Road Trip to Mississippi: Day Five

Day Five: Amarillo, TX to Dallas, TX

Finally got to some interesting scenery again! Driving out of Amarillo is still ridiculously boring, but about halfway to Dallas you start seeing trees. TREES! So in honor of this, I have made a list for your enjoyment:

You know you are a Pacific Northwesterner in Texas when:

-The sight of trees excites you. It doesn't matter how tall the thing is, IT'S A TREE! The excitement increases even more when there is a cluster (3+) of trees in the same area. FOREST!

-The above statement also goes for rivers, ponds, lakes, and hills. ALMOST A MOUNTAIN! WATER!

-You take a picture of the first oil rod pump you see.

-The above statement also goes for cotton fields and Texas longhorn.

-You wonder how many more signs could possibly either say "Texas" somewhere on it, or have a picture of the state on it.

-Pullman and Moscow are no longer considered "in the middle of nowhere."

-Locals thank you for your service in the military. It's awesome!

-People talk funny. But you love listening to it!

-Everyone around you is nice! And it surprises you!

-You haven't had a Starbucks in five days and you can't wait to finally walk into one and breathe deeply.

-Instead of every other car being a Prius or Subaru, every other vehicle is a pickup truck. Either a Ford or a Chevy. And every other semi-truck is for cattle.

-You start seeing road signs that say "Don't Mess With Texas" and it scares you at first, but then you think "WTF?"

-At the rest area, you get concerned when you see, in between the men and women's bathrooms, a door that is titled "Tornado Shelter." (Your first time ever seeing that).

-Instead of seeing Deer signs, you see Rattlesnake signs.