Here is the campground we are staying in for only 1 night at Van Horn Texas...a small town with a population of just over 2000. It was a major frontier railway town in the old days. We are not really touring, just stopping for the night. We are trying to take advantage of the low winds and no dust storms at the moment. We drove 8 hours today from Tucson to here in great weather. It seems like we have barely gotten into Texas even after the long drive! It was a fairly desolate landscape...more desert but no saguaros and eventually the Sierra Blanca Mountains. Desert mountains that is.
Driving through El Paso was interesting. It is the largest border city in the States and just across the Rio Grande you can see the contrast of Juarez Mexico. Juarez has quite a reputation these days...and it's not good. We are very much in the land of border patrols! We went through a huge check point several miles outside of El Paso.
Tomorrow will be very barren according to the map. Both tanks are filled ready for it since there are few towns. We will get close to San Antonio tomorrow however.
This little campground is quite nice! We had a lovely dinner and a local wine at the cafe right on the premises. Pretty good for a KOA. Lots of big rigs have pulled in for the night. Not surprising since there are not many places along this route.
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| Spring is in the air! |
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| Cholla...desert plants still evident. |
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| Wooden Saguaros |
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| Blossoms! |
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