THIS IS A SHOT FROM THE ALAMO. THIS PLACARD WAS NOT IN THE BASEMENT OF THE ALAMO, HOWEVER, BUT ON THE FIRST FLOOR. THE BASEMENT IS ACTUALLY MUCH LARGER (FOR YOU PEEWEE HERMAN FANS)


THIS IS ANGIE'S SISTER ALANNA. THE WAITRESS AND ALANNA HAD ASKED ME ABOUT THE CAMERA AND NOTEBOOK. I EXPLAINED MY SITUATION, AND ALANNA GOT UP AND HOBBLED OUT THE DOOR, ONLY TO RETURN WITH A 10 DOLLAR BILL FOR A DONATION. BEFORE I LEFT I CALLED HOME AND HAD LAUREN DRAFT A CHECK IN THAT AMOUNT TO THE GAIL PURTAN FUND. IT WILL BE SENT WITH A NOTE THAT READS "ALANNA FROM ANGIES RESTAURANT, FT. HANCOCK TEXAS".


THIS IS A CATTLE GATE. IT ALLOWS TRAFFIC THROUGH FENCED OFF AREAS, BUT CATTLE WILL NOT
CROSS OVER A GRATE CONFIGURATION LIKE THIS. THEY ABSOLUTELY REFUSE. I SAW MANY OF THESE
ON MY WAY THROUGH TEXAS AND NEW MEXICO


ANGIES RESTAURANT FT.HANCOCK TEXAS. YOU BETTER LIKE BREAKFAST, BECAUSE THAT IS ALL YOU GET. ALTHOUGH IT WAS VERY GOOD.


THIS PHOTO IS CALLED OCCUPIED ARIZONA TOWN, BUT IT IS REALLY FROM A TOWN IN NEW MEXICO. I THOUGHT IT WAS ABANDONED OR AN OLD MOVIE SET, OR MAYBE ONE OF THOSE HISTORIC GHOST TOWNS. NOPE, THIS WAS HOME TO THE PEOPLE WHO LIVED THERE. THIS WAS JUST ONE EXAMPLE OF THE KINDS OF THINGS YOU SEE ALONG THE ROAD. I LEFT EL PASO, AND DECIDED TO BLOW RIGHT ON THROUGH NEW MEXICO AND HEAD FOR ARIZONA.


SELF PORTRAIT, WESTBOUND I - 10 SOMEWHERE IN NEW MEXICO.


THEY DO TOO. I MISSED ONE BY ABOUT 5 MILES. IT CAME ROARING ACROSS THE DESERT, AND MOVED ACROSS INTERSTATE 10 AFTER I HAD MOVED THROUGH THE AREA. THEY ARE CLEARLY VISIBLE FROM MILES AWAY. SO ARE
THUNDER STORMS AND LIGHTENING.


THIS IS THE THUNDERSTORM I HAD TO OUTRUN IN THE DESERT. DESERT STORMS ARE UNIQUE TO STORMS IN OTHER AREAS. THEY ARE POWERFUL, YET SHORT LIVED. YES, IT GOT THAT DARK. YES IT WAS A POWERFUL STORM. YES I DID WAY OVER THE SPEED LIMIT TO GET AWAY FROM IT. THIS WAS IN ARIZONA, ABOUT 30 MILES FROM TUCSON.



I DIDN'T GET OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT TO SEE IF THIS WAS A TOWN OR AN EVENT. THIS WAS IN ARIZONA, JUST INSIDE THE BORDER


SO FOR ABOUT FIVE MILES, HUGE BILLBOARDS EXTOLLED THE VIRTUES OF THIS PLACE. THEY HAD MORE ROCKS TO SELL THAN ANYONE. THEY HAD MORE OF ALMOST EVERYTHING YOU NEVER KNEW YOU WANTED FOR SALE. IF I HAD BEEN ABLE TO PURCHASE ONE OF EACH TYPE OF ITEM, I WOULD BE HOMELESS AND PENNILESS TONIGHT.


MORE CRAP FROM THE CRAP STORE. WHOO HOO


SADLY, THIS AMOUNTS TO THE ONLY ARMADILLO THAT I HAVE SEEN ON THIS TRIP. THE FACT THAT HE IS POSED LIKE THIS ADDS INSULT TO INJURY. THE ASKING PRICE WAS ONLY $98.00 . WOW, THAT MAKES MY STUFFED SQUIRREL IN THE GARAGE WORTH ABOUT $60.00, I FIGURE.

 

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