Colorado Springs to Amarillo: Mountains and Plains From Colorado Springs, CO to Amarillo, TX Hitting the Road with Unexpected Snow Our Colorado Springs adventure began after a comfortable night at an Extended Stay America. Refreshed and ready to explore, we hit the road around 10 am. South of the city, the suburbs vanished, giving a […]
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Saying Goodbye to Van Horn, TX Our Stay in Van Horn, TX A long drive from Van Horn, TX Tucson, AZ 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. Two days later, we drove about 450 miles to
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Guadalupe Mountains National Park Our Stay in Van Horn, TX 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
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Saying Goodbye Again Our Stay in Terlingua, TX 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
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Big Bend National Park – Day 3 Our Stay in Terlingua, TX 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
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Big Bend NP, Day 2 Our Stay in Terlingua, TX Visiting Big Bend NP, Day 2 On our second day in Big Bend, 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
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Arriving in Terlingua, TX Our Stay in Terlingua, TX Arriving in Terlingua, 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
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Checking Out Again! Our Stay in San Antonio, TX Checking Out and Driving to Terlingua, TX We had a fabulous week in San Antonio with fun activities and catching up with a few friends. The Airbnb we stayed in was terrific; we loved downtown’s cute apartment. However, the journey must go on! We had a
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Big Bend National Park, Day 1 Our Stay in Terlingua, TX 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
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River of Lights Our Stay in San Antonio, TX 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
