Sun 22-Jan-2017 Texas, Travel |
El Paso is just a short drive from Hueco Tanks. We closed up camp and headed in with plans for a housekeeping day. We had close to 2-weeks of laundry and a relatively empty refrigerator. The Supreme...
Thu 19-Jan-2017 Texas, Travel |
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 boulder problems. They have a small...
Wed 18-Jan-2017 Texas, Travel |
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 trucks servicing all of the oil wells and...
Tue 17-Jan-2017 Texas, Travel |
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 State Park. There are miles of sand dunes...
Mon 16-Jan-2017 Texas, Travel |
After a night of unsettled weather – thunder, lightening, tornadoes – and an amazing Packer win, we drove to Park Place Sprinter Service and spent the day while they replaced NO detectors, RPM...
Sat 14-Jan-2017 Texas, Travel |
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, it is a popular camping/boating park....
Fri 13-Jan-2017 Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Texas, Travel |
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 Arkansas into Texas. The driving was difficult...
Sat 24-Dec-2016 Events |
We were fortunate to have all our family home for Christmas and Janet’s sister, Flavia living just down the road. The only nights we were all in West Lafayette were Christmas Eve and Christmas Day as...
Sat 24-Sep-2016 Events |
We were pleased to be invited to Dan McClannen and Ellen Burke’s wedding. We know Dan every well as he works with David in our printing business Redipix.com and, thus, is in our house five days a week. The...
Sat 10-Sep-2016 Events |
While Amanda was at home, relaxing between the Olympics and returning to Michigan for graduate work, she took our llama Franklin for a walk – exercise for both of them. Franklin and Amanda enjoyed exploring...
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