December 18, 2013 – Austin, TX to Fort Stockton, TX to Las Cruces, NM

We awoke to a cool predawn sky with the moon still high in the sky.

Moon Before Dawn 1Driving across west Texas can become pretty boring I-10 WestDSC_0038DSC_0016unless you take the time to observe the exceptions to the muted green and brown and arid landscape.

There are the very occasional hay fields, the remains of this year’s cotton crop and other food farms, Hay Fields

DSC_0077Crops

distant freight trains,

DSC_0030planes which have obviously outlived their usefulness,

DSC_0064yet another boat out of its environment,

DSC_0042large cattle feed lots,

DSC_0073painted bridge abutments,

DSC_0014colorful exposed rock formations,

DSC_0027silhouettes,

Silhouettespecan orchards,

DSC_0075and even a lighthouse.

Lighthouse East of El Paso, TX - 2103-12-18The only “real” city we saw was El Paso where, in some places, the Mexican border was less than a quarter mile away.

DSC_0057And all the while that the jolly old elf is still shadowing us!

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