tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91618230686620888872024-03-13T05:05:22.966-05:00Adventures in CampingIt's me and RDB exploring the world - on wheels! We started our adventures in a pop-up camper with our beloved pup, Diesel. Ten years later, we have a 5th wheel as our rollin' weekend home as we're out camping, geocaching, ENJOYN life top-down in our Mazda MX5, and always looking for the next great adventure. SJBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12525529191019947205noreply@blogger.comBlogger370125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161823068662088887.post-3487740361136062602024-03-04T22:03:00.001-06:002024-03-04T22:11:57.677-06:00Camping Cache: Rusk<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbnnm9SL3WQH52pCbESpT5pFsQy56mFPrZCWnnXq-QDf95LNt33qtVvHVBVa7F1mQYx-anJbbBplzATeetJvs064if-Yz9JF21qDvE046nPsLJBHMpi49tg6DdfeCF3gqdLetwmnqKHEy-fhAGF4SpgOQWdhHbdJJisC5FLWapDYNUVI5fFktmKH_BdPj2/s1800/IMG_1651.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbnnm9SL3WQH52pCbESpT5pFsQy56mFPrZCWnnXq-QDf95LNt33qtVvHVBVa7F1mQYx-anJbbBplzATeetJvs064if-Yz9JF21qDvE046nPsLJBHMpi49tg6DdfeCF3gqdLetwmnqKHEy-fhAGF4SpgOQWdhHbdJJisC5FLWapDYNUVI5fFktmKH_BdPj2/w640-h640/IMG_1651.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Found:</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">PCS #86 - Cedar Hill</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Steps to the Past</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Perkins Place</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Believe It or Not!</span></p>SJBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12525529191019947205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161823068662088887.post-53409826200107630472024-03-01T18:44:00.256-06:002024-03-05T11:17:23.927-06:00Perfect and Deep Love<p style="text-align: justify;">It's birthday weekend and when you have Grandma Mail delivered before you head out, you not only take a moment to read it, but also make sure that you follow her instructions to a T.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn5Pm1qLorVrrUqX8RN6w7Eo60r_BNG1vpt8Fp_5W02J_Vc88zvNVdQrDqpLPL4M1gG022zxWYIe1jc4ls7CY94ca2sU-sMDgi2-se7i44A_lZ9E7ibdTw4NlW-9aWzmxR4V4TRKZOS3LQiwGR33XhLbA4_Fmla6HVNnRFc70zw47Qe3NPMK-q2MBgzq5o/s3579/IMG_1490.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3579" data-original-width="2684" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn5Pm1qLorVrrUqX8RN6w7Eo60r_BNG1vpt8Fp_5W02J_Vc88zvNVdQrDqpLPL4M1gG022zxWYIe1jc4ls7CY94ca2sU-sMDgi2-se7i44A_lZ9E7ibdTw4NlW-9aWzmxR4V4TRKZOS3LQiwGR33XhLbA4_Fmla6HVNnRFc70zw47Qe3NPMK-q2MBgzq5o/w480-h640/IMG_1490.heic" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"Have a lot of fun and create a lot of memories to last." </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I think we can make that happen! I took several days off work on both ends of the weekend so that we could enjoy a long trip. The original plan was to spend the weekend at Huntsville SP, but they had just done a prescribed burn, and we didn't want to hang around with the possibility of smoke all weekend, so we jumped online and made reservations at our favorite hidden gem: the <a href="https://texasstaterailroad.net/camping/" target="_blank">Texas State Railroad</a> in Rusk.