My wife and I found a stretch of road in East Lubbock that had nice new wide sidewalks and newly poured wide concrete driveways, but there was really nothing there but ruins and junk and empty lots with myriads of prairie dogs. Could this be Lubbock's "Bridge To Nowhere"? We took photos, of course.
Is this area marked for future development, or was the paving work nothing but waste, a project, maybe, for some local bigwig's worthless brother-in-law?? There is really nothing much out there.
Back in Lubbock.
But we passed through Wolfforth on the way to Lubbock, and that explains the water tower.
These photos are really great examples of what you are likely to see if you are on the road anywhere within one hundred miles of Lubbock. It is all very much like this:
People don't travel to this area because of the scenery. They don't travel here because of the recreational opportunities (unless it has something to do with dirt bikes). I don't think anyone in their right mind would visit this area expecting to have fun. Well, they might be masochists. No, people come here because the cost of living is low and jobs are actually easy to find. If you can cope with the privation and danger, you can make a bundle in the oil patch. In Midland and Odessa, for instance, oil patch jobs are plentiful and they pay very well. But there the cost of living is very high and housing is almost non-existent. If you can work like a dog, sweat like a hog, want to risk your life on a daily basis and live out of your car, you can make lots of money, save lots of money, and if you survive the experience with most of your appendages still attached you will be glad you did it. Actually, in Midland or Odessa you can make good money doing almost anything because the oil fields are soaking up the labor pool. Very, very, competitive and a tight labor market.
In this area there is rarely even a first bend and even if the road makes a 180, you can see what's coming up because there is NOTHING to obstruct your view. I like that. I get nervous driving if I can't see at least a few miles ahead, and my preference is to drive in a straight line. I've gotten used to that living here.
I wonder if the AMO WORKS has a website? Good place to buy your amo. Can't do no shoting without amo.
...but I am not aware of any parties. As such.
The scenery does not change very much, though you drive mile after mile after mile.
