Sat 28-Jan-2017 Arizona, Travel |
We spent the night (free) at the WhiteWater site so that we could get up to watch the birds leaving again in the morning. It was 18-degrees in the morning and the birds were standing on ice or in water with...
Fri 27-Jan-2017 Arizona, Travel |
Our friend Katherine suggested we might want to visit Whitewater Draw where thousands of Sandhill Cranes spend the winter. We did and found it fascinating and amazing. We arrived about 11:00 in the morning...
Thu 26-Jan-2017 Arizona, Travel |
We arrived in Arizona and decided to stay at Kartchner Caverns State Park. We were hoping for warmer weather — not. We stayed here last year and enjoyed one of the cave tours. Great cave and the tour is...
Tue 24-Jan-2017 Texas, Travel |
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. The trails take you up into the...
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....
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