Another State for Tumbleweed - TEXAS

(Amarillo, TX) Hi 92 Lo 56 – We left Capulin, NM at 10:00 and had a great trip to Texas. We stopped a couple times along the way for a break, but it was a very smooth trip with little traffic. We took all US and state routes except for the last 10 miles on I-40.
 
There was several different terrains along the way. It doesn’t stay the same for too long, although it was very desolate most of the time. Just a few pictures for those who have never been out this direction.

We left the Raton-Clayton volcanic fields...


...and arrived in miles and miles of nothing.




Then rough looking scrub brush country.


We were excited to cross into Texas.


There were lots of side roads to nowhere. Not a building in sight... where did they lead to?


This small farm was the first buildings we saw for miles. I couldn't imagine being
that isolated.


Different sights along the way.

Of course, being in Texas we saw oil fields. Lots of them, big rigs and little rigs.


There were the occasional farm silos, but these are short and fat instead of tall and skinny like in the midwest.


As we traveled south through the Texas panhandle toward Amarillo we started to see more rock formations and canyons.




As much as we enjoyed our short stay in Capulin, NM, it's good to be back in a good size town with stores, places to eat, and people to help if we get into trouble with the RV, truck or car. I guess we're just "city folk" at heart.

Jim does a great job in finding nice, comfortable RV parks. The one we're in now, Amarillo Ranch RV Park, is fantastic. It’s a resort like the one we stay at in Avon Park, FL in the winter. It has an indoor pool, a big clubhouse area, and free donuts and coffee in the morning. We arrived about 2:30 (back to central time, yay!). Once we got setup we cranked on the air conditioner and got the rig cooled down. It’s 97 out but with the nice breeze it doesn't seem that hot. Here's a few pictures of the park. I'll get some more tomorrow.

There’s an old truck sitting out in front of the office.


Our site, which is a long, "Texas-size"  pull thru with room for another RV behind us. The sites are gravel, and full service with 50 amps.


The office, clubhouse, laundry, and pool are all right behind us.


This is our view around us.






We’ll be here a week and we’re lining up things to see and do in the area. We’ll take advantage of the pool and get a few things done, like cleaning the RV. We’re hoping to have some really good days of sightseeing.