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivWczwTydULz3zoFOe5j9cAj90f9mRhfzLkGYauT1WISBBbaxFw4mU378GVJ48JJ5tN4Xd8NNeeOJ4scmoVO94R4lCiFQ7NzHdmz10QfJwCEu7PmtylXNgBm60_ZUoxlZwetgXDZ_fEe0LiZ7zGN3U44qViwyAmOvU71BBbJIt1ZmmLr3pntQakpvb5crH/s4032/IMG_1503.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivWczwTydULz3zoFOe5j9cAj90f9mRhfzLkGYauT1WISBBbaxFw4mU378GVJ48JJ5tN4Xd8NNeeOJ4scmoVO94R4lCiFQ7NzHdmz10QfJwCEu7PmtylXNgBm60_ZUoxlZwetgXDZ_fEe0LiZ7zGN3U44qViwyAmOvU71BBbJIt1ZmmLr3pntQakpvb5crH/w480-h640/IMG_1503.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">We had a leisurely morning Friday, full caffeinated (not on purpose!), and enjoyed the easy drive up to the piney woods of east Texas. We got settled into our site, hooked up the water, and (do you hear the horror movie music yet?) found a leak fast-flowing into the basement. Oh, geez. NOT AGAIN?!</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRfo6QE0jASj64IdBSZS5x1YgmVJiZZOGRuti15stv-GA9yQfMi4tTN28VPECx4XHJB_f7hx-OTUXigmoa7OAT-JBKE1Sttf6MsKUeJ66HTrUcqSbzoB8DaxsLVBkM6Srj65IhMavGq8288GjDl6YLeoTn355WaM4rLqPH7y2oiHqtM3z4B19Hha1dfNd0/s5712/IMG_1505.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4284" data-original-width="5712" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRfo6QE0jASj64IdBSZS5x1YgmVJiZZOGRuti15stv-GA9yQfMi4tTN28VPECx4XHJB_f7hx-OTUXigmoa7OAT-JBKE1Sttf6MsKUeJ66HTrUcqSbzoB8DaxsLVBkM6Srj65IhMavGq8288GjDl6YLeoTn355WaM4rLqPH7y2oiHqtM3z4B19Hha1dfNd0/w640-h480/IMG_1505.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">It's a good thing we purposefully keep a 5-gallon bucket down there just in case, as that caught most of the water while we worked to figure out where it was coming from. We found a loose connection on the faucet in the bathroom, and after Rich twisted him self into a pretzel to fix it, we were settled in and looking forward to a fun weekend!</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNwLbu1b1PzW-oKHBJs5OqdlixuhqoSAGw4RQ-t8-AlvlEoiYdFPjgNqSYYreCYiNuIzccOl8wBLykxohKETx4EkGVOeM888KZA4gRGVcpWuI7Gc5Cm5jiCLwLoI8-G-jdhH70E48oqU38ivKZV2AaMGY690xjWSLRzJDfeGY5G2VuzfjtdaKsfL_O-1lU/s5712/IMG_1507.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNwLbu1b1PzW-oKHBJs5OqdlixuhqoSAGw4RQ-t8-AlvlEoiYdFPjgNqSYYreCYiNuIzccOl8wBLykxohKETx4EkGVOeM888KZA4gRGVcpWuI7Gc5Cm5jiCLwLoI8-G-jdhH70E48oqU38ivKZV2AaMGY690xjWSLRzJDfeGY5G2VuzfjtdaKsfL_O-1lU/w480-h640/IMG_1507.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Saturday we fixed a great lunch in the camper, then took off for Tyler and several adventures to make those "memories that last" like Grandma instructed! </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Along the way to our first stop, we happened across an unexpected side quest. RDB happened to notice an older gentleman making his way slowly across the sidewalk to the front door. "Probably going for a cup of coffee," he said. