Franklin Mountains State Park
Franklin Mountains State Park is just a half hour drive from the city of El Paso, but is a world away. The park is rugged and virtually deserted on a cool winter day.... more
Hueco Tanks State Park
Hueco Tanks State Park, located a short drive to the east of El Paso, is basically a big pile of rocks. But it is a mecca for rock climbers, primarily those who prefer... more
Monahans to Hueco Tanks
A lot more driving today. It takes a while to get out of Texas. We left the interstate near Pecos and headed north and west. The roads are a bit rough and full of... more
Monahans Sandhills State Park
Today was a long slog through some of the ugliest parts of Texas — oil wells, scrub, brown grass. But we landed at a gem of a place — Monahans Sandhills... more
Cedar Hill State Park
Cedar Hill State Park is just south of Dallas on Joe Poole Lake. Given that there are 10 boat ramps into the lake, I would say that during the warmer/better weather,... more
On the road again
We planned to start our winter adventure sometime after the 6th. The weather and storms did not cooperate until the 10th. Our trip took us through Illinois and... more
McClennan Creek National Grassland
We left Lubbock TX this morning and headed north and east through flat, desolate, except for agriculture, land. After living in Indiana, you would think we understood... more
El Paso to Lubbock
We are headed home. Earlier than planned, but we would like to head to Pennsylvania to help Janet’s sister move out of her house which she has sold. Today we... more
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