What’s this!? I seem to be losing all the hair on top of my head! I knew that radiation would cause problems with my body. Next, I’ll probably start losing my memory!
Anyway, I decided to stop at Carlsbad Caverns (I don’t think I’ve ever been there before). Everything looked familiar… must have been a dream I had. Seriously, it’s just such a neat place I could walk through there every week. Instead of riding the elevator to the top, I walked back up the path to the natural entrance, over a mile in length and 850′ of vertical climb. It’s a good workout but nothing compared to the Grand Canyon.
Don’t let anyone tell you this country is over crowded. Just drive across Texas. I’ve never seen such miles of nothingness in all of Interstate 10. From Carlsbad to Pecos, to Fort Stockton and beyond, all there is is oil derricks and wind turbines, scattered along rolling hills as far as the eye can see. I guess it’s one of those landscapes that grow on you, but I long for a tree or river.
I may head for Corpus Christi in a few days. I don’t think I’ve ever been on the Texas coast.
Roland and I stopped in Galveston one year when we drove to Florida. I have pictures of our kids playing on the beach. Once you get near Houston, Texas starts looking much nicer.
Don’t tell anyone that it isn’t crowded. We don’t want the West as crazy busy as the East. That’s the secret of living out here.
Glad to hear you’re really enjoying your trip east; going to lots of new places and seeing new sites. Now isn’t being retired worth it?!