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">"At the post office?" I questioned. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRTjCWI88s-AuAGTy5uPqWdtvf8MhEBivuD8BC0nI8Z2jD42I06aGj0VV3Z3Oi17v-vjMKCUp6_Hcgd1tXHG_cXsx5oLti7sgwyHUUD5bjR420Lb9Z_Dv3I_5MDXhyo-pV1VFnz4e2gbKUZF1bFRN5jVABLe5rRUz_JFqMER-rRHt4TQtyw3SMM-KgJSX6/s5712/IMG_1521.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4284" data-original-width="5712" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRTjCWI88s-AuAGTy5uPqWdtvf8MhEBivuD8BC0nI8Z2jD42I06aGj0VV3Z3Oi17v-vjMKCUp6_Hcgd1tXHG_cXsx5oLti7sgwyHUUD5bjR420Lb9Z_Dv3I_5MDXhyo-pV1VFnz4e2gbKUZF1bFRN5jVABLe5rRUz_JFqMER-rRHt4TQtyw3SMM-KgJSX6/w640-h480/IMG_1521.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Come to find out the old post office had been transformed into a really nice <a href="https://www.yelp.com/biz/postmasters-coffee-company-jacksonville-2?hrid=XWB_pjNbPzKS8k1siZMydA&utm_campaign=www_review_share_popup&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=(direct)" target="_blank">coffee shop</a>!</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I'm telling you, sometimes we have the best luck on those u-turns and side quests in our adventures, because we found ourselves dinning at <a href="https://www.yelp.com/biz/prime-102-tyler-2?hrid=nEIFaCemdCmCdhxJK-rKTw&utm_campaign=www_review_share_popup&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=(direct)" target="_blank">the Petroleum Club's Prime 102</a> right across the street from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith_County,_Texas" target="_blank">Smith County courthouse</a>!</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeXvfV2Dh8xiER9UHi5CtPxHEQDoeaWynN_UtHn8N6l2Wt8d8UwTWx-Yq91QmIKA-vxlAPra3LijcgUmAg8F1a2UTcMatf7UbpPNwk9e9Qgw2vWE2YGodxaKpiZEFUzjqOY19z8SpjCYMdiLnpYtzd0lpTOEF4tYViCXHJoDgIr-TWc_elG2XtTy8m10Bi/s5712/IMG_1585.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4284" data-original-width="5712" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeXvfV2Dh8xiER9UHi5CtPxHEQDoeaWynN_UtHn8N6l2Wt8d8UwTWx-Yq91QmIKA-vxlAPra3LijcgUmAg8F1a2UTcMatf7UbpPNwk9e9Qgw2vWE2YGodxaKpiZEFUzjqOY19z8SpjCYMdiLnpYtzd0lpTOEF4tYViCXHJoDgIr-TWc_elG2XtTy8m10Bi/w640-h480/IMG_1585.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Not bad for an impromptu birthday dinner!</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizj4LrtwJnd-LwYTTNU_wVUCNqHvoDnMuvcCKNqhyphenhyphenTFKhEebtHGUJ7886RHZrSuz8PH8CVxhjdVC5bx8fT1YPx1a3mDZkT-B8iYOyYWw4wlNl2niMbrYxwSIdQ2Iet9AB5Pb_F4s-2Yfie9JEIUulSfteI2jiPtszVetttb-z0jEtXu2e5wiSNZJ6jsY0w/s5712/IMG_1584.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizj4LrtwJnd-LwYTTNU_wVUCNqHvoDnMuvcCKNqhyphenhyphenTFKhEebtHGUJ7886RHZrSuz8PH8CVxhjdVC5bx8fT1YPx1a3mDZkT-B8iYOyYWw4wlNl2niMbrYxwSIdQ2Iet9AB5Pb_F4s-2Yfie9JEIUulSfteI2jiPtszVetttb-z0jEtXu2e5wiSNZJ6jsY0w/w480-h640/IMG_1584.