Skirting the Mississippi River, via the Louisiana Great River Road, to where it spills into the Gulf of Mexico, is a ride I’ve wanted to do for quite some time. Now, a little over two months after I walked across the mighty Mississippi’s headwaters in Itasca, MN, I was going to complete the loop to... Continue Reading →
There’s nothing like being back at my parents’ house on Bayou Blue. It’s a place where eating and visiting has been refined to an art form! There’s not much story-telling, outside of these photos, to be done about my visit. I ate and visited for several days, and I left with my heart and belly... Continue Reading →
The further I got from Texas, and the closer I got to my mom and dad’s house, the quicker I wanted to be there. I was determined to see a few sites along the way however, so I slowed my roll and visited several places I’ve been meaning to visit for years. I may be... Continue Reading →
I jumped on I-10, after breakfast with Tanya in San Antonio, and sat back for the easy 200ish mile ride to Houston to visit a couple of family members I hadn’t seen in several years. First up was an overnight stop at my nephew Philip’s place. He and his girlfriend, Andrea, have a beautiful home... Continue Reading →
I scanned the hotel breakfast spread in Fort Stockton, TX and knew I was getting close to familiar territory. There, amongst the breakfast burrito fixins on the “Continental Breakfast” spread was a Louisiana staple- Community Coffee! Oh, how it’s the little things in life that can bring a smile to your face 😊 I would’ve... Continue Reading →
Named after the huge U-turn in the Rio Grande, Big Bend National Park is in a remote section of southwest Texas. With only two, mostly desolate roads to access the park, it’s not a place you stop by on your way to somewhere else. Whether staging out of the towns of Marathon or Alpine, it... Continue Reading →
I didn’t really know what to expect from Guadalupe Mountain National Park. Celebrating its 50th anniversary this year as a national park, the scenery is classic remote wilderness of the American West. The NPS park brochure’s description of the people of this area sums it up well: “Nde (Mescalero Apache), pioneers, explorers, stagecoach drivers, US... Continue Reading →
I entered the fourth cave-based park of this trip thinking that not only had I been here before, but that these caves, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, had been the first National Park I had ever visited. (Links to previous posts about Mammoth Cave NP in Kentucky, Oregon Caves NM in Oregon, and Lava Beds NM... Continue Reading →
From Holloman Air Force Base, I continued north on US-70, skirting the edge of the Sacramento Mountains to where it merges with the Sierra Blanco Mountain Range, to a town called Ruidoso, NM. I had planned to travel straight to Carlsbad to see my cousins, Scott and Julie, and the town's famous caverns, but it... Continue Reading →
Two of the most relaxing feelings in the world, in my humble opinion, are lush green grass, or soft granules of sand, under my feet. There is just something visceral about these natural, multi-component elements making the connection between the foundation of my body and the ground. Perhaps because neither are solid, I feel like... Continue Reading →
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