Sunday, December 21, 2008 - Livingston TX
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Historic Roadside Park, US190, Newton County TX, December 21, 2008
Travel route for the day
From Eunice LA
- West on US190 about 190 miles
To Livingston TX
Night camp
Wal-Mart Parking Lot in Livingston TX
Wal-Mart Supercenter in Livingston TX
Wal-Mart Supercenter, 1620 West Church, Livingston, TX 77351 - (936) 327-6370
- The parking lot at the Livingston store is on a bit of a slope but it's usable.
- The store is on the north side of US190 just west of the US59 interchange
- Verizon cell phone service- yes, excellent signal
- Verizon EVDO Broadband service - yes, excellent signal
- Find other Wal-Marts in the area
- Check the weather here
It's No Use Arguing Tastes with a Cow
By what appears, furthermore, to be the compensating justice of Nature, the treasures of the earth are always hidden in the most unattractive, dismal, and dreary spots. At least all the mining places I ever visited are so located, and Bisbee is no exception. To get away from the cramped little village and its unsavoury restaurant, I established my first camp four miles south of it on a commodious and pleasant opening, where we could do our own cooking. But here a new annoyance, and rather a curious one, was met with. The cattle of the region evinced a peculiar predilection for our wearing apparel. Especially at night, the cows would come wandering in among our tents, like the party who goes about seeking what he may devour, and on getting hold of some such choice morsel as a sock, shirt, or blanket, Mrs. Bossie would chew and chew, “gradually,” to quote Mark Twain, “taking it in, all the while opening and closing her eyes in a kind of religious ecstasy, as if she had never tasted anything quite as good as an overcoat before in her life.” It is no use arguing about tastes, not even with a cow.