{"id":146,"date":"2021-05-26T07:19:37","date_gmt":"2021-05-26T11:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tubridy.net\/newblog\/?p=146"},"modified":"2023-02-02T13:09:44","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T18:09:44","slug":"cross-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.tubridy.net\/newblog\/excellent\/cross-country\/","title":{"rendered":"Cross Country"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The trip across Texas was largely uneventful albeit exciting none the less!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first day was spent driving through the rage’n Cajun country! Miles of trestle bridges over the low country until I got to Shreveport Louisiana for the evening stop. The KOA there was very nice and we headed towards Dallas the next day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The next day proved to be more exciting as we finally crossed the dreaded LA\/TX border. I immediately noticed two things:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Every thing took on a redish hue \ud83d\ude0f (but fortunately I did not bump into Ted Cruz)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. There are apparently no speed limits especially if you are a semi-truck!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Yes – welcome to the United States crappiest highways and fastest fucking drivers! The speed limit<\/s> suggestion (if you can find a sign) is 75 mph and it seems regardless if it is an Interstate or a two lane road through bum-fuck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Then it started raining. Raining hard. As I got closer to Fort Worth the rain got harder. Did that slow the trucks down? No fucking way! In the space of ten miles I saw three major accidents all involving jack knives semi’s. What fun this is \ud83d\ude16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Well – needless to say we made it through that evening to Eastland Texas for our only overnight. The park I stayed that night seemed to cater to long term residents especially work crews. Fortunately it was dry – at least when I got there! By morning it all turned to shit and I got to do my first tear down in the rain! I donned my raincoat, rain pants and hiking boots and got ‘er done!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The next day was our final day through Texas. It rained hard through mid-morning – so hard I had to pull over for a while. IOt finally cleared up to reveal a pretty country-side with rolling hills and Mesquite trees. A lot of oil wells and then something unexpected – miles of wind farms!<\/p>\n\n\n

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    \"West<\/a>
    Wind farm on I-20 in West Texas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

    Pretty soon I came across some very large solar farms too. So all three forms of energy generation were there – oil, wind and sun! I also started to understand why the RV Parks were full of workers! Looks like the wild, wild, west is back!<\/p>\n\n\n

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    \"Wind<\/a>
    Old and new – side by side!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

    By the end of the day we had reached our goal! My ‘original’ home state of New Mexico!<\/p>\n\n\n

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    \"Land<\/a>
    Leaving Texas!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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    \"Jake<\/a>
    Jake & Eddie enter the Land of Enchantment <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

    We ended staying in cheap no-frills RV park that night with a half a dozen other trailers that looked like they had not moved in a while. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Tomorrow our second stop in my ‘original’ home town of Alamogordo!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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