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92-Comfort, TX

In Pecos for one night…we saw a huge group of motorcycles doing the “Run for the Wall”

We had a 1-night stopover in Pecos on our way to New Mexico, and we just happened to get to a gas station at the same time as a huge group of motorcycles was there for a stop on their way to the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington D.C.  They are part of the “Run for the Wall” effort to raise awareness and money for wounded warriors of all wars and actions.

There were probably over 200 motorcycles parked at the gas station.  They were all standing around listening to one man speak, possibly giving them instructions for the next leg of the journey.  There was a police escort; the police blocked one entrance to the station and was forming a loose perimeter around the group so we couldn’t just walk up to someone and talk to them.  When they were ready to leave the police blocked the road going both ways so the motorcycles could all go out as a group.

I caught a couple of pictures with my phone (see below) and here’s a link to the website for the event: http://www.rftw.org/

  

92-Comfort, TX

Heading towards N.M. with a stop near San Antonio to see caverns and a museum

We’ve left family in Miss. and are headed towards N.M. for the start of our summer travels.  Our first stop is Comfort, TX which is about 30 miles northwest of San Antonio.  We stopped one night in Beaumont, TX as we don’t like to travel more than about 6 hours in a day.

Our plan for Comfort was to visit the Cascade Cavern nearby and also see the Museum of the Pacific War.  But, bad weather disrupted our plans.

The first night we were here a severe thunderstorm struck about 11pm.  And I mean SEVERE!  Continuous lightning and thunder close by so it was extremely loud.  And, it hailed as well, not more than 1″ but heavy and for almost an hour.  It was really loud on the roof of our 5th wheel and really scared Laddy…me too!

So much rain that the cavern was closed as it was flooded.  We were told to call back the next morning to see if it would be open.  No such luck as it rained the following night too.

We did get to see the Museum of the Pacific War in nearby Fredericksburg.  It was very interesting and had lots of information, photos, and some planes and artillery on display. Below are a few pictures that Jeff took.

We can’t stay longer here as we have made reservations, so the cavern will have to wait for another visit.  Oh well!