So This Is Dallas…

Here we are in Dallas, Texas. We had a fairly uneventful trip from Phoenix. There was a crash of some sort coming into El Paso, Texas and we were rerouted around the city. It was notable only because the “loop” route that we took went high into the hills and we had a birdseye view of the city. That was as exciting as the trip got. Sorry.

There can’t be a more desolate place than western Texas. Hundreds of miles of prairie with nothing growing other than an occasional nondescript shrub.

Well, there are the refineries, too. When you’re traveling at night they look like something from another planet. Yellow lights trimming all of the refinery structures. Quite eerie, actually. Sort of like something from outer space. During the day they’re just big, industrial looking buildings and tanks and pipes and who-knows-what.

There are a few interesting facts noted in the AAA Tourbook on Texas. For example, Pecos, Texas is the place where the first rodeo was staged. It was actually a competition of sorts between various ranches and their ranch hands. Now it’s held every year around the Fourth of July.

Just when you think you’ll go bonkers, you come to the “hill country”. Very pretty. Lots of rolling hills and a teensy little bit of color other than beige. Must be really nice when it starts to green up.

Then you arrive in Fort Worth/Dallas and you’re back in civilization. I think I’m gonna like it here. (Sigh of relief… )

We met our new little charges two little mini-dachshunds – Pretzel and Kitz. They are the cutest little things (both girls) and I think we’ll really have fun with them. I’ll take some pictures today, if I can.