I have been to three Alpines in my life. Alpine, WY; Alpine, CA; and now Alpine, TX. Let me tell you, they do not have this name because they are flat.
Last night my Dad and I slept on the side of the road. I kid you not; we slept on the side of a farm road in Texas. I don't think a single car passed us all night long. The wind, oh the wind. Due to the ferocious wind I speak of, I was afraid my Dad and I would be propelled into the sky and would awake to a chorus of "We welcome you to Munchkin Land." Well, we didn't wake up in Oz. However, we awoke to freezing cold temperatures and a bitter wind. I'll admit that my mood could be classified as slightly better than foul.
We survived and had a great day of biking. We climbed to the McDonald Observatory. Again, I have never been to an observatory that is flat. We laughed frequently.
Tonight we are staying with another Warmshowers contact. They are GREAT. James and Julie fed us dinner (and dessert!) and told us stories of their adventures along the Pacific trail, Grandma's marathon, a trip to Spain, etc. They are also saving us from tonight's predicted low temperature of 10 F. They also have a "What would Wellstone do?" sticker. Oh Minnesota...
God Bless Texas and these awesome Texans.
1 comment:
Really Ann, you're brave, I really cant believe you slep by the side of the road. I am even scared to sleep with my windows open sometimes, let alone sleep outside... (with all the creepy insects imaginary and otherwise:-)) I am such a chicken...Its good to hear you a having a gr8 time though...Do keep extra warm....cheers from SA...Beauty
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