July 2021 Houston is about 3 hours away from San Antonio and the last stop on the summer road trip. We found great things to do here that were lots of fun! https://flic.kr/p/2ncgW3x HUGE Beatles statues at 8th Wonder Brewery One of the places to visit is Color Factory, a building with lots of art …
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Padre Island National Seashore
Wanna do the beach thing here in Texas but don't want the "usual" Spring Break crowds in March? Consider Padre Island National Seashore! https://flic.kr/p/2kPsciQ When you come up to the booth, pay the rangers the $5 entrance fee and you're free to explore miles of natural shoreline, and is known to be the longest stretch …
Amarillo and Alibates Flint Quarry National Monument
On the way to Oklahoma City, I stopped by the famous Cadillac Ranch art installation in the middle of a golden field just off the famous highway, Old Route 66. The public is allowed and encouraged to deface this work, which was brought to life by hippies back in the 70's with the help of …
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Palo Duro Canyon State Park
Palo Duro Canyon State Park is near the city of Amarillo about 8 hours from San Antonio and considered the "Grand Canyon" of Texas. The Lighthouse Trail is the most famous one at that park to a rock formation that looks like, well, a lighthouse. After months of working 2 jobs, it was time to …
Guadalupe Mountains National Park
03/13/2020 This Corona Virus, COVID-19, is all over the news. It seems that you can’t get food, sanitizer, or toilet paper, go out in public, and you should prepare to hunker down at home. Schools and workplaces are closed. But the National Parks are still open! I had originally planned to go to Guadalupe Mountains …
Garner State Park
Thanksgiving Weekend, Concan, Texas, 11/30/2019 After a stretch of working 10 days straight, I was overdue to do some deep decompression time, and the best way to do that is to go outdoors! This time we brought our little doggie to join us! I chose Garner State Park here in Texas because (A): it’s only …
Big Bend National Park
11/02/2019 The weather has been still warm-ish and colder in the nights, so last weekend it was time to go to one of my favorite places: Big Bend National Park! It was only a weekend trip, and I had been to Big Bend before, but I decided to do some of the trails that I …
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