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We left Roswell on September 15th, went through Carlsbad but didn't take time to stop at the Caverns. The country was surprisingly green with the Pecos River running through it. We were happy when we finally crossed into Texas. We saw a lot of live oil wells but many more that were silent. They looked like big black and yellow chickens pecking at the ground. They were much nicer than the ugly black ones I remembered from my childhood. We stopped in Pecos and went through their museum. It was on the site of an old hotel and tavern, which was the site of a shootout. The world's first rodeo was held in Pecos in 1883. Had to buy Bonnie a book about "Pecos Bill", one of her favorite heros. We stopped in Junction, Texas (about 40 minutes out of San Antonio) for gas, looked up and there was a Cooper's BBQ. We have eaten several times at the one in Austin and loved it so we had to pick some up for dinner. It was really nice pulling up to Wayde's brother's house in Garden Ridge, Texas. Parus and Sue looked great, as always. We had a really nice visit and especially enjoyed watching the deer playing and eating in the yard. They have a beautiful home and we hated to leave them.