Fort Stockton, TX-January 29, 2014

The sun came out this morning and we knew it was our signal to get out of Johnson City. We were  covered in ice so as we went farther west and it got warmer, the ice started flying off the coach in big chunks. It flew right over the top of the Cute Red Vehicle, thankfully.

Before we left Johnson City I was able to snap a quick picture of Miller Creek. It's really a good sized creek. To me it is more like a little river.

The RV park where we stayed is on the banks of Miller Creek.

 

Once out of the Hill Country the terrain gets really drab. So the only thing that broke the monotony was the wind.

The only things with color were the cedar trees. And the pollen off those pesky trees has been so bad that Cedar Fever is a real problem. When most pollen counts are in the lower hundreds, the cedar pollen went above 10,000 while we were there. That's not a typo. Ten thousand is correct.

 

We have concluded that there must be 4 times as many goats in Texas as cattle. There were also huge herds of antelope and a new type of deer we have not seen before. Plus we saw our first Javelina in the wild. That was actually exciting. They normally forage for food at night, but these were right beside the interstate in broad daylight. 

 

Then we drove through 40 miles of these:

There are over 1000 of these turbines on this farm. Most of them are small.

 

There were also at least 4 dozen road kill deer along the road. I think it is because no one could tolerate living in this horrible drab, desolate and windy area, so when they get to the end of their rope they jump in front of a truck!! 





 



Then we finally arrived in Fort Stockton

Someone had fun decorating in this park. Great Texas flag.

 

There's a man west of town who loves to create with metal sculptures.

 

He is definitely creative.

 

Once settled in and connected we realized it was warm enough outside to thaw out. We actually sat outside for a while and then talked to our next door neighbors for a bit. She told us the sunsets were pretty here.

 

It is pretty but cannot hold a candle to the sunsets in Breaux Bridge.

It's still something to appreciate and enjoy.

 

Tomorrow it's on into New Mexico. It is supposed to be windy but at least we should not have any ice. Even with our heater running it never got above 51° inside this coach today. It was horribly cold. The big windows and windshield were extremely cold and counteracted the heat. We are happy it is warmer here. Hopefully, the icy days are behind us now.