TEXAS PANHANDLE AND INTO COLORADO

We left Dallas on Monday morning for our trip up through the Texas Panhandle to Amarillo. The drive was a reminder that are "Texas wide open spaces".  Nothing to see along U.S. 287 but farmlands, ranches and grain elevators.

We did some minor maintenance on the Honda Fit on Tuesday morning in Amarillo before heading north again on U.S. 287 through the western corner of Oklahoma and into Colorado.  It sure was good to visit an honest auto dealership, Southwest Honda in Amarillo.  We had minor brake work completed that didn't break the bank.   

Heading into Stratford, the last town along our route in Texas, we saw a sign which said the Pheasant Capital of Texas.  That  bit of information just might win you a trivia contest somewhere.  We didn't see any pheasants though.

Crossing state lines into Oklahoma did not change the scenery - the same barren ranchland as Texas.  We did see our first wildlife of the trip when a deer crossed the road about 50 yards ahead of us.  We also spotted prairie dogs sitting on top of their mounds along a portion of the route. 

We entered the Mountain time zone when we passed into Colorado.  We are staying at the Lamar Sportsman Park and Horse Motel.  Yes, there is a barn less than 30 yards from the front of our RV with about 10 stalls for horses.  In fact, the RV on our right is a horse trailer with some living space.  We watched as an older couple took their two horses to the barn along with water, feed and grooming supplies.

Tomorrow's journey will take us east of Denver and into our summer home state of Wyoming.