[Professional Engineer]

one of our sons and his family lives in Lubbock

So it likely was on the Tohaka Highway, (US 67?). I spent 11 years in Lubbock between my time at Reese AFB and Texas Tech. One of the best places to watch stars. It was also the first place I'd ever been dark enough that you can actually see the Milky Way.

[ladtx]

Actually it Hwy 84. It does get dark out there. I was raised in Lovington, NM. At night out in the country you could see lights of Lovington, Hobbs, Denver City and Seminole. Reminds me of the Guy Clark song, The Dark. It's got a couple of great lines in it.

"How dark is it?"
"Dark enough to smell the moon."

"How dark is it?"
"So dark you can see Fort Worth from here."