Texas – John & Armen On The Road

Racing the Closures

As we prepared to exit Texas, we had one more stop before crossing the state line into New Mexico. We turned north off I-10 and headed up Hwy 54 to Guadalupe Mountains National Park – ever heard of this one? Neither had we! From a distance, they were beautiful and severe. We had called aheadContinue reading “Racing the Closures”

Texas, Take Two

We began our route up towards the Texas hill country. We got a space in a park in Austin, and things were starting to become more clear that keeping a safe space from others was going to be a good idea. People in Austin hadn’t really got the message yet, because aside from SXSW cancelingContinue reading “Texas, Take Two”

I Saw Miles and Miles of Texas

So as it turns out, our expectations of Texas were different than the actual thing. It’s a vast, huge state. There are so many different faces of Texas, and we’ve seen many of them. Also, we had a preconceived notion of the folks of Texas (based on previous associations in other lives). We were hugelyContinue reading “I Saw Miles and Miles of Texas”

Exploring Ancient Communication at Seminole Canyon State Park, TX

Our next stop for the night was a town called Del Rio, Texas, another of the many border towns that we passed (with no sign of any wall….). Before you hit town, however, you come to Seminole Canyon State Park, which has good reviews in the Campendium App, an app that people write reviews forContinue reading “Exploring Ancient Communication at Seminole Canyon State Park, TX”

On to Big Bend National Park

After our morning soak at Faywood, we hit the (paved this time) road and made our way southeast toward Big Bend National Park, a huge park in southwest Texas. Remember that storm we were watching when we were heading to the hot springs? Apparently we dodged a bullet and missed a big snow storm thatContinue reading “On to Big Bend National Park”