Big Bend National Park

Big Bend National Park

by | Apr 20, 2015 | National Parks, Southwest Roadtrip 2015, Texas

This is our second visit to Big Bend.  We visited last year for a few days, but only scratched the surface of this huge National Park.  It begged for a return visit.  So, this time I planned a five day stay during our southwest road trip. Big Bend is one of the most...

Return to Boquillas Del Carmen Mexico

by | Apr 20, 2015 | Mexico, Southwest Roadtrip 2015

We’re camped (more like parked) about 500 ft from the Rio Grande in Big Bend National Park.  Mexico dominates the view from my windshield.  Today we drove about a mile down the road, parked, and crossed the river to the little village of Boquillas Del Carmen. ...
Return to The Texas Hill Country

Return to The Texas Hill Country

by | Apr 19, 2015 | Southwest Roadtrip 2015, Texas

Last year, we did a brief one day stop over while passing through the Texas Hill Country.  This is a pretty area about 70 miles west of Austin.  In my opinion, it one of Texas’s nicest areas.  Its a rural area of rolling hills, sparse trees, small towns, cattle...
Passing Through the Emerald Coast

Passing Through the Emerald Coast

by | Apr 19, 2015 | Florida, Southwest Roadtrip 2015

After enjoying four relaxing days of beautiful ocean side setting on St. Joseph Peninsula, it was time to move on and continue our westward trek.  We left the sparsely developed Forgotten Coast in our mirrors and continued on Route 98 into the heavily developed condo...