{"id":1783,"date":"2018-09-06T01:37:35","date_gmt":"2018-09-06T00:37:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.hendelse.no\/?p=1783"},"modified":"2020-07-28T15:36:07","modified_gmt":"2020-07-28T14:36:07","slug":"the-lone-star-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.hendelse.no\/?p=1783","title":{"rendered":"The lone star state"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.hendelse.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/VanHorn-to-BigBend-map.html\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Fra Van Horn kj\u00f8rte vi helt ned til en grenseby vi ville se p\u00e5 veien, det viste seg \u00e5 v\u00e6re en litt sliten plass, med ganske f\u00e5 fristende plasser \u00e5 spise lunsj p\u00e5, s\u00e5 det ble til at vi bare kj\u00f8rte videre \u00f8stover og inn mot Terlingua eller n\u00e6rmere sagt Lajitas hvor vi hadde rom p\u00e5 en golf resort &#8211; det var en veldig western stil p\u00e5 bygningene og de hadde en veldig h\u00f8yr\u00f8stet fyr p\u00e5 gitar til underholdning i saloonen sin.<\/p>\n<p>Vi rakk s\u00e5pass denne dagen at vi bare kastet baggasjen inn p\u00e5 rommet og kj\u00f8rte inn i nasjonalparken for \u00e5 ta en runde der, og selv om vi hadde h\u00e5pet p\u00e5 \u00e5 f\u00e5 g\u00e5 en tur til fots i bunn av St. Elena canyon, s\u00e5 viste det seg at det hadde regnet s\u00e5pass mye den forrige uken at hvor en &#8220;n\u00e6rmere sagt hele \u00e5ret&#8221; kunne ta seg over elven, var blitt s\u00f8rpete og grusomt.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1791\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1791\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.hendelse.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DSC05285.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1791\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.hendelse.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DSC05285-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.hendelse.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DSC05285-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.hendelse.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DSC05285-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.hendelse.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DSC05285-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1791\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">St. Elena Canyon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1792\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1792\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.hendelse.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DSC05290.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1792\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.hendelse.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DSC05290-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.hendelse.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DSC05290-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.hendelse.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DSC05290-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.hendelse.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DSC05290-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1792\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">S\u00f8rpe i bunn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1794\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1794\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.hendelse.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DSC05297.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1794\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.hendelse.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DSC05297-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.hendelse.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DSC05297-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.hendelse.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DSC05297-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.hendelse.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DSC05297-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1794\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mexico p\u00e5 andre siden av &#8220;elven&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Etter denne litt skuffende vendingen s\u00e5 kj\u00f8rte vi grusveien tilbake til parkingangen bare p\u00e5 trass, selv om vi ble frar\u00e5det det p\u00e5 vei inn &#8211; det gikk utmerket fint med den bilen vi hadde.<\/p>\n<p>Vi kom ogs\u00e5 over borgermesteren i Lajitas &#8211; ei geit &#8211; og dette hadde v\u00e6rt borgermesteren her siden 70-tallet, de bare utnevnte nye geiter etterhvert som de trengte det.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.hendelse.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DSC05270.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1789\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.hendelse.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DSC05270-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.hendelse.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DSC05270-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.hendelse.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DSC05270-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.hendelse.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DSC05270-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1790\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1790\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.hendelse.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DSC05273.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1790\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.hendelse.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DSC05273-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.hendelse.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DSC05273-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.hendelse.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DSC05273-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.hendelse.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DSC05273-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1790\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Borgermesteren i Lajitas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.hendelse.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/BigBend-to-Odessa-map.html\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Dagen etterp\u00e5 kj\u00f8rte vi til Odessa &#8211; med 2 m\u00e5l for \u00f8yet &#8211; Texas BBQ og Drive-in kino.<\/p>\n<p>F\u00f8rst og fremst kom vi nesten for seint frem til \u00e5 rekke noen BBQ sted som fremdeles hadde \u00e5pent i 5-6 tiden p\u00e5 ettermiddagen, og etterp\u00e5 s\u00e5 ble v\u00e6ret ganske elendig s\u00e5 vi satt \u00e5 s\u00e5 en film i styrtregn og med vinduer fult i damp fra temperaturforskjellene &#8211; helt vi til fant ut i slutten av filmen at vi faktisk kunne ha bilen i gang uten at noen av lysene stod p\u00e5&#8230;. n00bs.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.hendelse.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Odessa-to-FtWorth-map.html\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Turen til Fort Worth gikk stort sett p\u00e5 interstate og i noks\u00e5 sm\u00e5trist v\u00e6r &#8211; vi bodde litt nord for byen over natta.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.hendelse.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/FtWorth-to-Austin-map.html\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Igjen &#8211; fra Fort Worth til Austin var det d\u00e5rlig v\u00e6r nedover og vi hold oss mest p\u00e5 interstate. I Austin hadde vi derimot fikset oss en 3-roms leilighet downtown, men igjen s\u00e5 ble det en demper p\u00e5 stemningen da det regnet for f\u00f8rste gang p\u00e5 en evighet i byen og vi fikk ikke sett flaggermusene under Congress Bridge. Vi fant dog lekker BBQ og \u00f8l.<\/p>\n<p>Det ga virkelig mersmak \u00e5 ha en leilighet i 16 etasje i downtown &#8211; lurer p\u00e5 hva noe slik koster \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.hendelse.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Austin-to-Houston-map.html\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I dag kj\u00f8rte vi over til Houston for returen hjem igjen til Norge i morgen &#8211; vi bor rett ved siden av et sv\u00e6rt handlesenter med allslags merker &#8211; eksklusive greier, totalt sl\u00f8seri for v\u00e5r del, men festlig \u00e5 oppleve.<\/p>\n<p>Det blir nok det for denne gang, Turen har virkelig v\u00e6rt variert, med innslag fra skandinavia i Minnesota og Dakota-statene, til mer kvegdrift og flate sletter og bibelbashers i Kansas. Nebraska og Oklahoma, til vanvittige naturopplevelser i Colorado, og stilige byer i New Mexico &#8211; for s\u00e5 \u00e5 avslutte med storslagne Texas.<\/p>\n<p>Vi har kost oss &#8211; n\u00e5 blir det tilbake til hverdagen igjen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff Fra Van Horn kj\u00f8rte vi helt ned til en grenseby vi ville se p\u00e5 veien, det viste seg \u00e5 v\u00e6re en litt sliten plass, med ganske f\u00e5 fristende plasser \u00e5 spise lunsj p\u00e5, s\u00e5 det ble til at vi bare kj\u00f8rte videre \u00f8stover og inn mot Terlingua eller n\u00e6rmere sagt Lajitas hvor vi hadde &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.hendelse.no\/?p=1783\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The lone star state<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1783","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sommeren-2018-us-central"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.hendelse.no\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1783","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.hendelse.no\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.hendelse.no\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.hendelse.no\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.hendelse.no\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1783"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/blog.hendelse.no\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1783\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1805,"href":"https:\/\/blog.hendelse.no\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1783\/revisions\/1805"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.hendelse.no\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1783"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.hendelse.no\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1783"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.hendelse.no\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1783"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}