Towns Out West

Back when we were in Memphus a group of us were able to talk to some locals about the layout of towns across Texas. Most towns are about thirty miles apart becaus that was the distance that a coach could travel back in theday's before trains. As train transportation became more popular for moving freight across the southwest stations like this one would be built in towns. Smaller towns, most which have been deserted now, popped up to serve as short rest stops for travelers.

Over the next few weeks we will becoming into some pretty desolate territory with towns as much as 80 miles apart from each other; that also means no gas stations to fill up water bottles or DQ to grab a milkshake. During the first few days, 40 miles seemed pretty distant, but as the days go on I am becoming more accustomed to the vast space that surrounds us and the only car we see for miles is our van.