![]() ![]() I boondocked at the Pecos Rest Area with 342 miles on Tuesday that put my total at 711. Just take I-10 to exit 99 for Sierra Blanca, Texas. This is one of those, if you prefer to take a break from driving or have your lunch in a Tee Pee. The differences are, they only play six men instead of eleven, the field is only 80 yards long and 40 yards wide instead of 100 yards long and 53 1/3 yards wide and it takes 15 yards for a first down instead of 10.Īlong the highways and byways of our great country are some very interesting rest areas. At first I thought “well maybe they only had six guys that played football” but after a little research it really is “a thing”. This silo outside Fort Hancock, Texas peaked my curiosity. Then why is it dry and full of trees?Īnswer: Diversion, warmer weather and less snow melt. Question: Does anyone realize how close the Mexico border is to I-10 from El Paso to Esperanza, Texas?Īnother Question: I thought the Rio Grande was a huge river. Ah Shaddup! I think I found Foghorn Leghorn or maybe his brother. I got off the interstate and drove into Faben, Texas. No it’s not a statue of Jackie Kennedy Onassis, it’s the Uniroyal Gal and she hangs out in El Paso. On Tuesday I drove the rest of New Mexico and into Texas where I found this lovely lady. So it was off to McDonalds for some fresh brew and a breakfast burrito. ![]() Worst part about boondocking….No Microwave for my morning coffee! This marker sits at the Veterans Park in Deming, New Mexico in remembrance of approximately 900 New Mexico National Guardsman who never made it home from the Death March. Many died during the marches that took 5 days time.Īfter forty months of torture, depravation and humiliation in Japanese prison camps the P.O.W’s were liberated. The Death March was a 65 mile march from the peninsula to a POW camp. When they took the Bataan Peninsula, the American and Filipino defenders surrendered. The day after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor they invaded the Philippines. I know I didn’t pay a lot of attention in World History class but I am pretty sure I would have remembered this. I learn things I never knew anything about. This is why I am so intrigued by these oddities. How many of you have ever heard about Bataan Death March? I had not. My destination for the night was in Deming, New Mexico, boondocking at Walmart.īut first, I stopped by the Veterans Park. No trip on I-10 east or west is complete until you cross the Continental Divide! This is the defunct Tee Pee Cafe in Bowie. Back on I-10, the next town on my list was Bowie, Arizona. So I decided I could fit through here! I did but it was a tight squeeze and a piece of cake for my little girls!Īfter a nice walk on the rocks it was time to get back on the road. There is a roadside rest area on I-10 that hosts the Texas Canyon which lies between the Little Dragoon Mountains to the north and the Dragoon Mountains on the south. Rex Allen starred in 19 action-packed westerns with his stallion Ko Ko.Īrizona Cowboy and Colorado Sundown were just a few of the westerns Allen and Ko Ko appeared in.Īnother point of interest in Wilcox was the Railroad Dining Car BBQ. Rex also appeared in the show “Frontier Doctor” and narrated more than 100 nature films for Walt Disney. Rex Allen’s trademark song was “Streets of Laredo”. ![]() When I got to I-10, I drove to Wilcox, Arizona, where I found the statue of Rex Allen, Singer/Actor born and raised in Wilcox. It isn’t very big, only a bit taller than the mailboxes. I headed south on Highway 191 and found this Polka Dot Elephant. I couldn’t really tell if people still live there or not, my guess is no, but stranger things happen. I drove through several small towns and when I pulled into Safford, Arizona I had to see the Silo House. I took Route 60 and then Route 70 through the mountains and it was a lovely drive. I filled the truck up and headed to Starbucks on Monday morning, hitched up and said my goodbyes. I had a week to take my time and explore these odd people, places and things and share them with you. In this top picture Camelback Mountain is in the middle, that is the one I climbed with my cousin Teresa.Īs you know I like the oddities of the world and I usually find them on. The view of Phoenix was beautiful on this clear sunny day.ĭobbins Lookout is 2,330 feet in elevation and is the highest point in the South Mountains. So, over the last 7 days I traveled through Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, finding oddities and visiting new places.īut before I left Arizona, Tracy and I visited Dobbins Lookout at South Mountain. This week I headed back to the white sandy beaches of the Gulf of Mexico. ![]()
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