And the road from HELL!
First off how about a few views of the South Llano river
Texas covers a lot of ground. I always remember a comment from then Senator Phil Gramm when discussing the 55 mph speed limit. To paraphrase his comment, "...do that trying to cross Texas and you will get discouraged and turn back...). No truer words have been spoken. And in SW Texas those are miles and miles of nothing. Just when you think it cannot get worse, the vegetation gets more sparse and smaller. The only reason the settlers stopped in Fort Stockton and Pecos was because the wagons broke and they were too poor to replace them. God forsaken country, and I love Texas.
Luckily they found oil in the area otherwise the area would have died long ago. The oil "boom" went bust a few years back but even so a lot of activity in the area. In fact Pecos was a nightmare. What should have been a quiet drive up 285 turned into the road from HELL. To the extent we are re-planning our return to avoid the road and the area. Extensive oil related construction plus road construction mad for a night mare drive.
We are north of Carlsbad, 3300 feet in elevation in the desert. The club we belong to, Escapees, have a stake in this park. As members we can stay here very cheaply.
A couple of views for you
Travel Map May 2017
We are here till Friday. Will meet up with some friends and do some tourist stuff. Came to Carlsbad 25 years ago. Time to see what we missed and probably revisit the Caverns.
another day on the road
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