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

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. 

Near Bleakwood.

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.

The Sabine River separates Texas from Louisiana.

California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and now Louisiana!

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.

De Ridder to Oberlin.

I like having a perspective of where I am in the big picture.

The woods can give us protection from some wind, but sometimes I think that it funnels it right into our faces.

On the road near Oberlin.

Fewer hills meant more traffic, but I was okay with that today.

Take a break to see something interesting and then back on the road. ​​https://forestheritagemuseum.org/

Always a welcome sight to move you along. Will there be an ice cream stand?

Remains of the Meeker sugar refinary.

Allowed go camp near the Fire Station in Bunkie.