Written by Vanilla Sugar on May 27, 2009
- Spectacular color. I noticed this as I walked through the many scenic spots of the Palo Duro Canyon. Rock formations called Spanish skirts looked like bans of reds, oranges, and yellows on the flowing,...
Written by Vanilla Sugar on October 21, 2008
- The history of Texas is bloodied by the lives lost in the battles of Goliad and San Jacinto. We visited both of these silent battlefields – our first stops along our 10,000 mile grand...
Written by ssullivan on August 24, 2008
- Alpine, Texas has the distinction of being the biggest town in the biggest county in the second biggest state (and before Alaska was granted statehood, the biggest state). It's located in far West Texas, in...
Written by Wildcat Dianne on June 21, 2008
- After 5 days on the road and about 2,200 miles of numb butts, traffic jams, and other adventures and misadventures, Mom and I were glad to get into the car at Baton Rouge and start...
Written by Wildcat Dianne on June 21, 2008
- As mentioned in a previous entry, Day 5 was going to be a special day in which Mom, Loki, and I were to meet my friend Ken in Marshall, Texas, a small town about 160...
Written by Wildcat Dianne on June 21, 2008
- After gassing up at the gas station in Duncanville, Mom and I were on our way via I-20 East to our penultimate night's stop in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Before leaving Idaho, my co-worker David...
Written by zabelle on August 4, 2007
- Museum of Fine Arts Houston1001 Bissonette StHoustonTracing its beginnings to an Art League to encourage art history and appreciation in the public school system in 1900, the Museum of Fine Arts of Houston opened...
Written by zabelle on March 14, 2007
- When we found out that Ima Hogg was buried in Austin we made it one of our priorities to visit her grave. On Friday we headed to the Texas State Cemetery which was beautiful and...
Written by zabelle on March 14, 2007
- This is a fabulous Library that is amazingly hard to find. There is a sign that tells you which exit to get off the freeway and then nothing. We drove by it the first time....
Written by zabelle on March 14, 2007
- After our wonderful dinner at the South Congress Café we headed back toward the Austin Motel on Congress. We came upon Uncommon Goods 1512 South Congress St which is open daily until 7pm but on...
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