I have always been a bit of a “park snob” when it comes to Texas parks, sensing they were only for bass and crappie fishermen, or Texas rednecks looking for a cheap weekend getaway. I didn’t hold out much hope for Big Bend, being out in the far remote reaches of West Texas. Continue reading
Arriving at the Marfa Lights Viewing station, I am impressed to find such a fancy structure erected all for the purpose of viewing lights on the horizon which may or may not exist. The “Marfa Mystery Lights” have been reported to appear in various colors, darting about the horizon on a clear night, morphing into varied shapes. There are many theories as to the cause of the lights Continue reading
Finally the weekend arrives, and with it comes my long anticipated vacation. Having planned to make a couple of stops in between Balmorhea and Big Bend, I awake to the rock and rolling of a rip roaring wind like I have yet to experience in the Winnie. I radio Lynne to ask her if she is concerned about traveling with the wind this gusty. Continue reading
As we were discussing dates for our meet up in West Texas, Lynne happened to mention that she would be spending her birthday during the time when we were in one of the most remote parts of Texas. No pressure, there! I can pull together a party anywhere! Continue reading
It was cold and dark in the trailer park when Lynne and I hitched up and rode on out of ole San Antone, bound for West Texas. Daylight Savings Time had ridden in as we were riding out. No debate here, if you are a 9 to 5’er, you understand why DST is a good thing!
It was 369 miles to our next destination, so we would be driving most of the day. Continue reading
Lynne and I serendipitously (read: accidentally!) ended up on the famous San Antonio River Walk on a perfect spring-like Friday evening. We were headed to a bistro for dinner, so we were looking for a “reasonably priced” place to park in the downtown area. We parked the car and walked through a doorway to exit the lot, only to stumble onto this: Continue reading
I am reminded over and over that when one must work 9 to 5, five out of seven days a week, one must make the most of the two remaining days as best they can, come rain or shine. I am reminded of this over and over, because the vast majority of my friends and family no longer work 9 to 5. 😉 So with the first of my two days off having turned cold and rainy Continue reading
It’s perfect spring weather on our first full day in San Antonio. It is finally warm enough to open up the skylight, with nothing but a screen door between my virtual office and the cacophony of birds in the old pecan trees outside. It is 4:00pm, and I sitting at my desk, sleepily downloading excel reports to the chirping of the birdsong outside, when the “ding” of my iphone signals an incoming email. Continue reading
With my good friend and blogger buddy Lynne now retired and me pretending to be, we needed something a little more fitting with the “Austerity Plan” than the absurd going rate of $40 per night in downtown San Antonio. As the first major city along the I-35 corridor from South Texas, clearly, San Antonio has the “snowbird set” over a barrel, Continue reading
Texas bragging rights can get downright annoying sometimes, especially for someone who has spent as many years living outside the state as inside. Always with the “Bigger and Better in Texas” theme. Do other states have everything in the shape of their state from tombstones to tortilla chips? Continue reading