March 23, 2018
After a nice night in a very clean America’s Best Value inn, it was back into the traffic and out of El Paso. I can’t say much about the scenery except that it was mostly dull and depressing with abandoned homes wasting away just outside the city limits. However, the mountains in Mexico, across the Rio Grande to the south were majestic. At least the traffic was light once we were out of the city.
The one thing lacking in this part of Texas is shade along the highway. The Pecan trees that line the highway in places are without leaf this time of the year as is nearly everything else. A innovative person will look for what shade he can find before settling down to lunch in this warm and bright part of the country. I found my shade under a bridge with a delightful breeze.
Lodging tonight is either camping in a church yard or spreading out inside the Fort Hancock Community Church. I found my own quiet spot in the vestibule where I could escape the 40 mph winds predicted for overnight.