Monthly Archives: January, 2014
Beaumont and Port Arthur, Texas
I learned a trick when we were in Tuscon. Once you get settled in to a place, go online and google “Things to do in…” wherever you are. Wish I would’ve thought of that about two weeks ago. Anyway, knowing that we’d be staying in Beaumont, TX for two days, I decided to see what …
San Antonio’s prettier side
Riverwalk We knew we wanted to do this one thing: stroll down the riverwalk. It is a network of walkways that wind around the San Antonio River, which happens to feature the city’s best hotels, bars and shops. You can take a paddleboat tour, or just walk, and walk, and walk. It has to be …
San Antonio: A tourist’s dream town
San Antonio seems like the epitome of a southwest town. It’s history centers around battles for land,and all that lay beneath, and around missionaries coming in to “save” the locals from….I’m not sure what. That aside, San Antonio is a visual treat for the eyes. We especially enjoyed the architecture, in particular the iron work. …
Another one nighter, Ft. Stockton, TX
After a long day of driving through miles and miles of this: …we landed at Ft. Stockton RV park, right off the highway. You wouldn’t know it though. This place had a character all its own. I forgot about driving for the night and let myself soak in the idea of being in Texas. This …
Leaving Arizona and all those cacti behind
From Apache Junction we drove to Las Cruces, New Mexico, just a 3 1/2 hour drive. I expected desert, and maybe some grassland…. but only ten miles down the road, there was a rest stop with these dramatic rocks: Highway 10 runs through the southernmost parts of Arizona and New Mexico before turning south at …
Raptors and Groundhogs: Natural Entertainers
The main event on this day, and every day, was the raptor show. It was held outside, down the hill on the side of the mountain. There were about 150 people gathered around, cameras and cell phones in hand. But soon, most were simply standing and looking up with mouths wide open. It’s hard to …
Arizona Sonora Desert Museum: Immersion in the desert landscape
We spent an entire day at this museum, which is 80% outside. In fact, the only thing we did inside was eat lunch. It is located in the Saguaro National Forest about 20 miles from Tuscon. The roads are rough and windy and you are surrounded by cactus filled hills. You are truly immersed in …
Exploring Tuscon in a day
Last Sunday we were in Benson AZ, just outside of Tuscon. We decided to go explore…without eating first. That is always a mistake. We ended up in a part of town that only seemed to have Mexican food. Every single restaurant was Mexican and they all said they were the best. We didn’t want Mexican …
An old mining town lives on
One of the local attractions in Apache Junction, AZ was The Lost Dutchman’s Mine. This is considered to be a “lost mine”, but the primary story is that the “Dutchman” kept it secret then he, himself disappeared. In any case, today it is said to be right here by those who want some of that …
Tour locally. It’s easier.
Apache Junction is about 30 miles from Phoenix. We thought we might do something touristy in Phoenix, but after driving around it during rush hour we decided it was just too big and conjested. So we found a couple of things to do locally. Besh Ba Gowah ruins. We had to drive through several old …
on the road to simplicity 