Wonderful Thanksgiving and weekend in Big Bend ... no cell, no Internet service.Currently on way north to Pecos, Texas, after waking to snow at Davis Mountain State Park near Fort Davis.
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The Thanksgiving holiday is always a busy time at Big Bend National Park.
The National Park Service operates three developed frontcountry campgrounds. Limited campsites at Rio Grande Village and Chisos Basin campgrounds are reservable November 15-April 15. A conces
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Arrived at the Seminole Canyon State Park and Historical Site late yesterday afternoon in time to go on a six-mile bike ride along the Rio Grande River (loop) Trail.It was a very challenging ride for me because more than 3/4 of the 'dirt' trail was composed of rutted r
I was prepared not to be impressed with South Llano River (Texas) State Park (about 150 miles west of San Antonio and 5 miles south of I-10 and Junction, TX) ... much of the park is closed to the public because of the annual Turkey Roost ... cutting off the majority of
Researching Texas State Parks along our route to Big Bend National Park and spotted two that look like possibles for an afternoon/evening stopover.South Llano River (Texas) State Park is located where the South Llano River flows along the edge of the "Texas hill country
Taking a couple of down days in Austin, visiting family for an early Thanksgiving ... back on road first part of next week ... heading to Big Bend National Park.
What a find for Snowbirds.
The Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park is located in the middle of the Texas Hill Country, just three miles south of Fredericksburg, TX, on State Highway 16.
On the mid-November day we pulled into the RV campground around 4 p.m., black clo
Stayed night-before-last at Harry McAdams Park in Hobbs, NM. It was listed in "Free Campgrounds" (published in 2007) as a New Mexico State Park with 47 sites. At one time it was, but, according to the campground host, the park changed hands a few years back and became
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Carlsbad Caverns National Park, out in the middle of almost nowhere, is one heck of a destination.Passing "through the Chihuahuan Desert and Guadalupe Mountains of southeastern New Mexico and west Texas—filled with prickly pear, chollas, sotols and agaves—you might
While bicycling through the Brantley Lake State Park Campground (north of Carlsbad, NM) on Monday, we spotted an encampment with one intriguing 'recreational' vehicle.Phiip Girardi of Santa Fe, NM, has rigged out a 25-year-old BCA Sunshine bicycle with a Crystalyte el