Tuesday, May 3, 2011

From Douglas, AZ, we traveled east into Texas. Went through El Paso & then south to Del Rio.
Del Rio is on the Rio Grande and we've posted pictures of the dam & reservoir there.
From Del Rio, we went futher east to Hondo, TX, where we spent Easter.
Then drove through Louisiana & got on the Natchez Trace in Natchez, MS. It runs through Mississippi, a bit of Alabama, up to Nashville, TN. It is a beautiful drive, but we were shocked to see the all the damage from the tornadoes last week.
We are now in southern Ohio & will be in Toledo on Wednesday.
These were some wildlife we saw in Texas, but don't know what they are









Scorched prairie in western Texas from wildfires







What our windshield looked like after driving through a swarm of bees.









The Amistad Reservoir in Del Rio, Texas











More of the reservoir













This is the border crossing across the dam















The dam that blocks the Rio Grande River to form the Amistad Reservoir

















Behind the dam, the Rio Grande looking toward Mexico



















An injured Turkey Buzzard along the road





















Spanish Moss on oak trees along the Natchez Trace in Mississippi























Mississippi College in Clinton, MS - all the buildings are red brick with white trim - really pretty campus

























Damage to the trees along the Natchez Trace in Mississippi from the tornadoes last week



























The trees were just snapped off



































































































































This is how the Natchez Trace normally looks