In Billings, OK Tyler got a Daniel Boone coon skin cap.

The Red River that runs along the Texas Oklahoma border. Not much of a river in the summer.

Driving by Texas Motor Speedway. When I went to the race back in '99 I have an exact picture of the one Tyler took in our scrapbook. Great minds sure do think alike.

The Ford Center is where the Oklahoma City AFL team and the New Orleans Hornets play.

A water tower near NebraskaCity. Notice it's in the shape of a coffee pot? All Sapp Bros. truck stops call their restaurants The Coffeepot.

Tyler's trip in the truck started on Tuesday morning with a load of oil headed for Ft. Worth, Texas to be unloaded on Wednesday a.m. Then back to Sioux City on Thursday afternoon. Before the trip Tyler had anticipated spending a WHOLE week in the truck with grandpa. Well like any other 10 year old hyped up on adrenaline and anticipation he lasted 48 hours. He enjoyed seeing the countryside, answering grampa's trivia questions, and showering in a truck stop. Unfortunately the excitement ended when he got back to the house. In grampa's words he was like a "caged wild animal" and was so excited to play outside in the backyard that another trip seemed like a punishment more than an adventure. Maybe next year he'll make it a week.