Today my target was Galveston, the historic gulf coast port that sits on another of the long chain of narrow barrier islands along the Texas coast. The drive from Victoria to the coast was uneventful and routine except that I passed through the town of Edna, which was my mother’s name, so I added a … Continue reading Delightful Galveston →

Monday, Oct 24 I was feeling very weary while driving yesterday and realized that the last time I visited an attraction that was not scenic driving, just a photo stop or a short walk was six days ago at the Good Enough mine in Tombstone. It was, therefore, a pleasure to spend a few hours … Continue reading The Texas State Aquarium →

Saturday, Oct 22 This was a very boring driving day from Eagle Pass to McAllen, Texas that I did not think deserved its own post. I looked on TripAdvisor for something to do along the way but found nothing in Eagle Pass, Laredo or McAllen that I thought was worth a stop. The map and … Continue reading A Lot of Miles with a Relaxing Finish →

Friday, Oct 21 Today’s glorious tourist stop was Big Bend National Park. I gave up my valuable sleep to get to the park as the sun was rising so that I could spend about four hours driving the two main scenic roads, taking photos and fitting in a couple of short walks before driving on … Continue reading Big Bend National Park →

Thursday, Oct 20 After “losing” an hour yesterday because of a timezone change I realized I was going to lose another hour today as I traveled across Texas from El Paso to Terlingua, which is near Big Bend National Park. The original plan was to stop at a huge modern art complex in Marfa but … Continue reading The Art of Humans and Nature →