Entering another world
April 30th 2006 Today I was on the road by about 6:15 AM local time, a pattern that thankfully for the most part would continue for the rest of my trip. Driving west on I-20 out of Sweetwater there was a peculiar smell in the air...burning oil. I'm assuming it had to do with all the oil wells and refineries I saw along the highway. Just a guess. I had to stop on the side of the road and get the picture of the
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