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Sunday we spent the day relaxing around the campsite, enjoying my fresh-picked flowers, and watching local <a href="https://www.laff.com/" target="_blank">LAFF</a> TV. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFrzGRxQZz3m9hbPwBABhC86B9tqSFUD7tIwB2OLAr55kOoK41_IFf57-pU9jlQI3KLy0Oz-bBNU17E04r0McTtcgwN-qIF0qmpmQRl4ZOUSCI5ZIN2PGt2P2LauLOhv_qwpYmarnwDQAykPP7jOENGiognHNx6V5MZ2eM7M_-lFRTuWqPJExrepM0ip4G/s5712/IMG_1591.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFrzGRxQZz3m9hbPwBABhC86B9tqSFUD7tIwB2OLAr55kOoK41_IFf57-pU9jlQI3KLy0Oz-bBNU17E04r0McTtcgwN-qIF0qmpmQRl4ZOUSCI5ZIN2PGt2P2LauLOhv_qwpYmarnwDQAykPP7jOENGiognHNx6V5MZ2eM7M_-lFRTuWqPJExrepM0ip4G/w480-h640/IMG_1591.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSn3_k_-xn9a2qdv1pNu-4ZjnIYjVn6HKhetyLTXG3yIATO45e6PZcjn_Z2vl0P8ILuQb2cTAHj-6e1bQgY5vKT2JAXpDgE6mZTqHCa8aJ381zP3qhkgPTrAgjo0nyRDIar_ppe8TTJTwmvlYMF5q9AYSGsxykU-Or5aL0I6C_9pgW93Rw9i57dmKt83GO/s1800/IMG_1653.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSn3_k_-xn9a2qdv1pNu-4ZjnIYjVn6HKhetyLTXG3yIATO45e6PZcjn_Z2vl0P8ILuQb2cTAHj-6e1bQgY5vKT2JAXpDgE6mZTqHCa8aJ381zP3qhkgPTrAgjo0nyRDIar_ppe8TTJTwmvlYMF5q9AYSGsxykU-Or5aL0I6C_9pgW93Rw9i57dmKt83GO/w640-h640/IMG_1653.JPG" width="640" /></a><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">As Sigmund Freud once said: "Flowers are restful to look at. They have neither emotions nor conflicts.” </p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCXPpY0t5NSzjaHA9keFj5gEcsjc37JM0_q8tRvLtBtRzgvZaXKTHb5UpionlR5QdCeWFF18mz4fhftZZLRbWXY8UYH3P5iHHQLi-DHVC_DAiB4fDoKOcwzimlEqTueNmnzrTs7noj6HH42APNL6YMPk3zVgVy6UNs19XXxa8Zc9l2AGeoEahsgqSgglXX/s4032/IMG_1593.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCXPpY0t5NSzjaHA9keFj5gEcsjc37JM0_q8tRvLtBtRzgvZaXKTHb5UpionlR5QdCeWFF18mz4fhftZZLRbWXY8UYH3P5iHHQLi-DHVC_DAiB4fDoKOcwzimlEqTueNmnzrTs7noj6HH42APNL6YMPk3zVgVy6UNs19XXxa8Zc9l2AGeoEahsgqSgglXX/w640-h480/IMG_1593.heic" width="640" /></a></div><br />It was a perfect day, with perfect weather, for hanging out in the hammock and enjoying the quiet peacefulness of the park. <p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6d8FjCrY4LOh-61_jQGi2IuKnWJiU-p-yHkU6Bbcaf71Sc0YQdFW5JdNnXOerESC7Z8Er7CetJU5ymrTlXX9dJo2QrgnK9YND5YsaHFiBbPzbgj5xziysApIR5opONm9eyERvKfZzcpW9bohE0t2F6TdyZYcuVPhV7n2Y2WE8XM9mZ7EF_gMtxSjnrsDc/s4032/IMG_1619.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6d8FjCrY4LOh-61_jQGi2IuKnWJiU-p-yHkU6Bbcaf71Sc0YQdFW5JdNnXOerESC7Z8Er7CetJU5ymrTlXX9dJo2QrgnK9YND5YsaHFiBbPzbgj5xziysApIR5opONm9eyERvKfZzcpW9bohE0t2F6TdyZYcuVPhV7n2Y2WE8XM9mZ7EF_gMtxSjnrsDc/w640-h480/IMG_1619.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Monday we did a little more exploring around Rusk - starting with a coffee and muffin at <a href="https://www.yelp.com/biz/the-daily-grind-rusk?hrid=rPWF8Bn9bTmH8VNKk7Ybmg&utm_campaign=www_review_share_popup&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=(direct)" target="_blank">The Daily Grind</a>, before heading over to the Rusk footbridge - said to be the nation's longest footbridge at 546 feet.