April 22, 2010. San Antonio, Tx. Interstate 10.

Today we drove from the ranch to San Antonio on Highway 10. It was a spectacular drive. Along both sides of the highway and on the median we saw yellow and orange flowers. Whole fields were covered with yellow blossoms. When we arrived in Texas and drove the back roads we saw the blue bonnets, but now we see the tiny yellow daisies. They are everywhere. They are quite a sight.

Highway 10 is a pretty road even without the wild flowers. The traffic is sparse, at least until you come to Boerne, which used to be a separate little town but now has blended into San Antonio. On the Highway you get to drive by the signs for Comfort and Welfare and Center Point. I always wish I could remember why these towns were given these names but I can't. Next time at the ranch I will look it up in my Hill Country book.

The only other Interstate Highway that rivals 10 is the Highway East of Portland, following along the Columbia River. It is also a wonderful drive. But Interstate 10 west from San Antonio is a fine drive in any season, but especially when the daisies are in bloom.