San Antonio & Austin, Texas

Thursday, November 9, 2017 We arrived in San Antonio and went to Mi Tierra Cafe & Bakery in the center of downtown for dinner. It was like Christmas in Mexico. Lights and decorations everywhere making the place very festive. Mariachi bands playing tunes in the bar and in two other parts of this large establishment. The food…

Big Bend National Park

Tuesday, November 7, 2017 The day was spent driving to our hotel in Alpine, Texas where we rested. When we reached the hotel I put my visor up and saw that there was an 8″ crack in the windshield. Damn. Before heading out to dinner I called USAA Insurance and arranged to have the windshield…

Carlsbad Caverns National Park & Roswell NM

Monday, November 6, 2017 Another good breakfast, using up the last of our eggs and cheese. Yum! We drove to Carlsbad Caverns National Park and opted for the self-guided tour, starting at the mouth of the cave and hiking down 80 stories to the Big Room, then hiking/walking that area. In all, we walked 2.5…

Guadalupe National Park

Saturday, November 4, 2017 On the way to our campground north of Carlsbad, New Mexico, we stopped by Guadalupe National Park to pick up a map, newspaper, and souvenirs – we’d use the map and park newspaper to help us plan the next day. While at the park Alan grabbed my camera (I was indisposed)…

Saguaro National Park

Thursday, November 2, 2017 We stopped in Phoenix to visit a wonderful old friend and his wife over dinner. I’ve known Jon for more than 45 years, and his wife Kelly is so warm and sweet – hard to find two better people on this earth. We had such a great time catching up, talking…

Antelope Canyon, Arizona

Saturday, October 28, 2017 Today I felt like I got my photo-mojo back. Alan and I went on two different tours of Antelope Canyon with Adventurous Antelope Canyon Photo Tours. I went on the photographer’s tour (you must have a camera and tripod), and Alan went on the non-photographer tour (but he did take his Nikon P900…