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglDAgayKMiPzRIAGnNMQBeaSI69IyOwtoThnKlsjYxpKP8oFSHGznMpmk-b7f68CAU0MDHfaiF1UEj5-MAIcWu6TkM9eFCUJeAf10IJF3DCB4Vv8TuEMwvWFcdGdgn-2oioEIGfWU95V_vaTW_kguMz4M7oT0nvVwZgJy36SAN6ct9iAQl4h0tHBAOQ7BQ/s3088/IMG_1630.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglDAgayKMiPzRIAGnNMQBeaSI69IyOwtoThnKlsjYxpKP8oFSHGznMpmk-b7f68CAU0MDHfaiF1UEj5-MAIcWu6TkM9eFCUJeAf10IJF3DCB4Vv8TuEMwvWFcdGdgn-2oioEIGfWU95V_vaTW_kguMz4M7oT0nvVwZgJy36SAN6ct9iAQl4h0tHBAOQ7BQ/w480-h640/IMG_1630.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">It also happens to be the home of the 75th geocache we've found along our adventures!</p><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjhsstKkThxeDaLOg9VoWZtLhYDtFgV1yDFxeOOXz_U_NjOgTfcFujR9ETgA0BlxHUOGQXbBaudvW3aHjDKSyPeChaUCCICN9HRp-8cmCUxdO5YvGI__MTo-iG0hP2KPBDJDQqumg5s0JeQv_8Wm2YSJOXM-joaRlLCKlfJVgZwiGXx3KHhOxftOnyjRrS/s1800/IMG_1648.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjhsstKkThxeDaLOg9VoWZtLhYDtFgV1yDFxeOOXz_U_NjOgTfcFujR9ETgA0BlxHUOGQXbBaudvW3aHjDKSyPeChaUCCICN9HRp-8cmCUxdO5YvGI__MTo-iG0hP2KPBDJDQqumg5s0JeQv_8Wm2YSJOXM-joaRlLCKlfJVgZwiGXx3KHhOxftOnyjRrS/w640-h640/IMG_1648.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">We did a bit of geocaching around the area - surprised that we hadn't done this before with as many times as we've been here to Rusk. (And we can add one more to the roster, as we'll be back camping here again in April for the <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/future-eclipses/eclipse-2024/" target="_blank">2024 Total Solar Eclipse</a>. Tyler, just an hour up the road, is in the path of totality.)</p><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBw4vCuCilxWANz9QVEPLSYlt7sCjXQ3kvK2WYz3MO420pdev6MAuSZTwxz-6Anlx8qj0AFf3jSJjNilQ6bkJVkk6AYnuVxIwzOg8INDBln_im4oY9jj-2EcePNaKXcfYgh3N_vVGKcIN5va_IP85rJ08CHe6SCjEASS6dhmcH2_x6zQNv8w2U4hBHtt6c/s1077/IMG_1622.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1071" data-original-width="1077" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBw4vCuCilxWANz9QVEPLSYlt7sCjXQ3kvK2WYz3MO420pdev6MAuSZTwxz-6Anlx8qj0AFf3jSJjNilQ6bkJVkk6AYnuVxIwzOg8INDBln_im4oY9jj-2EcePNaKXcfYgh3N_vVGKcIN5va_IP85rJ08CHe6SCjEASS6dhmcH2_x6zQNv8w2U4hBHtt6c/w640-h636/IMG_1622.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">This was a great weekend of memory making, and I couldn't help but notice as we went on our many adventures that there were hearts EVERYWHERE...</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgttsFonunFCjBRZXDR5ixOfA34neNy_xaog8UODB0Zn2m0Ps-KJgZTPY6ZlgKG26Cz2Cbk0tBorSUQJ31u6AHejKGTfZ2_55Mfr7k8qcVO5-vWuK6Ioi5o5mNJE1ankOjXv3B0JLcCB47XjlyL7y_lZa9sSE10und3ZLV7eCLNiVPWqegqfw_ElL2mBqQZ/s1800/IMG_1649.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgttsFonunFCjBRZXDR5ixOfA34neNy_xaog8UODB0Zn2m0Ps-KJgZTPY6ZlgKG26Cz2Cbk0tBorSUQJ31u6AHejKGTfZ2_55Mfr7k8qcVO5-vWuK6Ioi5o5mNJE1ankOjXv3B0JLcCB47XjlyL7y_lZa9sSE10und3ZLV7eCLNiVPWqegqfw_ElL2mBqQZ/w640-h640/IMG_1649.