One more day in Texas – hopefully! Texas is big and hot and we are working our way out of it. For our last night we stopped at the Ole Town Cotton Gin and RV Park in Goodlett, TX.
Ole Towne Cotton Gin
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Local Towning
Knowing we were going to hitch up and leave Hord’s Creek Lake in Coleman, TX today, we decided to have our morning coffee outside during the coolest part of the day. Realizing it seemed dark for 6:30 in the morning, I opened the door to a dark sky and realized rain must be in the area. This part of Texas, as most of Texas, has not seen rain in a very long time and we were happy for them. For us it meant either packing up and leaving
in the rain or staying an extra day. We opted for the extra day.
Another Town, Another Engine
Another town, another engine.
Like many areas we have visited, Livingston, TX’s economy was largely influenced by timber. The W. T. Carter & Bro. Engine #5 is a coal burning steam engine which signifies the importance of the timber industry established in Polk County over 150 years ago and continues to be of importance today. The engine was built in 1911 by Philadelphia’s Baldwin Locomotive Works and was in operation until 1952.
No Place to Run
There is no place to run; the heat is everywhere!
Leaving Lake Charles, LA we headed to Livingston, TX to check out Escapees National Headquarters and Rainbow’s End RV Park. Escapees is an organization catering to Full Time RVers offering mail forwarding services, RV insurance services, financial planning services, Escapees Care Center, easy access to Texas auto registration and licensing, etc.