That's only a 5 mile increase...
Here's the corresponding journal entry of my road trip. Sorry for the shitty grammar, it's more for documenting what I did:
Day 24 (Sunday 11/15/09)
I woke up at 8, ate their free breakfast then passed out again til 11:30am. Today I have nothing to do but drive. There is literally nothing between San Antonio and El Paso. Nothing but one stretch of I-10 and desert. The drive was absolutely breathtaking. It was what I had been waiting for all along since I was traveling east coast. The speed limit is 80, the road is mostly straight and cars are very seldom.
I left around noon. I drove drove and drove. It was so relaxing and therapeutic. Many times I kept opening the window to smell the very air and feel directly. I even pulled over couple times to snap some scenic pictures (near Sonora & Ozona). It's nothing but open desert. Absolutely nothing else. It was just like when I went to the Arizona Hopi missions trip back when I was in high school. That was nearly 10 years ago.
I passed through Fort Stockton and drove on. The beauty of the sunset was indescribable. By then, I had entered the mountainous region so I played hide and seek with the sun until it finally set. It was an experience like no other. I listened to 'Sky Moves Sideways (Alternate Version)' by Porcupine Tree, which is 35 mins long. The music orchestrated the sunset just perfectly. One mountain top I saw very very far away, dark gray in color due to distance. I played a mini game to myself to see how far it would be. I had guessed 20 miles. It ended up being 50 miles until I passed it. The plane of view here is just spectacular.
I also drive my car to its limit. 160 horsepower topped out at 120 miles. Good stuff.
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