Saying Goodbye to Van Horn, TX December 2022 A long drive from Van Horn, TX to San Diego, CA We stayed in a pet-friendly Red Roof hotel in Van Horn, TX, to visit Guadalupe Mountains National Park which was located 65 miles up north. After two days, we drove about 450 miles to our next …
Guadalupe Mountains National Park December 2022 Guadalupe Mountains National Park, The Most Beautiful Spot in Texas “El Capitan,” Guadalupe Mountains National Park’s iconic beacon, greeted us when we approached its main entrance. As usual, we went to the visitor center first to show our “America the Beautiful National Park Pass,” picking up a park brochure …
Saying Goodbye December 2022 We said goodbye to Kurt, the animals, the cottage, and the mountains. At around 11 am, we left the Tarantula Farm behind us. We drove the scenic route Kurt suggested, the River Road or FM 170 from Lajitas to Presidio. This is indeed one of the best scenic routes we have …
Big Bend National Park – Day 3 December 2022 Our Last Day in Big Bend National Park! We again enjoyed beautiful views of the desert, river, mountains, and wildlife. We hiked the short Rio Grande Village Nature Trail, which offered a great panorama of the surrounding area. We spotted a very shy “Road Runner,” which …
Big Bend National Park – Day 2 November 2022 Visiting Big Bend National Park On our second day in Big Bend National Park, we drove the Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive and hiked a few trails. We started at the end, at the Santa Elena Canyon, where the Rio Grande borders Mexico. While walking the Santa …
Arriving in Terlingua November 2022 What an unexpected adventure! We arrived at our new location on time, although with a few hurdles. Imagine being in the middle of nowhere without a working GPX or mobile. We needed help finding the road we had to enter so asking another driver, we were told we were just …
Big Bend National Park – Day 1 November 2022 Visiting Big Bend National Park On our way driving to Terlingua, TX, we entered Big Bend National Park at Persimmon Gap in the Santiago Mountains. The park’s oldest rocks can be found here. This area is geologically fascinating and unique. Large mountains eroded and became gentle …
River of Lights November 2022 . The River of Lights While we lived in San Antonio, we neither saw the annual Ford Holiday River Parade, a parade with illuminated floats nor visited the River Walk with the light-decorated trees during the holiday season. The floats and the lights were well worth the visit; they certainly …
Hardberger ParkSan Antonio, TX November 2022 . Back to our Hardberger Park and Salado Creek Greenway! When we lived at Vista del Prado, this was our to-go park and trail when we wanted to walk or run, starting from home. Hardberger Park got its beautiful wildlife crossing, the Robert L.B. Tobin land bridge! Now all …
Thanksgiving 2022 “May all the good things of life be yours, not only at Thanksgiving but throughout the coming year.” Happy Thanksgiving! . Early River Walk, to Brackenridge Park It was a small, mystical world near Brackenridge Park in San Antonio. Nevertheless, the fog did reveal treasures like this enormous spider’s web. Thanksgiving I was …
