Yesterday we left Big Bend and did well over 400 miles.
I know to a lot of you that doesn't sound like a long day,
and it wouldn't be if traveling at or 5 over highway speeds.
However, we travel at 60 - 65 mph.
Couple of reasons
trailer tires are only rated at 65 mph max
15 to 25 mph cross winds make higher speeds feel unstable
and we get to enjoy being able to glance away from the road
to enjoy snapshots of the scenery.
Of course this is Texas
and you would expect oil wells every 10 feet
OK, not quite that often
Along our route most of the time you could see at least 20 or 30 wells.
Some times a lot more and at time less.
The towns had oil related businesses lining the highway
and oil related traffic was significant.
What we did not expect was
wind generators, lots of them and at one time
the horizon looked like a picket fence.
So it looks like big energy is working to extract energy from 2 available sources.
Solar does not seem as popular here as west of here, at least we are not seeing it.
Not into to many residential area to see.
Today we continue on into Denton, TX
just north of Ft Worth where Millie's cousin Jane lives.
A short visit, but so nice to see people we know.
Nice weather for a few more days
with chances of rain going up after the weekend.
No storm warnings so maybe just some rain.
Walmart morning sunrise!
Make your day great
Tom and Millie
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