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Southern Tier- Virtual Bike Tour- West to East: Wrapping up Texas and into Louisiana

1/22/2023

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On a tour you keep pedaling along.  As long and you are walking, coasting, or pedaling, the rubber is moving along. Your little efforts move you along to your destination.  I have been plugging along on the Southern Tier starting at the end of September.  On October 22 I enter the west part of Texas.  One thousand miles later I am now in Louisiana. I have now traveled over 2000 miles on this route.  The sites have been interesting. 
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Near Bleakwood.
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This area too was a lumber area.  The railroad came to this section of the state and created Bon Wier. The name comes from the two last names of founders.  Now I cross the river and into Louisiana.
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The Sabine River separates Texas from Louisiana.
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California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and now Louisiana!
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In De Ridder we found distinctive looking buildings.
In De Ridder the elevation is 203'.  This was a town of over 10,000 and it had many good services.  This town was named after a railroad financier.  It seems like so many towns on my western routes have names somehow connected to the railroad.  It was the railroad that opened so many areas.
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De Ridder to Oberlin.
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I like having a perspective of where I am in the big picture.
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The woods can give us protection from some wind, but sometimes I think that it funnels it right into our faces.
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On the road near Oberlin.
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Fewer hills meant more traffic, but I was okay with that today.
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Take a break to see something interesting and then back on the road. ​​https://forestheritagemuseum.org/
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Always a welcome sight to move you along. Will there be an ice cream stand?
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Remains of the Meeker sugar refinary.
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Allowed go camp near the Fire Station in Bunkie.
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