March 6, Robson Ranch Denton TX, Day 6, Thursday

Up and at it, off to Gene Autry OK. This meant we went north for ten miles then east for eight miles, past a massive Dollar Store distribution center. We then followed a well marked trail, we soon found out why. There are some rundown homes and you think you are off course. We climbed a hill and there it was. An old school converted in 1978 to a Post Office and free museum. The place was an accumulation of old cowboy posters and memorabilia. Nothing really new, some of the enclosed materials, like a couple books laying flat had refuse from the shelf above layered on it. Looked outside and you guessed it it was snowing. As we pulled out of the parking lot I noticed that the other couple going through the museum was from Iowa. Sucked us northerners in. Unless you want to look at an area which needs help, pass this by.

Heading south, now we run into a strong snow squalls. Some of the largest flakes I have ever seen. Slow moving traffic except in my outer lane with the accumulating slop. The Ranch was out of town to the west, looked all white, hard to say how it normally looks. We found the check-in center and met Patti. We exchanged some small talk and she filled us in on the happenings. Now that we have 3 to 5 inches of heavy snow on the ground and the restaurant shutdown because of it we were escorted to our home for the three days. Turns out they don’t even have a snow shovel or snow scraper for the windows. We have been here for two hours and it is still snowing. Watching the travel channel and we have more snow in Texas than the Musk Ox’s have in the Artic circle, that we are watching.

Because of the snow the restaurant in the complex was closed. We went downtown and picked up gas, still 3.09 per gallon. As I was filling I struck up a conversation with the guy next to me turned out to be, Kellen Winslow Jr number 81 of the Cleveland Browns play ball he said he played ball with Adrian Jackson of the Vikes. Onward for food.

We went to Burgundy Steakhouse, close because of weather, went to Gillespie Italian again closed for weather. Well Hooligans downtown was open had a couple glasses of wine, onion rings, Shirleen’s deep fried cod and my two beef taco’s. Picked up a bottle of wine for later, in case we get snowed in for the weekend. Tomorrow here to look around and rest. Jerr