Tucumcari to Emporia
Have you ever heard of either of those towns? We have now stayed in both of them. Tucumcari , New Mexico is right off I-40 near the eastern side of New Mexico. The scenery is still very western and beautiful there. The name Tucumcari (two-come-carry) is supposed an Indian name that came from a love story gone bad with the chief's daughter. It sounded a little suspicious to me, but it probably does have something to do with the Native Americans. This picture is the Tucumcari Mountain which was right by our motel. The temperature was 65 when we left there this morning. Shortly after getting on the road this morning, we crossed into Texas and once again began seeing miles and miles of grasslands without much besides a few cattle. We did pass a huge cattle feedlot which covered acres and acres with thousands of cows. Texas farms not only cattle but also wind. We passed a wind farm today that had an old-style windmill right next to the huge new ones. Interesting to see ...