5/8/13: Departure Day

We put many miles on the road on day 1 in an attempt to make it out of Indiana and Illinois and into chasing territory. We left Muncie around 11am this morning reaching Springfield, Missouri at 9pm. In between, we made a couple stops to fill the gas tank and get some food. We ate dinner in Rolla, Missouri at Colton's Steakhouse. Seeing Iron Horse root beer on their menu surprised me, as the only other place I've been able to find it is in Orr, Minnesota. After dinner, on our way to finish the last 100 miles to Springfield, we were able to catch a glimpse of a sun dog in the sky as the sun was setting. Tomorrow morning we will be leaving the hotel at around 8:15am to head toward our first possible chase location in Wichita Falls, Texas.