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I'm pretty sure Grandma was sending her love along the way. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoPdBkVeTBSfumyDWFdxy3HpyIIzH8fuYI1v0XAo0ZiJa4dq2K-3Vq762ONBwz_Di1Itc0aWxpBSJTpgyalEFfiBPNzL1S0hS4MkKEF15Zd0dsQUgCiqcJg8TNNUd75ZBzndjK96P-q0afr9KARugwmpBfqfYXGo3mjY7BY9aAh3Phl5JxYBzZAL4DTOvr/s5712/IMG_1518.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4284" data-original-width="5712" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoPdBkVeTBSfumyDWFdxy3HpyIIzH8fuYI1v0XAo0ZiJa4dq2K-3Vq762ONBwz_Di1Itc0aWxpBSJTpgyalEFfiBPNzL1S0hS4MkKEF15Zd0dsQUgCiqcJg8TNNUd75ZBzndjK96P-q0afr9KARugwmpBfqfYXGo3mjY7BY9aAh3Phl5JxYBzZAL4DTOvr/w640-h480/IMG_1518.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">We were in site #12, full hook-ups, at <a href="https://texasstaterailroad.net/camping/" target="_blank">Texas State Railroad Campground</a> in Rusk. The trains weren't running this weekend, but we still love this park. We had the entire place to ourselves with the exception of one other camper - who appears to be a long-term tenant, the camp host, perhaps? A shift from the last visit - the park is no longer first-come-first-serve, now you can make site-specific reservations, which I think is great! But do me a favor: don't tell anyone! We still want this quiet little park all to ourselves!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">We've been here several times before: <a href="https://tent-on-wheels.blogspot.com/2021/12/believe.html" target="_blank">Believe</a>, <a href="https://tent-on-wheels.blogspot.com/2019/02/valentines-camping.html" target="_blank">Valentine's Camping</a>, <a href="https://tent-on-wheels.blogspot.com/2014/09/long-weekend-long-post.html" target="_blank">A Gift: Long Weekend, Long Post</a>, <a href="https://tent-on-wheels.blogspot.com/2014/04/easter-weekend-at-texas-state-rail-road.html" target="_blank">Easter Weekend</a>, and <a href="https://tent-on-wheels.blogspot.com/2013/09/blessings.html" target="_blank">Blessed</a>.</p>SJBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12525529191019947205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161823068662088887.post-58904983404330143752023-12-31T19:23:00.688-06:002024-01-01T10:11:02.968-06:002023 Camping and Car Trips<p>December 23rd - Jan 2nd: Cedar Hill SP, Lakeview Site #187 (F) (Christmas/New Years) </p><p>February 11th - Feb 17th: Miata 2023 PostCARd Challenge #1 (Valentine's Day)</p><p>February 18th: Miata Club - Lake Livingston Fun Run</p><p>March 25th: Miata Club - Sealy Fun Run</p><p>April 16th: Miata Club - Surf Side Fun Run</p><p>May 13th: Miata Club - DeMontrond Mazda Grand Opening</p><p>May 27th -29th: Miata 2023 PostCARd Challenge #2 (Memorial Day) </p><p>June 17th: Miata Club 2023 PostCARd Challenge #3 w/JP and Mr & Mrs A</p><p>July 2nd: Miata Club - Kolache Run to Hruska's </p><p>Aug 5: Miata Club - Lake Livingston Fun Run </p><p>Sept 21 - 23rd: Huntsville