Poteau, United States

... Cummings, Neko Case). I had to bypass Spiro for now since the Indian Mounds were closed. Of course. I'm spending a few days in Poteau, happily. The Days Inn is very nice, and you can't beat a real (non-slinky) mattress every now and then! ...

... 'no tornadoes' -- but also notice I'm not driving west toward the wildfires). By the way, I'm learning to pronounce things properly, i.e. Poteau is po-to with two long ohs. Tahlequah is ta-lee-kwa with the emphasis on kwa. (Although I'm told the native ...