Chasing the blue dot to find adventure…
Known as the Grand Canyon of Texas, Palo Duro Canyon State Park is the second largest canyon in the United States. There's plenty for the visitor to do here, including hiking, biking, and equestrian trails. Unfortunately, our mid-morning arrival meant that it was too hot to do any trails. The Texas Park and Wildlife Department … Continue reading Texas: Palo Duro Canyon State Park (2020)
While I've posted about the courthouse and the flowers in the Sulphur Springs town square, I did not mention the Hopkins County Veterans Memorial, which anchors one corner of the square. The Hopkins County Veterans Memorial was erected to honor the men and women who served our country. All veterans who have lived in or … Continue reading Texas: Hopkins County Veterans Memorial (2020)
Texas has one of the most tumultuous histories of any state in America - and at the heart of that is the west Texas town of El Paso. Incredible enough to inspire a couple of songs from Marty Robbins, and old enough that the first people who lived there had the land five hundred years … Continue reading Texas: 4 Historical Places to See in El Paso
The last two nights in Amarillo have provided some pretty spectacular sunsets. Saharan Dust Storm The Saharan dust storm swept through the panhandle area of Texas on Friday, June 26. In the time it took us to walk out of the RV park and across the road, the light changed. We went back to our … Continue reading Texas: Sunsets in Amarillo (2020)
It may seem like we just traveled from Livingston to Nevada, but we had been there 6 weeks. While we were in Nevada, we spent most of our time looking for contract jobs. Sitting in Texas while not being able to visit places (and chronicle them) has run down our savings, so we needed to … Continue reading Texas: Traveling to Amarillo (2020)
When we visited Sulphur Springs to see the county courthouse, there were plenty of flowers in bloom around the town square. It was nice to capture the flowers in bloom in a maintained environment, but I also want to capture the flowers in the wild as well. I look forward to capturing the wildflowers next … Continue reading Texas: Flowers in bloom (2020)
The current Hopkins County Courthouse was finished in 1895 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. It was also designated as a Texas Landmark in 1975. Designed by J. Riely Gordon, it was one of 18 county courthouses designed and built between 1885 and 1901. This courthouse is one of 12 … Continue reading Texas: Hopkins County Courthouse (2020)
After 90 days, we have finally completed the final step in establishing our residency and domicile. We have driver's licenses - or at least the temporary paper version. 🙂 The story When we arrived in Livingston, we had no idea it would take us 90 days to do our four step process. We managed to … Continue reading Texas: Residency and domicile are established (2020)
After we attended the Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, we headed to a small town near Tucumcari. The nearest place to pick up Amazon packages (through the Amazon Locker program) was in Amarillo. While we were running errands in Amarillo, we made sure to visit the Cadillac Ranch on our way in. It's much less crowded … Continue reading Texas: Cadillacs and graffiti in black and white (2019)
