Next stop, Austin! The journey of a thousand miles begins with a first destination!
It only took me five and a half hours to go 200 miles. I took my time…..driving slooowwww…Just kept reminding myself, “I paid my taxes just like everyone else on the road!” I rolled into the Pecan Grove RV park literally fifteen minutes before the office closed. Continue reading
I am still anchored in the Dallas area while I finish up some dental work. While here, it seems like a good opportunity to cross off some of my “Things to see in Dallas” list. Admittedly an intentionally short list Continue reading
Since I have been back in Texas this past year, I have been trying to visit some of the state parks. I even bought my first annual Texas State Park pass to stimulate my exploratory self while keeping the frugal side of me from tabulating day use fees. Continue reading
There is not a lot of authenticity to “typical Texas” these days. Restaurants and bars can often feel more like you landed at the Texas section of Six Flaggs…more like a theme park than the “state of mind” it used to be, back in the days before the Bush era. Back before the stereotypes brought on by the Urban Cowboy, Billy Bob’s, and “Who shot J.R.?” Continue reading
I had to cut my time in Mexico short….all for the nerve of a tooth. The nerve that was causing me pain, as well as the lack of nerve that kept me from having it fixed in Mexico. Nothing ventured, nothing gained, Continue reading
Off and on for the past several years, some faction of my family has made a trek to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico to celebrate the holiday season. This year, my brother Don and I planned to start the new year right by spending the month of January across the border in our “home away from home.” Eager to outrun the dropping mercury, Continue reading
Cedar Hill State Park Campground Host
Its tough to know when the end of the RVing season arrives here in Texas. We had 27 degree lows last week, blanketed in between two 70 degree weekends. I guess I can’t complain since the cycle is not reversed by freezing temps falling during my days off!
With forcasted lows in the 20’s, it is time to start thinking about “winterizing” my still-yet-to-be-named motorhome. Continue reading
As I mentioned previously, I have been trying for well over a year to get a permit to hike The Wave in the Coyote Butte section of Utah. Having been so excited about the prospect of crossing this off my “bucket list,” I was surprised by the feeling of trepidation that was eating away at my stomach the night before as I sat in the local Mexican restaurant swigging a margarita, trying to plot way-points in the wilderness into an automobile GPS. Continue reading
Page, Arizona is a little one-horse town established back in 1955 to support the building of the Glen Canyon Dam. There is nothing much here but a lot of budget motels and fast food restaurants, with one lone Walmart for shopping. But the abundance of beauty on all sides is what caused me to choose Page over Kanab, UT, the equidistant town from the Wave hike.
“Sandfall” in Upper Antelope Canyon
One of the main attractions was my desire to explore the Antelope Slot Canyon. Continue reading
“The idea of wilderness needs no defense, it only needs defenders.” — Edward Abbey
Winding along the curve of Hwy 89 descending down on approach to the Glen Canyon Recreation Area, that first glimpse of the dam is breathtaking. Majestic and powerful in its wide span of man made beauty and symmetry as the calm, peaceful lake bulges up against the massive strength of the concrete, now holding back the wild, natural river from carving its way through the canyon. Continue reading