Day 11 - Texarkana, AR to Austin, TX

Days on the road: 11.
Miles today: 404.
Miles to date: 2846.

Day 11 started ominously as thunder roared outside my window and woke me unexpectedly. I had gone to bed last night after watching the local news and hearing far too much about heavy storm warnings included a record high reading of 7 on something called the "TORCON" - a tornado condition measuring system, and this morning thunder seemed an ominous precursor of the day to come.

I decided to get on the road and make miles before the heat of the day stirred up the atmosphere into decidedly non-convertible weather. The humidity was high and the sky, she was ripe with rain babies. The top stayed up and it was the right move as moments after pulling onto the road, the rain came. While it got quite heavy 2 or 3 times along the way, things didn't get too hairy. And the generous Texas speed limits meant my progress was brisk. Unfortunately, the conditions for photography were less than ideal, so the camera stayed on the trunk again today and the internet will have to provide the pictures.

My route took me Southwest into Texas and its lovely visuals of:

Big pickup trucks (more than I could count):


Oil Rigs - just like on the 80's TV show "Dallas":



Cattle ranches:


And many cows (or as I like to call them, future-steaks):



Safe and sound in Austin for a few days.