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I grew up in South Austin, not too far from the Barton Creek Greenbelt. In fact, we could hike to it from our house. It was a wonderful place to grow up and be out in nature, but yet part of a progressive urban city.
My brother still lives in Austin, so it’s a frequent [...]
Continue Reading →Cherie had visited Carlsbad Caverns in the mid-80s with her family on a road trip, and Chris had never been. We considered it a must stop on this journey across the country. It was even more impressive than Cherie had remembered.
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Continue Reading →On our way into Carlsbad Caverns, we opted to route through White Sands National Monument in southeast New Mexico, expecting it to be a quick stop. We thought at first.. how interesting can sand dunes be? Afterall, I lived on the coast of Florida for 13 years – I’ve seen my share of sand.
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Continue Reading →Time period: April 24 – May 17, 2009
Miles Driven: 1593
After weeks of no firm plans and trusting in nomadic serendipity to guide our journey through Arizona and New Mexico, after Carlsbad Caverns we were back on route to our next planned destination – Austin, Texas.
Austin is where Cherie grew up, and [...]
Continue Reading →Heading south through New Mexico on our way to White Sands National Monument, we made a slight detour to check out the Three Rivers Petroglyph Site. It made for a much appreciated hiking break, viewing of cool petroglyphs and great scenery.
There is also camping available at the site – including two pull through [...]
Continue Reading →Taking the backroads not only avoids a lot of traffic, but it also takes you to spots you might not otherwise encounter. Looking for a spot to stop to make a sandwich for lunch during our journey south through New Mexico, we saw signs for the Gran Quivira Ruins, which are part of the San [...]
Continue Reading →On our brief visit in Santa Fe, New Mexico we meet up with our friend John ‘BugEye’, and he took us for a scenic drive up Hyde Park Drive to explore Ski Santa Fe, hiking trails and more in the area.
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Continue Reading →Hot Springs National Park in Hot Springs, AR is one of the most unusual National Parks in the nation.
First off, it is the smallest National Park, by far. And secondly – rather than the usual focus on preserving natural features – most of the hot springs here have been thoroughly developed, and the primary [...]
Continue Reading →Making our way from Austin towards St. Louis, we decided to put our Texas State Parks pass to use one more time with a stop for the night at the Martin Creek Lake State Recreation Area.
The campground at Martin [...]
Continue Reading →One of our reasons for visiting Texas was to meet up with Cherie’s family at her father’s submarine veterans reunion in San Antonio, and visit her brother in Austin. We decided to stay just a short drive between the two in the scenic town of New Braunfels, at the Landa RV & Campground located [...]
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