  We could see the park’s herd of bison in the distance:

We checked out the visitor center:

Like Shenandoah National Park, this land was declared eminent domain and residents forced to abandon their homes:

We continued west:

Weather got pretty messy:

We continued west to overnight at the Walmart of Poplar Bluff, Missouri.  See the alternating yellow line on the trip map for today’s drive.