Yesterday we left San Antonio and headed out across the vastness that is west Texas. Fort Stockton is about 320 miles away. (And thanks to a little traffic snafu in San Antonio we added a few extra miles.) At one point along the drive we realized that 1/4 tank of gas wouldn't get us the remaining 120 miles to the next gas station, so we had to backtrack 17 miles. So, 320 became 380, which is a long drive for a F150 pulling 4 tons.
All the way across, the scenery didn't change much:
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| 100 miles along.... |
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| 200 miles along... |
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| 300 miles along... |
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| Whoa, a WINDMILL! Stop the train! |
Those folks who aren't pulling their house behind them can take enjoy a generous Texas speed limit.
And finally we got to Fort Stockton....
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| Look familiar....? |
They are taking advantage of the wide open spaces and the relentless wind to develop wind farms out here. We saw, quite literally, thousands of windmills along the way.
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| Windmills along I-10 |
Even I have to admit the sky here is beautiful.
Today, we leave Texas and head into New Mexico.
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