“ Lone Star” Random Style

What unexpected images have crossed your mind recently in travel? 

So much of life, it seems to me, is determined by pure randomness.” (Sidney Poitier) 

Sightseeing along the vast land expanses of West Texas typically can be a real challenge for me to deal with. For my concentration often lapses into mindless “autopilot” mode then as I pass by predictably flat and empty prairie along the way. So during a recent road trip route taken along State Road 287 through the state’s northwest corridor from Denton to Amarillo, I found a way to “shake up” being affected by such monotonous boredom during this three hundred mile drive. Very simply, I added the element of wishful chance to my observations. This plan involved stopping at local rest stops and just randomly looking around for “eye catching” artifacts displayed along surrounding grounds and visited interiors. At two particular oases, my mindful inspections thus unexpectedly “brought to light” several  topics of interest that seemed to market well with a “true Texan” state of mind.

Take a look then at this collection of fourteen stimulating images in the photo set below. Do any of them surprise you about what you think living in Texas is like? Do these opinions add to or detract from your interest in the Texas travel experience?  Please feel free to share.