April 23

Ruth dropped us off this morning just east of Fort Towson. Fort Towson was made famous when Civil War General Stand Watie, a Cherokee chief, surrendered the last Confederate troops, all Cherokee indians, to Union Forces on June 23, 1865.

We passed by a good looking fishing lake, Lake Raymond Gary, but no fishing gear and no Oklahoma fishing license. Traffic was light this morning and the walk went well. We walked into Swink, Oklahoma, but nothing was open except the post office. But, the good folks at Swink Sunny Acres will be glad to sell you a lot with a mobile home on it.

On we walked and reached the outskirts of Valliant where International Paper has a huge plant. As we walked through Valliant, we decided to take a break and as fate would have it, there was a Daylight Donut shop across the street. John and I had a little snack.

Today we found a fork in the road and we took it. Also, 10 cents. Stay tuned ....