Today, we left Kansas, crossed through Oklahoma and passed through Texas, only to break into New Mexico. The mileage has been impressive, but even greater is the transition from the flatlands, to rolling hills, to the standing mountains and canyons with red rocks. The funny thing about learning geography is that you see glossy photos in textbooks and tourist guide photos of these places and yet they never seem to capture the awe inspiring appearance of a mountain in the background of rolling hills and cities tucked away.
Going through Texas was somewhat what we expected: Cattle, Oil wells, a lot of land and the occasional drawl from a gas station saying "ya'll come back now".
The sky seems massive here, on the Interstate we could see the storm cloud coming towards us and easily make out the sunshine behind it that we were driving through. You can tell the beauty of the land for miles around and in some ways you can't help but feeling the rugged nature of many of the places and the kindness of many of the people who live here.
In other news: They market an off road store for 3 miles with signs spaced approximately 10 miles apart. It sells everything from Fireworks to Blankets.
J.L
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