Hot Travel Day
We're still in Texas.
We woke up in Hamlin Texas before the sun came up. It was 5:30 am and the temperature was 78 degrees. We slept well with the air condition on and a fan going. We put thing away and put a small cooler together. We were on the road by 6:00 am. We wanted to get an early start because it was going to be hot.
We drove by the local donut shop but it was closed. We kept on driving down the road. We hoped to find another donut shop open for breakfast otherwise we had snacks.
We drove drove 272 miles through Texas to Dumas, Texas. We mainly drove highway 287, which was a four lane highway. We drove through many small towns. They were Aspermont, Guthrie, Paducah, Childress, Estelline, Memphis, Hedley, Leila Lake, Clarendon, Claude, Pampa, Amarillo and Dumas. There probably were a few smaller towns.
We did a few stops along the way. Fist was in Aspermont at TM Donuts for breakfast. We almost didn't stop because we thought it was closed. We saw the open sign on so we did. We were glad we stopped, the donuts were fresh and tasted good. The owner was friendly and the prices were reasonable ($1.00). Larry got four donuts, which were a sprinkle donut, chocolate glazed, maple glazed and a glazed. It cost $4.00. Next stop was Safety Rest Area Donley County. The rest area was very nice. Inside the main building it had some booths setup for you to get information (Weather Information, Driving Directions, Information, Self-Service Information, Monument Locator and Places: To Go, To Eat and To Stay. It was very clean and big restrooms. Next stop was Claude to fill the Minnie with gas. Next stop was Braum's for lunch. Final stop was Texoma Park for the night.
As we were driving between Paducah and Childress we saw three turkeys flying across the highway. This was the first time we seen turkeys fly a long distance. If they hadn't flown we won't have seen them. We also saw workers working on utilities. I had never seen them pull the cables through a pipe. I just saw one of the workers hold a tape line. Larry explained what the workers were doing and the tape line was called a pull line. He said they put the pipe in and then feed the cable from one end to the other. In order to do that they have to them through with a pull line. Larry knew what it was because he had worked as an electrician.
Guthrie Texas Cattle Drive from 2021
More of the Cattle Drive in Guthrie Texas from 2021
It was a nice drive through cattle country and farms. I dozed on and off through the ride. By the time we got to Dumas Texas it was hot. It got up to 102 degrees.
In the evening I did four laps around Texoma Park for a total of 1.75 miles. By the end of the day I had done 6,500 steps.
We had a super day.
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