Passed through easternmost Texas, which is covered with petrochemical plants, mile after mile. The Cajuns of Louisiana are fond of building structures on stilts! They do this so they can sleep unmolested by the gators and snakes that live in this area.
On Avery Island, Louisianians make a type of flavored vinegar called “Tabasco Sauce.” I thought it interesting from a geological perspective, as it is built on a salt dome, from which they mine the salt used in the manufacture of the sauce.
The marketing approaches used throughout the history of the company is fascinating…check out these examples.
Spent the night on top of the levee holding back the Mississippi River. A local old man farmer came by in a pickup to check me out and photograph my license plate. He said that was in case anything came up missing. I laughed at told him I didn’t have room for all my own stuff and certainly had no room for any of his! We conversed further, he gave his permission for me to stay the night and advised me to take care of myself, because some bad people wander these levees. I did not volunteer the info that I’m from Oakland. I was glad to have some sort of local connection, having gone to college at Louisiana Tech.
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