We left the beauty of Colorado to go to Texas. In our journey there we have to go through the state Oklahoma, which is as flat as you can imagine. The state is in a severe drought and there is high fire warnings. For as far as you could see, there was just dry dirt and dust, where there was once fields of hay or cotton plants.
This lone tree, caught my eye as we were passing for it is the only green that you can see for miles.
The fields are ready to plant, but the water is not there for the crops to grow. Dry farming is something that is very chancy, for you are at the mercy of the weather. Too much rain and your crops can't grow. Too little rain and your crops will not grow either. Drilling wells, will not help either, for the water table is so low due to the drought.
Even the homes look tired and dry in the afternoon sun. There is no relief in sight for the heat and drought. If there are thunder storms that brings lighting, which in turn can cause fires that will burn thousand of acres of land.
When we were going down the road we could see for miles and miles. There was no mountains to break up the landscape whatsoever. In a way that is good, for you can see what is up ahead of you and plan accordingly as to where you would like to stop. But, for me, flat is flat and I am not a fan of it. Give me the beauty of the mountains any day. In all fairness, if you are born and raised in this type of area, then it would be beautiful to you and the mountains might give you a closed in feeling. It is all what we are accustomed to, I would say.
In the distance I could see this ?building?. As we came closer to it I was distracted and was not able to take another picture of it to find out what it was. The next time we go this way I will be sure to find out what it is. To me from this distance it appears to be something from a science fiction movie set. It is truly amazing as to what I see out here as I travel the United States.
Billboards are of interest to me. Some are just the run of the mill and then there are those that catch the eye. (No pun intended) Usually when you see an Irish name it is associated with a pub, but this one is all about Catfish. I just wonder if the fish is dipped in beer batter that is made with Guinness?
Oklahoma is known for the horses they raise and rodeos. What ever town you go through, you will see at least one or two statues of horses. The Oklahomans are proud of their horsing ability.
We are now in Texas and from here you can look off into the distance and see another community, far far away. As they say, "Everything is big in Texas. Even the vast area of blue sky.
They say that Texans are tough. This motorcycle rider is proof. The temperature outside was 109 degrees and here is this guy heading down the road in a black tee shirt. I do hope that he had sunblock on his bald head. One would think that he would have sense enough to at least have some type of helmet on to protect him in case of an accident. But then again, it was so hot out there that it might have been a slow cooker and baked what brains he does have.
Here we are coming into the Dallas area and soon will be at the "customer" as they call it in the trucking industry. This is where we will be delivering the load that we brought from Aurora, CO.
As soon as we deliver this load we will find out where we will be going next on our adventure. Until the we will see you ...On the other side.
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