Texas Bound

We are on our way to Texas to the Foretravel factory in Nacogdoches. We have a leak in the seal on the front slide. And, when we got to Wilderness TT I noticed water dripping from under the coach bay where the Aquahot lives and yes it also has sprung a leak. With those 2 major repairs looming in our near future and a few other items on a wish list we changed plans and headed for the great state of Texas. Our first stop was Casa Grande Desert Shadows RV Resort. It was a Western Horizons until recently but has been sold to the same company as Indian Waters. I expect some great improvements the next time we come through there.

Next stop was Las Cruces NM where we parked at the Eagles Lodge, they have 30 amp and water hookups. Wi-Fi inside the lodge. We went for a walk and found The Rio Grande River.

 

Here is Dick standing in the middle of the river.

This river is controlled by several dams the largest being the Elephant Dam 70 miles to the north. As you can see they don’t release much water.

We stayed there 2 nights then onward to Midland Texas. We parked in the front yard of my nephew’s Matt & Lisa for a couple of nights. We went for a walk the next morning where Dick took this picture. There are lots of oil wells in this part of the state.

Matt took us to The Petroleum Museum where Lisa works. What started as the dream of one man in 1957 has become the nation’s largest museum dedicated to the industry and its pioneers.

There was an excellent documentary on the oil industry.

Modern oil rig erected in front of the museum.

Also housed in the museum is the Chaparral Gallery which tells the pioneering story of the Chaparral Road Racers. Jim Hall revolutionized the sport of racing in 1965 with his winged Chaparral racing cars. His aerodynamic innovations, wings, ground effects and light-weight construction materials. He has donated some of his cars to the museum.

This race car was banned from the track because it was too fast.

I got to sit in one to see what it was like. You had to take the steering wheel off to get in and out.

This is a later design of his. He had retired from racing and someone talked him into designing an open wheel Indy style car.

We had a great visit with Matt & Lisa and hope to come through there again when we can stay longer and maybe take in a football game. He plays for the Drillers a semi-pro team. Their first game was this last Saturday and they won 38 to 6.

Next stop is Lake Whitney TT.