Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Crosbyton to Gainesville......




Our Location: 
Walmart, Gainesville, Texas
(1800 Lawrence Road)
 
 
A great night's sleep last night, I heard a few little noises but nothing much and I slept until just before 7 am, it was still dark when I started moving around and getting my room packed up to move. Shortly after 7 am I heard Miss Riley moving around as well. She also is aware it's moving day. 
 
Some of the landscape along the way....
 
All those turbines were just a few of the many we noticed.
 
The outside temperature was 29F/-1.6C and a very slight breeze made things feel colder still. The top of the Dogsled had a thin skim of frost. We packed up quickly, hooked up, dropped our donation and headed out. Riley noted 3 or 4 deer off in the field beside us as were pulling out. We seen another way down the road during our drive today which made us have a 4 or 5 count. The most we've seen since leaving Ontario. 
 
This is US 82 East....
 
We were on the road around 8:15 am CDT and managed to get things rolling nicely. To say the drive was boring would be accurate. It was pretty but there are only so many rolling hills and flat fields you can witness before finding them a bit ordinary. We stopped twice during our drive today. Both were just quick stops, less than 15 minutes each but we felt they were long enough. 
 
This is also US 82 East.... Love that Lone Star!!

We travelled approx 255 miles/408 km and had a side wind pretty much the whole way. Not a bad one but enough so that we knew it was there. We travelled approx 6 hours, stopped for less than 30 minutes. We travel at approx 55 mph/88km and used approx 20 gallons of fuel. We arrived here in Gainesville, Tx around 2:30 CDT and are parked at the very end of the lot nearest to the roadway. 
 
See the riders by the wind turbines? Those prickly pear cactus grow everywhere, see them among the bottom of the trees?
 
The temperature reached between 60F-65F/15C -18C but with the wind it  seemed cooler. We had beautiful blue skies and extremely empty roads. We travelled US 82 East the entire day. It was mostly a 4 lane road but at times went down to 2 lanes but only for a few miles. The road is in excellent shape with a few spots of construction but no delays. Many of the little towns were slow downs to town speeds but some remained at 55 mph/88km down from 70 -75 mph/112-120 km. Some were a town in name only and without any real 'town' visible, mostly just farms, houses and few little churches, or buildings. Very few had stop lights or signs for the east bound traffic. An excellent road to travel and I would travel it again.
 
Cows, horses, and a stone ranch house....
 
Fewer oil rigs in view, we even passed a horse training facility named 6666. It appears to be a very busy place with multiple stables and a number of horses in the fields. A lot less fixer up abodes as well. Many of the houses today were made of stone, a brownish tinge to the over look of the house. We noted one spot that had recently been visited by fire, came within a short distance of the house and out buildings. You could see where they had started a fire to make a fire break and keep the fire from spreading to the yard, buildings. There are fire bans in place all along this area due to high winds and dry conditions. 
 
 
Can you guess what highway this is? US 82 East....still....
 
We have been travelling in the rolling hills, similar to Tennessee, Kentucky and our own Ontario as well, for the last number of miles. Much less flat and more long sloping vistas as we approached Gainsville. 
 
Witchita Falls, Narcona, and a few other little towns that I can't recall the names of....
 
So there you have it, our travel day. Not too exciting but it's getting us closer to our longer stay destination of Hornsby, TN. Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed your visit. Feel free to leave a comment. 
 
This is Witchita Falls, Texas.
 
Until next time... take care, be safe, 
 
Blossoms, and interesting things that caught our eye.....
 
Deb





12 comments:

  1. You are making good time and are 300 miles from our location. We'll be going through Oklahoma City tomorrow.
    Enjoy your travels in Tennessee and be Safe.

    It's about time.

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    1. Thanks Rick. We're trying to be consistent in our travel days but as you know it's not always easy.

      Safe travels to you and Kathy.

      Take care, be safe,
      Deb

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  2. Looks like a nice peaceful day of driving. Before you know it you'll be in Tennessee. Hope tomorrow is just as nice.

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    1. Hey Doug. I was thinking about you today and thinking you must be heading out soon on that homeward bound journey too. We're looking at rain for the next number of days in Tennessee and I was wondering if that weather system will reach further north and cause you issues.

      We're enjoying the ride, seeing some back country and some interesting things along the way.

      Safe travels to you and Yuma!!

      Take care, be safe,
      Deb

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  3. Great pictures of the road ahead. I always like how it seems to stretch on forever but I would agree after a while it seems very flat when we get to Texas. I miss seeing the mountains at the end of the road. It does look like you are on a good road though. We are still discussing our route and are giving serious thought to going east as far as Tennessee before turning north. We may be following some of your path so thanks for the road information.
    Wishing you and Riley continued safe travels.

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    1. Thanks Deb. US 82 East is a great road, lots to see, plenty of places to stop if you feel the urge and I'm going to say that a lot of little towns would probably let you stay overnight in their lots if you asked. We weren't in the mood to stop but you and Tom seem to travel differently and have more time to spare so it may be something you might like. A great deal of US 84 East is 4 lane and occasionally goes down to two but today was the longest stretch of 2 lane, it had some passing lanes but not as many as earlier. The road was in good condition and well signed. Not a lot of big cities to contend with on US 82 E either. Just some thoughts that might be of interest to you and Tom.

      Thanks Deb, safe travels to you and Tom as well.

      Take care, be safe,
      Deb

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  4. Making good time and nice travel days, it will be nice toast still for a few days, we enjoy travelling that way as well. Continued safe travels..

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    1. Thanks George. We're liking the easy travel days for sure. No rush, nothing to hurry for and I will say that I've noticed the further east we come the busier the roads are getting. The more hurried the drivers seem to be as well.
      We thought of you and Suzie today as we passed by a sign that said Glen Rose, but we were already in Arkansas and I'm not sure if there is a Glen Rose, AR or not, I haven't checked.

      Safe travels to you and Suzie as well.

      Take care, be safe,
      Deb

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  5. I love your pictures and that 82 East is a great highway. It was a long travel day, but going through little towns makes it seem better. Travel safe today!

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    1. Thanks Shirley. The pictures are just quick shots out the window at 55 mph and not the best but they at least give an idea of what we're seeing. Actually the day wasn't too long a travel day and it passed quickly, the little towns keeping it interesting to be certain. Not a lot of traffic to start the day and that made the drive nicer as well.

      Thanks!!

      Take care, be safe,
      Deb

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  6. Looks like you had a great travel day. Being safe is key and it sure is nice to have nice roads to travel on. I missed the mountains when we hit flat lands, so cool how the horizon changes for us to keep it always interesting.
    Enjoy some down time for a few days.

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    1. Thanks Patsy, it was a good day for travel. We moved right along and enjoyed the sights of the small towns and like you we also miss the mountains but were into the rolling hills before we actually realized we were out of the dessert. How strange is that? Hahaha.... The flat lands have a magic of their own I have no doubt but they haven't appealed to me the way the mountains do for some reason. I guess I like the break in the horizon more than a realized.

      Thanks.

      Take care, be safe,
      Deb

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