SP, Raven Hill Site #1 (F)</p><p>October 13th - 15th: Ray Roberts Isle de Bois, Quail Run Site 132, (30a/W) D&A, Mom & G (Solar Eclipse)</p><p>December 16th: Miata Club - Christmas Lights Run</p><p>December 30 - Jan 2th: Lake Brownwood SP, Willow Point site #19 (50a/W) (New Years)</p>SJBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12525529191019947205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161823068662088887.post-57553918010835031282023-12-30T17:57:00.420-06:002024-01-02T19:39:59.610-06:00Thanking my Lucky Stars<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaiXLOWb0klW9qpqbkC-RbuloHC4-vTTNbh_bK77Vhe06sP_ndwU_Cnb2KgeuOEnM4CC6FWGLvBHPmhXIlhTqcK_6s66hdia6qFJrgw0oiy4Ur6mYc8X8yrUl8LvXpyByhQ7rc1uzaIdNpqN9K-8_ya8sYfsUQSmSWdVPMo8XCY4uSbnWLVJjG9YARXTTB/s5712/0D2DC321-93CB-46A1-9BA0-9363BFFD5477.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4284" data-original-width="5712" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaiXLOWb0klW9qpqbkC-RbuloHC4-vTTNbh_bK77Vhe06sP_ndwU_Cnb2KgeuOEnM4CC6FWGLvBHPmhXIlhTqcK_6s66hdia6qFJrgw0oiy4Ur6mYc8X8yrUl8LvXpyByhQ7rc1uzaIdNpqN9K-8_ya8sYfsUQSmSWdVPMo8XCY4uSbnWLVJjG9YARXTTB/w640-h480/0D2DC321-93CB-46A1-9BA0-9363BFFD5477.heic" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">We were driving along to <a href="https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/lake-brownwood" target="_blank">Lake Brownwood State Park</a> for our New Year's camping trip and I came across this:<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj17DYT17c5SnHYMUYj1pWErrH9W8cyOUg0UgvMAaksqePWl7bc9xNbvgmWE5MVY3C5LBO0lXmD8PRdC5_gMtx2SzwtxsKb3STG57ajIz99AHvURt_jbFoY1DLx6rbF7c0NTe8Qwq99Kl5nWSfOgJpQ1soymf7seFT402qsakHcXyCdxbx-9EJD5wnRwMH5/s1800/980379CA-E28C-4482-AC3A-F17BB597F106.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj17DYT17c5SnHYMUYj1pWErrH9W8cyOUg0UgvMAaksqePWl7bc9xNbvgmWE5MVY3C5LBO0lXmD8PRdC5_gMtx2SzwtxsKb3STG57ajIz99AHvURt_jbFoY1DLx6rbF7c0NTe8Qwq99Kl5nWSfOgJpQ1soymf7seFT402qsakHcXyCdxbx-9EJD5wnRwMH5/w640-h640/980379CA-E28C-4482-AC3A-F17BB597F106.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">It truly is amazing when we think about all that exists out there beyond the blue of our atmosphere. It reminded me of the <a href="https://tent-on-wheels.blogspot.com/2021/12/the-weary-world-rejoices.html" target="_blank">Christmas camping trip two years ago</a> when we got up early to see the James Webb Telescope launch, and the <a href="https://time.com/6513062/james-webb-telescope-best-photos-2023/" target="_blank">incredible pictures</a> that have been sent back along its journey. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhb1ZYkcgqNIFDMQZ9FlCzo7hu5tU_QkjbMJS350YEZkYwgIEuW60Q8Z6N_E5xKHkj69f2hsEWtovIAqjw27KELribdXJ902Yt4obvhD8Q3BycSUbbAGtzj_dIGWszWs-nn2oALVDeZOAwRq_NPgjUUXUtIYLdjVbWk_luKxd2dtnhjZJuYZiOZYWtzNVg/s1300/IMG_0898.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1300" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhb1ZYkcgqNIFDMQZ9FlCzo7hu5tU_QkjbMJS350YEZkYwgIEuW60Q8Z6N_E5xKHkj69f2hsEWtovIAqjw27KELribdXJ902Yt4obvhD8Q3BycSUbbAGtzj_dIGWszWs-nn2oALVDeZOAwRq_NPgjUUXUtIYLdjVbWk_luKxd2dtnhjZJuYZiOZYWtzNVg/w640-h630/IMG_0898.