Photography, Fun, and Adventure in the U.S.
We spent several, very soggy and humid days, in the Biloxi/Gulfport area of the Mississippi Gulf Coast in the southeast part of the state, #17 on our amazing road trip, exploring the area while also taking care of some business and schoolwork. Note to others considering this area. Ran did
We left Texas for Southern Louisiana, the land of the “sportsman’s paradise” so named because of the diversity of fish, wildlife, and water in the area — including rivers, lakes, swamps, wetlands, and the Gulf of Mexico… and, of course, bayous! Louisiana, the 15th state we have visited since the
We ended our travels through Texas with a little two-step dance through the towns of Huntsville and Beaumont. Huntsville is approximately 70 miles north of Houston in the East Texas Piney Woods and we camped out in the very pretty 2,083-acre Huntsville State Park, located about six miles southwest of
Del Rio. San Antonio. Austin… a Texas Trifecta of cities we visited as we moved through the western and central parts of the state. After leaving the amazing beauty of the Big Bend area of Texas, it would be understandable to say that we were a bit underwhelmed with the
Majestic. Picturesque. Enchanting. Huge. Astonishing. Spectacular. Inspiring. Breathtaking. Gigantic. Multifaceted. Grandiose. Amazing. Empowering. Glorious. Magnificent. Beautiful. How many more words can we give to the absolutely unexpected magnificence and sheer size of the Big Bend area of Texas? Totaling more than a millions acres combined, both Big Bend National Park
Our last stop in New Mexico was in Carlsbad, in the southeastern part of the state, and known as the gateway to the amazing Carlsbad Caverns National Park, but also a great location to slip into Texas and visit the Guadalupe Mountains National Park — which is just what we
As you will soon see from this post, our stop in Alamogordo was full of fun and adventure — even with the ongoing federal government shutdown continuing to thwart some of our activities. Alamogordo, a city of about 30,000 residents located in the Tularosa Basin of the Chihuahuan Desert —
Whether you believe or not in unidentified flying objects (UFOs) or aliens crash landing in a remote part of New Mexico, you will find lots to do and think about when visiting Roswell, now one of the largest cities in New Mexico (and the largest in the southeastern part of
From Albuquerque, we headed north past Santa Fe and eastward to Las Vegas. Las Vegas, New Mexico. We chose Las Vegas as our hub for this leg of the trip because the elevation in Santa Fe made it a bit too cold and snowy to park the trailer (but happily
Unlike Bugs Bunny, we found our way from Elephant Butte to Albuquerque just fine! The state’s largest city, named in honor of a town of the same name in Spain, has beauty in and around it — with the grand Sandia Mountains to the east and the Rio Grande River