Turkey,
TX |
Made a quick trip out to Turkey, TX. Here's
a few photos I took on the way over and back. |
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I have over 180,000 miles
on this bike and I have ridden by 100s of football and soccer fields across
several countries. However, I've never been intrigued to stop at any of
them....................until now. I remember a few years ago Blake Vaughn
had mentioned that he enjoyed roaming the countryside viewing various
football fields/stadiums/coliseums. I never gave that comment a second
thought until I rode by this one just this morning. This one needed a
second look. I'm sure Blake would enjoy seeing this one too. |
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As I rode by, I immediately
thought of Blake's comment. I had to pull over and take a picture to share
with him. This field represents the simpliest form of a football stadium.
I don't think the picture can represent the specific feeling I had after
riding numerous miles across desolate miles in the cool temperatures on
this beautiful morning. However, I do hope that it might encourage Blake
to make a similar trip some day to enjoy a fraction of what I did this
morning. Modest lifestyle is what I see here. Simpliy, living simpler. |
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I'll bet the individuals
in this very small community had to sacrifice much more to pay for this
stadium than many of the people of the larger communities did to have
theirs. You can sure tell that not a lot of extra dollars have been wasted
here. I'm sure they are just as proud of what they have too. This school
is located at Afton, Tx. The closest major town is Lubbock at 70 miles
away. With the cost of gas what it is, I can't imagine what it cost to
go on a shopping trip. (even for basics) |
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Notice the flatness of
the field |
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First State Bank in Matador,
TX |
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Matador |
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Miles of vast nothingness |
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Buffalo at the Caprock
Canyon State Park |
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Riding through the park |
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This is one of the bluffs
that the indians forced the buffalo over to their mass slaughter many
years ago. |
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Small town USA. Lonesome
Dove territory. |
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Going back in time...............a
drive-in picture show |
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Turkey TX Hotel |
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Mocked up fillin station
from yesteryear.............Phillips 66 (Turkey, TX) |
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Texas Swing Music |
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Psychologists make megabucks
"trying" to prescribe solutions that a great open road can do
in just a few miles on a nice wonderful stretch of road. |
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Church on a hill in Windthorst,
TX |