When I left you I was in the public library catching up on the blog updates. I left the library, stopped by a burger place for lunch,and headed back on Highway 82 East. I really liked Artesia,at least what I saw of it. They have done much improvement to the downtown area, even a movie theater,and it is very attractive. Artesia appears to be an oil town,with a big refinery on the East side.
As I left town,there was lots of agriculture along the way. Cotton,hay,and a very large pecan grove,were some of the products. After a couple of miles, the landscape turned into something that looked like a huge scrapyard. Most of the stuff was related to the oil industry....Big machinery and containers,etc. There was also lots of businesses related to oil....Either to drilling and refining, or to repair of the equipment.
I soon crossed what appeared to be a river (with no name), or maybe it was some sort of agricultural ditch. Either way it had lots of water,but was not very wide. I then came to a small village named Riverside,and stopped at a store for ice and a few supplies. By this time it was getting late, so I started looking around for a place to camp. I came to a long building that housed the local volunteer fire department. I looked around and found a nice spot behind the building for my tent. The weather looked a little threatening,so I figured the building might provide some protection in case of a storm. I also looked around to see if there was any horses in the vicinity, just in case.
Before long the tent was up,and I was in the sleeping bag cozy and warm. Hopefully no one will come and run me off during the night.
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