The Long Ride Home Day 1

I left the lovely burg of Dallas around 8am on Sunday.  Not sure what I was thinking or if I was thinking but started north on 35E before I realized I was heading toward Oklahoma.  Guess I was already caught up in my Inspector Gamache book on tape.  Waisted an hour getting my bearings. Geez. Once I got myself turned around it was a long but easy ride to Albuquerque.


                         Spied these classic autos outside Ft. Worth.

Then saw this great old diner.

Took an off road adventure and found Ranger, Texas.

Nearly completely abandoned I wonder what Ranger was like in its heyday?

Definitely Last Picture Show ambience.

From there I plodded along listening intensely to "Bury Your Dead,"

while Ramona snored in the back seat of the packed 4 Runner.

Can't believe all the "stuff" I brought back with me. Then again there was the shopping spree in the Bishop Arts District and my finds at the

First Monday Flea Market. Still it felt like my 4 Runner had shrunk in size.

Kept snapping interesting sights through the car windows.

Then there was the black hole of a thunderstorm. Imagine the end of the world and this was it.  You think I'm kidding?!? That's the light of day on the right side of the picture.

Pretty freaky and yet ever so exciting!