Now I'm back out on my own for the next 4 weeks and today I find my self on one of the lonely roads. These roads are normally U.S. highways in the parts of the country where there are not any big city's or towns. U.S. 287 from Fort Worth to Amarillo to Limon CO on I70 is a major truck route because of the lack of a interstate to Denver from the Dallas area. 287 also crosses some very empty stretches of the country.
This is Campo CO on the Colorado, Oklahoma border and as you can see there is not much out here.
It is amazing how if you mention Colorado people think Rocky mountains but they don't realize that half of Colorado is flat high range lands.
These roads are, in my opinion very interesting to cross. They take you to parts of the country seldom see by anyone who does not live out here. The people are very friendly and would talk to you all day if given the chance. They are very proud of their way of life out here and would not generally trade for anything different.
Although you don't see it in this picture, the trucks are thick on this highway some times traveling in packs of 10 or more.
Out here you run across some interesting sights, like Boise OK in the pan handle of Oklahoma. In Boise 3 highways come together at the county court house and you have to circle the court house to get to the highway you want to go to.
It's kinda like trucks on a merry go round. You can only go one direction as you can see from the sign.
until next time, be safe.
