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The two RV Gypsies in Van Horn, Texas April 12, 2009 |
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Lee driving past beautiful mountain peaks. This was a very windy trip. The motorhome often shook from the wind gusts so much that if Karen 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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Karen tried to
walk in the strong winds, but she could barely move! |
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| The wind was so strong Lee
thought he could fly, and he almost did take off! |
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Lee and his Wild Man Hair-do
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Below: Interesting photos taken
from the moving motorhome while driving to
Van Horn Texas. |
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Windmills harvesting energy |
Can't do a Texas page without an oil
well. |
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| painting on a bridge |
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The two RV Gypsies stopped
at a picnic spot for lunch. It was windy and cool. |
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Scenery at the picnic area |
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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. |
A dust storm alongside the highway |
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more photos of dust storms
alongside the highway |
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A BUNCH OF BEAUTIFUL SCENERY
- taken from the moving motorhome - |
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A few
photos of plants that the two RV Gypsies liked |
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oak mistletoe |
a beautiful sky to travel under |
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| 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 extra 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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 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 |
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Spectacular views from Guadalupe Peak, |
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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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