And then we headed down to the Keys. The Florida Keys are a string of tropical islands stretching about 120 miles off the southern tip of the U.S. state of Florida, between the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. They are 90 miles from Cuba, but worlds apart. The southernmost city is Key West andContinue reading “The Florida Keys”
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Big Cypress & The Everglades
We ended up spending a fun and relaxing several days in both Big Cypress National Preserve and Everglades National Park. We stayed in a couple different campsites while we were there, Midway and Monument Lake Campgrounds. Big Cypress is adjacent to the Everglades, and both are located in the southern portion of Florida. One ofContinue reading “Big Cypress & The Everglades”
More Florida
We had a long driving day and found a free place to stay for the night through the Harvest Hosts app, which led us to a sweet little island west of Ft. Myers. The host was a palm (and other tropical tree) farm/nursery, located on Pine Island in a village called Bokeelia. It was breezy,Continue reading “More Florida”
Alabama to Florida
Blink, and we passed thru Alabama with one overnight stay in Gulf Shores. The tides were too low to take the ferry from Dauphin Island to Fort Morgan, so we drove up thru Mobile and back down to Gulf Shores. It was really nice to be hugging the coast again! We were lucky to findContinue reading “Alabama to Florida”
Leavin’ Louisiana in the Broad Daylight
It’s just an ordinary story about the way things go, around and around nobody knows, that the highway goes on forever…. (Rodney Crowell) We left Louisiana in the broad daylight, around noon actually. Our aim was to stay along the Gulf Coast, so we headed out on I-10E and veered off it back onto ourContinue reading “Leavin’ Louisiana in the Broad Daylight”
Goin’ to New Orleans
Well, we know we need to go back to New Orleans now, cause it’s a fun, interesting and beautiful city with so much culture! And, um, the food is amazing! This was the only place we had reservations for when we left home, because we wanted to see Mardi Gras finally (well, we were aContinue reading “Goin’ to New Orleans”
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”
Big Bend National Park, Texas
Wow, what a great place! Vast, expansive, peaceful, impressive. It takes some effort, mainly in the miles to get there, but once you arrive, you really feel like you have the place practically to yourself. It’s rich in geological features, there are many species of living creatures, the morning and evening light is gorgeous. WeContinue reading “Big Bend National Park, Texas”
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”
John & Armen On The Road 