by J. Dawg | Mar 17, 2014 | National Parks, Southwest Culture Roadtrip, Texas
Day three in Big Bend brought some cool weather, clouds, dust, and windy conditions. It was 55 degrees down by the Rio Grande and our plan was to spend the day hiking up in the Chisos Basin which is at 5,400 ft.Chisos MountainsWe drove 20 miles up to Panther...
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...