The Beauty of West Texas

The Beauty of West Texas

by | Apr 22, 2015 | Southwest Culture Roadtrip, Texas

I just got back from spending some time in west Texas.  I was there for much of March.  We visited Big Bend National Park, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, and the towns of Alpine, Fort Davis, Marathon, and Terlingua. I wrote about our stay in Big Bend in this post...
Palo Duro Canyon, TX

Palo Duro Canyon, TX

by | Apr 6, 2014 | Southwest Culture Roadtrip, Texas

Driving east from Tucumcari, NM the terrain remains open plains dotted with scrub junipers and small mesquite trees. Distance mountains and mesas shrink from the horizon and it becomes flat with 20 mile vistas. We’re driving across the Llano Escatado – the...
Tucson to Tucumcari

Tucson to Tucumcari

by | Apr 3, 2014 | New Mexico, Southwest Culture Roadtrip

Well, I’ve been from Tucson to Tucumcari.  Always wanted to use that line from Little Feat’s song Willin, and now its a true statement.  Today was a travel day and the target destination was Tucumcari, NM.  Not because there’s anything here (trust me...
Gallup, NM

Gallup, NM

by | Apr 2, 2014 | New Mexico, Southwest Culture Roadtrip

Another day on the south west culture tour and we made it back into New Mexico.  Gallup was a short 128 mile drive from Winslow.  There’s not much to see on this section of I-40 except trains going by heading west.  Also, it wasn’t as windy on the road...