Chasing the blue dot to find adventure…
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)
About an hour and 15 minutes away from us is the nearest Texas state park: Lake Tawakoni State Park. We weren't quite sure what to expect, but it was a beautiful visit. Currently, visiting a Texas state park requires a reservation, even for state park passholders. The reservation system allows the ability to keep from … Continue reading Texas: Lake Tawakoni State Park (2020)
After we left Colorado, our next stop was Rawlins in Wyoming. We stopped at the Wagonhound Rest Area, 50 miles west of Laramie, on the way. We walked towards the edge of the rest area, where this amazing view presented itself. Sometimes, rest areas have amazing views, so we always check them out.
When we left Phoenix to drive the RV towards Denver for the STC Summit, we went to Munds Park before heading east on Interstate 40. Before you reach the New Mexico border on Interstate 40, there's an Arizona attraction called the Meteor Crater, the world's best preserved meteor crater impact site. There are three lookout … Continue reading Arizona: Path to a lookout point in black and white (2019)
Over on my personal Facebook timeline, I was tagged in one of those "post 1 photo a day for 10 days" of travel photos. Since I've been pretty good at posting my travel photos for the last year and a half, I'm taking this opportunity to redo some of my favorites in black and white. … Continue reading New Mexico: White Sands in black and white (2019)
In November 2012, we met up with some photographer buddies in Newport to do a photowalk. After we were done, we headed home via Depoe Bay. As I recall, there was an amazing storm with high winds that weekend, so the wave action was pretty awesome in both Newport and Depoe Bay. Newport Before we … Continue reading Oregon: Newport & Depoe Bay (2012)
We landed at our last RV spot on March 9. For most of the last two months, we've been cooped up inside the RV except for picking up mail and picking up curbside groceries. We've also been struggling with cel phone reception and Internet. As we looked at our budget and upcoming expenses, it was … Continue reading Texas: We moved the RV (2020)
