After staying in the Chisos Basin and then the Rio Grande Village campgrounds, we headed west to a part of the park that we’ve never been to- Castolon Historic district and Santa Elena Canyon. The campsite there is called Cottonwood which is 24 spots nestled under said trees. Here is an overview from the NPS…
View MoreBig Bend went from ancient seas to swampy lands filled with dinosaurs and pre-historic alligators three times the size of current day. And after the dinos went away the nomadic Indian tribes of hunters gatherers wandered the lands. This gave way to farmers, cattle rancheros, and trappers. And man being made up of both good…
View MoreHer name is Rio and she dances on the sand Just like that river twisting through a dusty land And when she shines she really shows you all she can Oh Rio, Rio dance across the Rio Grande -Rio by Duran Duran The only National Park in the South Central US is ‘The Big Bend’. …
View MoreYes, we are in West Texas and the sign outside the restaurant says ‘ We Don’t dial 911’… After visiting Judge Roy Bean’s saloon & home, the guide there recommended that we stop in Sanderson, Tx for some BBQ and much needed gasoline. See, we’ve run out of gas in west TX in this same…
View MoreWe are not sure how this happens – but it seems to happen all the time – here we are again- chasing the sunset- running down a forgotten state highway- heading to a state park that closes at 4:45 pm…and we are 90 miles away. Eventually we have to make the decision, do we call…
View MoreOur state parks never cease to amaze us. We will be travelling through about every state we can and since we will probably pay sales tax or park entrance at every park, I guess they are our’s as much as a resident of that state. That said, we did stop at one state park and…
View MoreWe are traveling from Panama City to visit my parents in New Orleans so we couldn’t resist stopping off at our favorite Hotel on the Gulf Coast, White House Hotel in Biloxi, MS http://www.whitehousebiloxi.com/. We were married here last year. This is a historic hotel on the Gulf Coast,established in 1885 as a boarding house,…
View MoreAfter our swamp thang experience and dreams of being eaten by baby alligators, we were both ready for some beach time! Some scientists are calling that incredible feeling of peace and calmness that you experience at the beach as ‘Blue Space’. It has something to do with the combination of soothing smells and sounds of…
View MoreOkefenokee is a native American word meaning “The Land of Trembling Earth”. Over time, the swamp creates islands called peat bogs. They are made from dead plant material—often mosses- that you can carefully walk across (see photo of Josh, the Interpretive Ranger below). We have no idea how we wound up in Stephen Foster State…
View MoreIn 1733, General James Oglethorpe and a handful of settlers came to the area called Tybee Island. They called it Savannah, because of the vast marshlands and tall grass. The island is about 20 minutes east of the city and is a sleepy beach town this time of year. We camped at River’s End Campground…
View MoreWe arrived in Savannah planning on Boondocking… WTH does that mean? We are learning a new vernacular as we explore RV life! Boondocking: camping in the middle of nowhere with no one else within shouting distance (sometimes) Dry Camping: camping at a campground or event with no hook-ups Wallydocking: An over night stop at Walmart, Cracker…
View MoreBlue skies Smiling at me Nothing but blue skies Do I see- Blue Skies There is nothing like a Carolina Blue sky to make you feel happy to be alive. Douglas moved from Orlando to North Carolina 20+ years ago but had only visited a Carolina beach once. So when Lisa chose Hilton Head Island,…
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Get your motor runnin’ / Head out on the highway / Looking for adventure / In whatever comes our way … If ‘travel is the only thing you do in life that makes your richer’, how do you downsize from a 700 sq ft shack on Austin’s eastside… to a <100 sq foot Class B Camper Van to experience…
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From a plane, sometimes you can easily determine if what you are looking down upon is a mountain or a hill. You are in a large jet with 150 other people and when you see something that looks like it could invade the sky, it is a mountain. When you are on a small plane…
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