The Lucky Charm’s route onward from Big Bend was “bordering” the U.S./Mexico line, inspiring today’s blog theme as we looped our way down to the south, heading to the Padre Island seashore. It is an interesting time to be in this part of the world, with the...
Big Bend National Park is the temporary home for droves of snow-and-cold weary RV owners, decamping for warmer temps during the winter. Basking in the sunshine while soaking in the river-side Historic Hot Springs is enough to make anyone forget the term “polar vortex”! But...
Leaving Hueco Tanks for the mountainous region of West Texas was like moving to a different house in your neighborhood … same terrain, same feeling, and yet totally different and exciting. Guadalupe Mountains National Park is one of the most remote and least visited. You can “walk...
Ahhh Texas, you’re a beautiful state, but you sure do have a bad reputation. Anyone who has ever driven across the state with their eyes glazed over says three things: it’s big, it’s boring, and it’s empty! But alas, while this may be true in some...
The start of our six-week Texas Road Trip begins in Willcox, Arizona. Willcox has the singular distinction of being a national leader in cattle production. This guy was warily suspicious of my approach, apparently with good reason, since he is one of the survivors. Besides the local...
Along Route 66 just outside Amarillo, TX is one of America’s most interesting art installations: Cadillac Ranch. You can see it from the freeway: what the heck is that? Invented in 1974 by a group of San Francisco hippies (let the stereotypes abound!) called the...
NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston is one of 10 space centers in the U.S., the most famous being Kennedy in Florida (from where most shuttles take off), and this one, for the popular but erroneous quote, “Houston, we have a problem.” (Actually said: Houston...
Danger! Danger! DANGER all around! At the southernmost point of our trip, along the Gulf of Mexico on Galveston Island, Texas, there was something to worry about at every turn! We thought we’d do some kayaking at Galveston Bay State Park, but no! ...
Austin is a groovy, vibey, hip-n-happenin’ city with a fantastic slogan: Keep Austin Weird! And in fact, Austin is indeed weird, as if there are no rules whatsoever and everyone just does what they want. Thumbs up to that! Their alternate slogan: Tacos...