This is our first stay in a Texas State Park. We have a Water and Electric hookup for a fraction of what the commercial campgrounds charge. More importantly, the park is in the middle of an area that consists of ever-changing sand dunes, some as high as 50 ft. The dunes are open to pedestrian… Continue reading Monahans Sand Hills State Park
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Abilene, TX
This is a one-nighter to split the distance between the Dallas – Fort Worth area and Big Bend National Park in three. Interestingly the have several sculptures exhibited in several parks around the theme of children’s storybooks. We went around them, and it is extremely well done. Several of Dr. Seuss’ books were included, but… Continue reading Abilene, TX
Fort Worth – Stock yards
Today we went to an area that is definitely touristy and repurposes buildings that were used when Fort Worth was a hub for the movement of cattle. This was the first time since COVID started that we actually walked into several stores back-to-back just to browse what’s offered and buy a few souvenirs (we wore… Continue reading Fort Worth – Stock yards
Dallas, TX – George W. Bush Presidential Center
Visiting presidential centers was never part of our plan, but having visited the Clinton one while in Little Rock, we figured it would be interesting to compare by vising the one for the younger Bush (43rd president). There is of course a section dedicated to 9/11/2001, including a few badly bent beams that were taken… Continue reading Dallas, TX – George W. Bush Presidential Center
Dallas, TX
Today we arrived at our campground in Sunnyvale, TX, in the suburbs Northeast of Dallas. This is the first time on this trip that we encounter significant vehicular traffic. After setting up at our site, we drove to the downtown area, and were just stunned by the amount of highway overpass construction underway. No doubt… Continue reading Dallas, TX