Good thing we moved on from San Antonio yesterday. As forecasted, in rained all night, and then in the early morning hours, temperatures started dropping. It was 31 at 7AM and is now 28 at noon. We have had a mixture, of rain, sleet and freezing rain. Right now, the coat of freezing rain continues… Continue reading Staying put today – freezing rain in central Texas
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San Antonio – The Alamo and River Walk
Today we went back to the Alamo. This being a weekday, we were able to get immediate timed entry tickets to see the inside of the Alamo building, as well as the fenced-in (high stone wall) portion of the Alamo grounds adjoining the Alamo. I discovered that this is very much about the war… Continue reading San Antonio – The Alamo and River Walk
San Antonio, TX
We got to our campground in San Antonio early enough that after lunch, we were able to do our first Starbucks run in weeks, then refilled our diesel tank, and still have time to go explore downtown San Antonio, walk by the alamo, and walk down and explore a small section of Riverwalk, which is… Continue reading San Antonio, TX
Seminole Canyon State Park
Claudette likes petroglyphs, and she got them! We joined a guided tour of the petroglyphs in Seminole Canyon where the park is located (public access is blocked due to prior incidents of damage to the petroglyphs done by visitors) These are fairly large and multi-colored, so there is no doubt that these were made by… Continue reading Seminole Canyon State Park
Leaving Big Bend
This is the first day during our trip where we are backtracking on a road we have traveled in the other direction. The trip out of the park, and north towards Marathon, TX is our way back out of the park. We enjoy the desert scenery one last time. That said, once we take US-90… Continue reading Leaving Big Bend
Big Bend National Park
Today, after moving back to the dry camping campground for our final full day in Big Bend, our first stop was the Boquillas Canyon Trail; we had driven to the Boquillas viewpoint earlier on our trip, but the trail actually brings us at water’s edge. It was a nice easy walk, but not as spectacular… Continue reading Big Bend National Park
Big Bend sunrise and sunset
One thing we have noticed as we travel is that sunset and sunrise times vary widely. This was particularly obvious at Big Bend National park Two scientific fun facts 1) At the equator, time between sunrise and sunset is consistently 12 hours, and the closer one moves to the poles, for the northern hemisphere, the… Continue reading Big Bend sunrise and sunset
Big Bend National Park
We drove 128 miles today, and that was entirely inside the park boundaries. We visited Catalon, which is an abandoned village where cotton farming once took place, to take advantage of the hot weather and the nearby Rio Grande River that was used for irrigation. We drove on to Santa Elena Canyon, where we walked… Continue reading Big Bend National Park
Big Bend National Park
First thing in the morning, we walked a trail leaving our campground to the Rio Grande River. It is mind blowing that just across the river, one is in Mexico. Claudette prepared a lunch, and we went and had that at Boquillas Canyon Overlook, which offers a different look at the Rio Grande. From the… Continue reading Big Bend National Park
Big Bend National Park
The drive into the park is quite breathtaking. It feels king of incredible to drive almost 100 miles inside the park and meet very few vehicles. This park has 5 visitor centers! After settling into our campsite, we went back and visited the panther junction visitor center, and then drove onwards to the Chisos… Continue reading Big Bend National Park