by J. Dawg | Mar 17, 2014 | Mexico, Southwest Culture Roadtrip
Don’t go anywhere near the border! Don’t cross into Mexico! Have you see the news about murders and kidnappings by the cartels? These were the words of advice from family and friends about my comment that I might cross the border while...
by J. Dawg | Mar 15, 2014 | National Parks, Southwest Culture Roadtrip, Texas
We left Fredericksburg and continued west along I-10. The terrain started to change more as we headed west. The trees became smaller and more sparse until eventually there were no trees. There was also no development, no houses, no towns. Just...
by J. Dawg | Mar 13, 2014 | Southwest Culture Roadtrip, Texas
It was so nice to leave the big city sprawl of Austin and start to see wide open spaces and gentle rolling hills. West of Austin the terrain starts to change to rocky scrub grass land. There are less trees, less development, open range, and the elevation...
by J. Dawg | Mar 12, 2014 | Southwest Culture Roadtrip, Texas
After spending 3 days immersed in Cajun culture, we said “adieu” to Louisiana. Now its “Hola Tejas!” as we traveled west into the Lone Star State. Its one big state. From the Louisiana border to El Paso is about 850...
by J. Dawg | Mar 9, 2014 | Louisiana, Southwest Culture Roadtrip
Our second day on the Cajun Prairie found us meandering north to the town of Eunice, going through the small towns of Washington and Port Barre. We drove the back roads which we found to be a little rough and narrow.  But the route let us get a good glimpse of the...
by J. Dawg | Mar 7, 2014 | Louisiana, Southwest Culture Roadtrip
From the Florida Panhandle, we said goodbye to the ocean and made our way west to Louisiana to visit the Cajun Prairie. I visited this area in 2000 when I spent a week bicycling thru the area. You can read my blog entry about our trip at Louisiana Cajun...