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Interstate Twenty

Warm sunlight and desert mountains blanket the horizon. Miles of asphalt fly under my feet. I love being out here among trucks.

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2nd near West County Rd.

Odessa, Texas

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Roadside Bluebonnets

Goldthwaite, Texas

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Gas Station

Glenrio, Texas

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Texas State Highway 17

Saragosa, Texas

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Neighbors

Bovina, Texas

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Guadalupe Pass

Guadalupe Mountains, Texas

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FM 3503

Sand haulers and company trucks roar today, yet in a lost decade, young mechanics revved muscle cars on two lanes, interrupting calm nights before red taillights. It’s been forever since I’ve considered FM 3503.

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Carscapes

I did the unthinkable and walked in a city as a pedestrian. The fact that nobody stopped to ask for an explanation surprised me.

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Railroad Street

Navasota, Texas

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Grant Avenue

Odessa, Texas

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City Limit

Kimbro, Texas

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Billboard

Odessa, Texas

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Wheel

Navasota, Texas

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Gas Station

Vega, Texas

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Highway 302

West Odessa, Texas

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Paisano Pete

Fort Stockton, Texas

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Tire Art

Tire Mart’s letter M went missing.

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Orla

A tall cylindrical gas pump stands outside the small wooden building covered with flaking paint. Inside, a concession stand waits beside mailboxes at the last stop for gas, cold drinks, snacks, beer, and ice — a long way to anywhere from Orla Grocery.

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San Antonio to El Paso Road

The San Antonio to El Paso Road, beginning circa 1850, was a western mail route across Texas to the Pacific. It went west along US 90 and turned north to join the Devils River near Comstock, linking forts Lancaster, Stockton, and Davis — and historic sites Casa Navarro, Landmark Inn, and Magoffin Home.