Thursday, December 15, 2011
Driving through Texas and into New Mexico
Driving through Texas was never ending...and I must apologize to Texans but I sure was glad to see the mountains going into New Mexico ! I wanted to see my first oil well, but was dissapointed by the tiny oil wells /drills I saw dotting the countryside, then by the end of our seemingly neverending trip through Texas, was tired of seeing them. Being a nature lover, I also really disliked the oil refineries we saw, although I understand that is a necessary 'evil'.
Driving through El Paso, we had our first look at the Wall that made up the border between the U.S. and Mexico, and what looked like abject poverty on the other side. I remember thinking ' No wonder they want over here. '
Since watching John Wayne movies as a child, I had in my mind what the Rio Grande River would look like, and was dismayed at what little I could see from the interstate and how narrow and low the river looked. I am guessing we can blame the drought for that. I do wish we'd had more time, or any time, to actually pull over in Texas and spend a day exploring so that not every memory we had of the state was made from the car. Next time, Texas !!
Our trip on into New Mexico....next
Driving through El Paso, we had our first look at the Wall that made up the border between the U.S. and Mexico, and what looked like abject poverty on the other side. I remember thinking ' No wonder they want over here. '
Since watching John Wayne movies as a child, I had in my mind what the Rio Grande River would look like, and was dismayed at what little I could see from the interstate and how narrow and low the river looked. I am guessing we can blame the drought for that. I do wish we'd had more time, or any time, to actually pull over in Texas and spend a day exploring so that not every memory we had of the state was made from the car. Next time, Texas !!
Our trip on into New Mexico....next
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