Day 50 Cleveland to Silsbee 65 miles

Nov 7th The forest , whether itis still the big thicket or otherwise is seemingly endless . There are little oilwells here and there but the trees are omnipresent and at times a little forebodding causes . I pass through Saratoga, the town where an unexplained phenomenom causes a ghostly light to appear on a local road through the forest, it would enice to linger here andsee this but there is nowhere to camp or stay around here.
On this journey I have not been attacked by animals other than the mosquitos, however I seem to drive dogs wild , they bark and run along fences, and a couple have even pursued me for a short distance. Today nearing the end of the journey and rather weary I spot an unfenced dog of considerale size on the other side of the two lane road, he is bounding up a short driveway and barking like crazy. As I draw parrallel and we are looking directly at each other, I am trying to accelerate and avoid a conflict, he hesitates, barking and holding my stare, then he makes a great leap forward directly toward me when oblivious to both of us a pick up truck coming the other way, at speed slams into him. He is killed instantly. It was a disturing incident, I keep pedaling, the outcome could have been different in many ways, I wonder if there will be kids crying in that house tonight. I am quite tired on arrival in Silsbee and have had a bit of pain in my knees which soon goes away. Silsbee is another bland kinda town, probably the last night I'll sleep in Texas , for a while anyway.

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