Animals
A trip to the beach…Corpus Christi, Texas.
FEBRUARY 9, 2015 LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT CORPUS CHRISTI. We’re planning to spend some time at the beach along the Texas Gulf Coast after we leave the Hill Country at winter’s end. But where? When it comes to great beach destinations, the state of Texas doesn’t immediately come to mind. Barbecue, yes. Bikinis, no. … Continue reading
Camp Wood, Texas…where time stands still!
JANUARY 20, 2014 A TOWN WHERE TIME STANDS STILL. If you enjoy going to the theater on Saturday night, don’t expect to make it happen in Camp Wood, Texas. About the best you can do is visit a biker-friendly bar called Harley’s Hideaway for some beers before having dinner at Two Fat Boys Barbecue. Or … Continue reading
Day trip to Camp Verde…and a town named “Comfort.”
DECEMBER 22, 2014. CAMP VERDE AND COMFORT, TEXAS. One of the reasons we’re so enjoying our winter stay in Kerrville is that there are lots of places to see and things to do in this part of the Texas Hill Country. As you’ve already seen if you’ve been following my recent blog posts, some of … Continue reading
Ranching and exotic animal hunting near Kerrville…
DECEMBER 13, 2014. It was cold and blustery at Buckhorn this morning, so we decided to put the town of Kerrville in our rear view mirror and take a drive in the country. We wanted to see some of the large ranches outside of town and get some photos of the animals we hoped to … Continue reading
Kerrville’s Museum of Western Art…
NOVEMBER 6, 2014. Today was the day for our visit to the Museum of Western Art in Kerrville, “our hometown for the Winter.” (Typically, RV’ers who spend the winter in a warm climate state are called “Snowbirds.” In Texas, however, we’re called “Winter Texans.” Why? Don’t know. Doesn’t matter. Just interesting. Even though I’ve got … Continue reading
More about Kerrville…
OCTOBER 24, 2014 There is something very relaxing about this part of the world. It feels good to slow down and settle down. Before our arrival, we’d been on the road for about 15 months, moving from place to place every few days or few weeks. So, it’s time for us to take a break … Continue reading
Our winter home at Buckhorn Lake Resort…
OCTOBER 23, 2014: “If you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone else’s plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much.” WE MADE IT! We’ve finally arrived in the San Antonio area, our home for the winter. The Lone Star State…the great state of Texas. We’re smack … Continue reading
Cheyenne, Wyoming…
SEPTEMBER 28, 2014. CHEYENNE, WYOMING is the cow capital of Wyoming. It all began when the Union Pacific Railroad selected it as a company townsite in 1867. Settlers rushed in even before the railroad began to sell building plots. Within a matter of months, the population was 4,000, and thousands of tents, shacks, dugouts, and … Continue reading
Glacier National Park, Montana…
SEPTEMBER 17, 2014. GOING-TO-THE-SUN ROAD. One of the main attractions at Glacier National Park is the Going-to-the-Sun Road, which spans 53 miles across the width of the Park in Montana, going over the Continental Divide at Logan Pass, elevation 6,650 feet. It passes through almost every type of terrain in the park, from large glacial lakes … Continue reading
Outing to Flathead Lake…
SEPTEMBER 15, 2014. FLATHEAD LAKE, MONTANA is one of dozens of lakes in the immediate area of our campground near Glacier National Park. It is the largest natural freshwater lake west of the Mississippi River in the contiguous United States. It is slightly larger than Lake Tahoe. The maximum depth is 370 feet, compared to … Continue reading
Glacier National Park, Montana…
SEPTEMBER 13, 2014. LEAVING SANDPOINT. Today we put Sandpoint in our rear-view mirror and drove about 200 miles northeast to Kalispell, a small town just outside the west entrance to Glacier National Park. We thoroughly enjoyed our time in Sandpoint and in fact we stayed a full three weeks, rather than the three days we’d … Continue reading
Riggins, Idaho…
JULY 18, 2014 RIGGINS, IDAHO. We’ve just arrived and we’ll be here for about a week. The town is nestled deep in a canyon at the confluence of the Salmon and Little Salmon Rivers in west central Idaho. The population is a tad over 400. This is truly small town Americana. I love it. I … Continue reading
A rainy day at the beach…
JUNE 12, 2014 QUINAULT CAMPGROUND, OCEAN SHORES, WASHINGTON. We’re still camped by the dunes and the beach at Ocean Shores. Today is a rainy day…it’s a good day to relax, play board games and read a book. If you’ve looked at my “Recent Reads” page lately, you’ll see that I’m chugging right along. I’ve read … Continue reading
Kodachrome Basin State Park, Utah…
APRIL 19, 2014 DAY TRIP TO KODACHROME. Kodachrome Basin State Park is just a short drive from Cannonville, where our campground is located…part of the scenic Bryce Valley. Best known for the 67 towering sand pipes that dominate the desert landscape, this colorful park has a well-deserved reputation as a photographer’s paradise. In fact, the … Continue reading
Arriving at Bryce Canyon, Utah…
APRIL 15, 2014. We arrived at the KOA Campground near Bryce Canyon National Park this evening. It’s a nice campground…trees and grass, breathtaking red rock backdrop, a little store and laundry facilities…nice folks, happy kids. I’d give it a B+ anyway. We decided to stay six nights, as so frequently moving from one spot to … Continue reading
Valley of Fire State Park, Overton, Nevada
THE ROAD LEADING TO OUR CAMPSITE AT VALLEY OF FIRE…AS SEEN FROM OUR MOTORHOME.
Searching for burros…
MARCH 16, 2014 – NEAR THE COLORADO RIVER IN ARIZONA. OUR SUNDAY DRIVE. We decided to take a drive today and shoot some pictures. We’d planned to cross Parker Dam and head toward Laughlin…one of our favorite drives. However, on the way our plans changed and it turned out to be a fun day, even … Continue reading
