On the road to Louisiana

Below are some photos from the beginning of our trip. Leaving from San Francisco, we took I-5 to I-10 which basically cuts in almost a straight line through Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and right into the heart of New Orleans.

Here is a box of toilet paper (TP) that was donated along with 25lb. bag of organic brown rice and a 25lb. bag of organic black beans from Other Avenues worker-owned natural food store for the folks at Common Ground who are coordinating the relief efforts in the 9th Ward.

We were happy to see the wind turbines as we drove through the Altamont Pass on I-580E. Unfortunately, there wasn’t much of a wind, so they weren’t really cranking out any juice.

The road can be mesmerizing, and the sun, blinding…here is a shot from the rolling countryside of New Mexico.

A beautiful oak tree in Texas…

Texas, probably the widest state in the Union, is over 800 miles wide and took us over 12 hours to drive through (that’s why there are so many photos from Texas). I-10 drives right through San Antonio so…we had to check out the Alamo. Not very amusing per say, especially when you consider the real history of the Alamo and the annexation of Texas, but a Texas Ranger was kind enough to pose for our photo-op. We arrived here Christmas morning around 8am after driving all the way from Phoenix, AZ from the previous day.

Happily, we found that not EVERYTHING in Texas is Big…these houses are constructed from over 95% local, recycled materials!

Thank your lucky stars you live in San Francisco (assuming you do) as we only have 1 power plant, and no refineries. This is a common sight in the Texas skyline.

Finally, we made it to New Orleans around 7pm. The Bayou, still a beautiful sight amidst the devastation we will witness in the coming days.