I have been driving from Texas to Kansas City. I deliberately avoided the Interstates and managed to find other routes. I have been far from densely packed cities and the land is green, lush and mostly overgrown. What surprised me was the lack of wildlife. So far the only wild animals I’ve seen are two Chihuahuas and one turtle.
Skylines are interesting. In eastern Oklahoma I noticed that at times they are disfigured by windmills. I guess we should be grateful for how few of them are to be seen.
Motel Six is not a universally identical organization. The one I stayed in on my last trip in Oklahoma was clean, well run and gave a veterans discount. The one in Paris, Texas was a hang out for local road workers. There is nothing wrong with road workers but when I pulled in they were sitting out in front of the rooms drinking beer and the parking lot look like a destruction derby. When I got up the next morning to leave there was a mysterious man walking around in the parking lot at six in the morning. He waved to me so he must’ve been OK.
It pays to stay alert.
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Thursday, August 1, 2024
Opus 2024-197: On the Road: Observations
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