Monday, August 8, 2011

Where have I been, let me tell you.

We delivered the load in MO and then we headed to Dallas, TX.  What an interesting journey.
At a stop light we saw this old trailer.  The saying on the back has been removed from the newer trailers.  There had been too many comments about what the "Snack" could be, so they changed their saying.  This is according to my husband.

We are traveling in Oklahoma now and they are proud of their western heritage.  Where ever you look there is a building about cows, cowboys, cowgirls or horses.  Someone had to have a good imagination to come up with some of the displays that they have on their buildings.

Then you come to the Indians.  They played a great part in the history of the West. When I have picked up a newspaper lately, there is some type of advertisement for an Indian Pow Wow.  The events that are listed appear as if they would be a lot of fun to see and participate in.  But, once again, where can you park an 18 wheeler.  Very limited parking.  Don't mind the blob in the picture, for a bug tried to be part of it and didn't succeed.
 On the historic Route 66 there are all types of 50's and 60's cafes restaurants and diners.  This one had the diner and hotel that said you would step back in time.  I wonder if the prices are the same as they were in the 50's and 60's?  Don't think so.

Now as we passed this road sign, I looked over to the left and what did I see, but a prison.  Makes one wonder, if the person that came up with the street name had a sense of humor.
 As we all know Oklahoma is known for the cattle drives.  I had to look twice to make sure that I was seeing right.  They are statues, not the real thing, but it gives you pause as you drive by.
 No matter what road you drive on, there is some type of road construction going on.  Here we have a guy watering the grass or asphalt.  I am not sure which, but he is intent on his job.
The road crew is busy laying down the asphalt as we drove by.  At least most of them are working and not just watching how the machine lays down the road.
 We finaly arrived in Dallas, TX.  The skyline isn't that different from other big cities, as I have said before.  How some of the buildings are placed make the difference.  I enjoy the skyline of Dallas, but the traffic you can keep.  The roads make no sense and the get on's and get off's are just plain crazy.  In some places you have to cross three lanes of traffic inorder to get to the exit that you need and very little time to do it in.
 There are roads that have over passes that have over passes over the over passes.  Now say that fast three times.
We have reached the end of our journey to Dallas, TX.  Where we will go next, is a good question.  Until we find out, I will see you On the Other Side.

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