in Van Horn, Texas
April 12, 2009
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The two RV Gypsies in Van Horn, Texas April 12, 2009 |
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Lee Duquette driving past beautiful mountain peaks. This was a very windy trip. The motorhome often shook from the wind gusts so much that if Karen Duquette closed her eyes, she would think she on a ship in rough seas. |
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took a break from driving, and the wind gusts just about blew them away! |
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Below: Karen Duquette
tried to walk in the strong winds, but she could barely move! |
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wind was so strong that Lee Duquette thought he could fly, and he almost
did take off! |
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Below: Lee Duquette and
his Wild Man Hair-do -- LOL |
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Below: Interesting photos
taken from the moving motorhome while driving to Van Horn Texas. |
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Below: Windmills harvesting energy
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Karen Duquette can not post a Texas
page without an oil well on it. |
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| Below: A painting on a
bridge. |
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Below: The two RV Gypsies
stopped at a picnic spot for lunch. It was windy and cool. |
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Below: Scenery at the picnic
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This road dipped and raised like a roller
coaster. Guess that is why certain low sections flood at times and they
had a gauge to mark the flood level in the road. |
Below: A dust storm alongside the
highway |
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Below: More photos of
dust storms alongside the highway |
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Below: A BUNCH OF BEAUTIFUL
SCENERY - taken from the moving motorhome, through a closed window that
was not made to open. |
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Below: A few photos of
plants that the two RV Gypsies liked. |
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Below: Oak mistletoe |
Below: A beautiful sky to travel under |
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| Below: Entering Van Horn Texas. Van Horn sits astride I-10 and is the hub of the Texas Mountain Trail. Within 50-200 miles there are many National Parks, state parks and historic sites including Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Fort Davis National Historic Site and State Park, Big Bend National Park, Balmorhea State Park, and McDonald Observatory. Van Horn has 15 motels, 3 RV Parks, 16 restaurants and 9 service stations. Van Horn is in Culberson County, the 5th largest county (in square miles) in Texas. The county is larger than the state of Rhode Island. Elevation ranges from 8,751 feet to valley floors at 3,000 feet. | |
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| Below: The RV of The Two RV Gypsies at Mountain View RV Park. It was off season so the park was empty except for two RVs. Nobody was at the office so the two RV Gypsies put their money in a box to pay for the campground. No clubhouse, pool, or amenities. Seems like it was just an overnight place for most RVers. | |
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| The ground was full of burrs. Guess that's the price you pay sometimes for the great outdoors. | The view from the RV of the Two RV Gypsies |
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The view from the park |
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NOTE: The two RV Gypsies returned to Van Horn Texas in September 2022 and parked their RV at Oasis RV Campground, which had some unusual things in the campground, plus a water tower across the street. If you go there now, there will be a link at the bottom of that page to bring you back here. They also explored other nearby areas, not visited in 2009. |
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 The
two RV Gypsies in Texas April 2009 |
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Note:
These photos are divided into five sections in order to allow photos to
load more quickly on each page and therefore be more pleasurable to viewers.
So please visit each of the five sections below for the drought in San
Angelo, the reservoir, prairie dogs, long-eared jackrabbit, road-runner
bird, Ozona and more. You may view these sections in any order you choose.
There is also a link to New Mexico below. |
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San
Angelo State Park and wildlife |
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Van
Horn (this page) |
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Spectacular
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 AFTER
you have visited ALL 5 of the above menus, continue on
to Las Cruces, New Mexico and more
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