A couple of weeks ago, Polimom went up to the Ouachita Mountain region of Arkansas.
Even though I knew the route (it’s a pretty straight shot up Hwy 59), I used the new GPS that Santa brought this year.
A funny thing happened, though, in Tenaha: the GPS recommended a turn just before the main intersection in this small NE Texas town. Since we’d come in on 59, and 59 continued on in front of me, I couldn’t for the life of me figure out why the device was telling me to detour — but for grins and giggles, I took the scenic route.
Just a couple of miles later, we hooked back up with the highway, none the worse for the wear, and utterly unenlightened.
I wonder if this is the reason.
Thanks, Santa!
Those little Texas towns
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Since my mother lives in Shreveport, I drive that way all the time – I usually bypass it by taking US-259 to Mt. Enterprise, then 315 to Carthage because there are less small towns to go thru.
My main memory of Tenaha is the old Tex Ritter song, but I guess Tenaha now has a more infamous reason to remember it.
Highway 59 is so screwed up and under repair around Lufkin you are advised to take the bypass. Of course, the last time I did it I ended up missing the turn and circled Lufkin completely.