Texas and Louisiana

I crossed Texas west to east without getting on an interstate. Didn’t feel slowed down and the enjoyment ratcheted up.

Golf in big sky Electra TX

My only Texas night was in Electra at Crooked Creek Golf Course. The course is a 9 hole track with different tees for a back nine. Completely flat and walkable yet everyone was roaming around in carts. When I checked in to pay the green fees she paused thinking maybe I didn’t owe anything because I was walking. I assured her that I should still pay green fees. The course was fun.

Scissor-tailed flycatcher

An on course highlight was the many observed scissor tailed flycatchers. A first for me, and fun to find the bird on the cover of Wingspan.

I overnighted in the van there after considering pushing further east after golf. Major thunderstorms and a tornado warning near Wichita Falls had me wisely choose to sit tight.

More crooked golf in Louisiana

My next night was at another crooked course - Crooked Hollow near Shreveport. Fun course that exceeded my expectations, even with a seven-some and six-some playing ahead of me as we raced to finish before sunset.

The bridges at Vicksburg MS

I quickly crossed Louisiana and the Mississippi at Vicksburg where I spent some time wandering the civil war battlefield and birding.