Today, we drove from the southeast corner of Oklahoma (Broken Bow) into northeastern Texas or “East Texas” as many call it.. We went from Oklahoma’s hilly, forested area with logging trucks everywhere to flat, open land as we approached the Red River which separates Oklahoma and Texas. Once we crossed the river the terrain became slightly rolling with conifers. On US Highway 259, in Oklahoma, the road was narrow with no shoulder. Across the Red River in Texas the road instantly changes with wider shoulders.
We’d forgotten how pretty East Texas can be with it’s rolling hills and greenery. It has a mixture of conifers and deciduous trees. The US highways in Texas are nicely paved with big wide shoulders and often high speed limits up to 75 mph. We have not seen speeds this high since we left Montana in early September. Another nice feature of Texas highways are the picnic areas on the side of the road. They aren’t frequent but many, many states have nothing, not even a shoulder to pull off on!
Our campsite overlooking Lake O' the Pines in Jefferson Texas in East Texas.
3 FREEZING NIGHTS
We’ve got 3 nights of below freezing weather (last night, tonight and tomorrow night). To run the furnace we make sure our campsite has electricity and that we have enough propane. The furnace needs propane to heat and electricity for the blower. We also have an electric blanket, slippers and several regular blankets. We have 2 fleece throw blankets we use while we’re up reading. We can run the furnace without being plugged in but it drains the battery very quickly so we prefer to have electricity on really cold nights.
Terry wrapped in his fleece throw blanket, staying warm before going to bed. We put these on the bed to keep the heat in and they work! Thanks Maria!!!
Camping: Lake ‘o the Pines, Buckhorn Creek Campground COE
Electric, water, dump station, showers, 4 LTE