El Paso Texas

  The trip from San Antonio to El Paso was stressful. Usually I plan out my gas stops in advance. This time I thought it wouldn't be a problem since RT10 is the only major highway heading west from San Antonio.  Two times I found myself down to 50 miles of fuel left based on a 5-7mpg average before I would see a sign for gas. I never like cutting it that close because I can't just pull into any  gas station with a 13'8" tall trailer. Whomever laid out the distance between truck stops was on point.

 EL PASO 

    It was great to meet up with Anthony aka Little Jin Grant. He gave me the best guided tour of El Paso.  He showed me the Franklin Mountains which has a beautiful panoramic view of the city and part of Mexico. He pointed out all the interesting buildings, the rio grande river, and a club owned by a cartel. After that we headed to the west side to venture into Fort Bliss where he served in the Army.  It was really good catching up with him because I have not seen him in over four years. 

 I didn't get to see any rattlesnakes. :-) I guess that's a good thing.

---