The purpose of the entries that I make in a spiral bound notebook is to promote the sense that I am writing about my trip. Generally, they consist only of the date, mileage, location, and gasoline data when I buy fuel. I often think about what I could write, occasionally I do write more. There is a temptation to edit my raw notes for readability and expand them somewhat as I enter them in this blog. I'm trying to resist these, the intent is the essence of the raw log.
I inserted photos I took along the way at a later time. By selecting one of these pictures, a slide show opens up, at least on my computer. Perhaps I'll add titles and descriptions at a later date.
26 Mar 2012
Colorado Springs, CO
122504, off from C/S @ 8:30 AM in the Eurovan, bound for Texas/Mississippi, looking for my life.
Clayton, NM at 3:00 PM
122755, 11.45 gals @ $3.849/gal for $44.07
Windy! Oil problem?
122899
504
395
27 Mar 2012
Off from Hereford, TX @ 8:15 AM
Levelland, TX @ 10:05 AM
122989
$51.75, 14.458 gals @ $3.579/gal
Stopped @ San Angelo State Park @ 3 pm, 123197
899
298
28 March 2012
Off @ 6:00 am from San Angelo S.P.123204 $42.21 for 11.41 gals @ $3.779
San Angelo @ 6:15, nothing but trucks
Three Rivers, TX @ 12:00 Noon
123496 $57.28 for 14.842 gals @ $3.859
Arrived @ 3 pm, drove 9 hrs, one hour to arrange and select camp site.
123496
197
299
Stopped @ Goose Island State Park
Didn't drive very far.
Concrete Beach
123676
496
180
30 March
Off from Goose Island S.P. @ 8:00 am.
123677
Port Lavac 10:00 pm
123731 54.79 14.41 @3799
31 March
8.423 gals @ $32.67 @ $3.879
1 Apr 2012
123968 off from Mont Belvieu @ 8:00 am
1:40 pm Herne
124148
53.30 13.669 @ $3.899
2 Apr
124279 off from Meridian SP @ 6:30 AM
Eastland @ 8:15 am
124372 12.213 gals @ 3.849 for $47.0
Apr 2, 2012
Matador 1:00 PM
12460? $43.21 11.197 gals @ 38.59
April 3, 2012
Palo Duro State Park
124758
9:30
Look for my life. Did I pass it in Clifton, Texas? stopping at David's Market for camp supplies - chips, Tostitos, Busch Texas Special Edition Beer and a chuck steak, and ice. The ice was 10 olbs for 1.00, cheaper than Walmart. The checker was an oh so pretty young texas blonde in tight jeans - saying Have a nice day.Her Spanish young companion check plumber darker skin a nice compliment - typical Texas women oh so young and pretty. The Clifton Record, the newspaper. Norweigian capital of Texas, a down town store front with a Norweign (sp?) mural highlighting Christmas. A large rolling City Park marked the site of a horse and cattle fair. A Brookshire store on the North side of town. The apparent alternative to Walmart of which the closest was 20 miles away.
An up to date Texas Country Hill Band played " Hey Good Looking" as I shopped in David's Market over the sound system, the old Hank Williams classic.
Meridian, the Top of the Hill Country, the site of Meridian State Park, a little too close to Highway 22 for my liking. I camped in a different spot than the one I was assigned. Meridian and Clifton are close together. Separate by a highway patrol sanctioned bicycle tour. Meridian may be developing retirement subdivision.
Melocholy early morning Bunkhouse Serenade plays Country Music fit to make one cry. "This Old Hat", "Blue Northener". There's a blue Northener coming in as the cowboys rode back to the house where the little women has beans, biscuits, and coffee waiting and nervously looked out the window ever minute or two in the growing dark and falling snow until the lights of the house were spied a hundred yards ahead. "Cowboy Coffee"
Off from Palo Duro exit @ 10:00 am.
Dumas 12:00
124838 50.11 13.191 gals @ 379.9
Las Animas
125074 54.45 13.615 gals @ 3.999
Home @ 6:50 PM
125211
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