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">We settled into the park Saturday afternoon, snuggling down for a "cold winter's nap" as the temps were going to be just above freezing overnight this weekend. <a href="https://tent-on-wheels.blogspot.com/2020/12/cross-country-camping-chaos.html" target="_blank">Nothing that we haven't experienced before. </a> But thinking of things we <i>haven't </i>experienced before, let me back up a moment and tell you about the drive across and refueling the truck in the little town of Early. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7MnovVZi8_xlCzY36TgWi2G3Y6lAhx3UDqUykEgqsiLdGXPlIFdRy4oI-QNJFLoP1AHnQ0tNOike7CDxmbOXTYoiXjRFgaleXTlERjNyXNzh_zTQB4omON15C1Y4i5gKG3jCdlyCJqzrGOscfuPavpiIIxRRry9N_c9rrXDiZJ6CYZpxRqw-lWJgsaAMl/s2100/217E9CD2-DBB0-41B6-86A8-8D5894ABDA5A_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1576" data-original-width="2100" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7MnovVZi8_xlCzY36TgWi2G3Y6lAhx3UDqUykEgqsiLdGXPlIFdRy4oI-QNJFLoP1AHnQ0tNOike7CDxmbOXTYoiXjRFgaleXTlERjNyXNzh_zTQB4omON15C1Y4i5gKG3jCdlyCJqzrGOscfuPavpiIIxRRry9N_c9rrXDiZJ6CYZpxRqw-lWJgsaAMl/w640-h480/217E9CD2-DBB0-41B6-86A8-8D5894ABDA5A_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">We stopped off at the Allsup's gas station, which had a separate island for diesel pumps, and the prompts for the singular diesel nozzle asked you to select either "Tractor" or "Refer." We both kinda looked at each other, having never been presented with this set of options before, we surmised that Tractor would be farming equipment and reefer would be like a refrigerated trailer on the road. And with that, we started pumping fuel. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8WInbI7UNmlMfy7f9dy95rul0Qa0mW98O5zDJlfHgjupBAvDdXmDvhQjen7CemH-4hgx3XuOzRmBKtOjWVjQ1jFMGU93wlC3YV2Rk7b-cRknIt8H85st2umQX4nyP-qmndOY4n52KUDNfVOkQfAQtgOgNciFTy8CkouCOjPrtL9CaQ5H1wd5IWIImb3cN/s4032/5B8EEC17-8134-4A23-932E-5353A0A3A497.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8WInbI7UNmlMfy7f9dy95rul0Qa0mW98O5zDJlfHgjupBAvDdXmDvhQjen7CemH-4hgx3XuOzRmBKtOjWVjQ1jFMGU93wlC3YV2Rk7b-cRknIt8H85st2umQX4nyP-qmndOY4n52KUDNfVOkQfAQtgOgNciFTy8CkouCOjPrtL9CaQ5H1wd5IWIImb3cN/w300-h400/5B8EEC17-8134-4A23-932E-5353A0A3A497.heic" width="300" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">And then I thought - well, why didn't we ask Uncle Google? 16 gallons in, I Googled and we found out: we had it backwards! Whoops! Next fast Google was "will red/tractor diesel harm my truck?" (no) and then "what's the fine for putting ag diesel in an on-road vehicle?" ($10K!!) and then "how long will my engine stay stained from red diesel dye?" (it clears out after 2-3 more tanks' worth of fuel, but the current fuel filter will likely stay stained until we replace it). Fast learning, and grateful that we didn't cause any harm. </p><p>Thank goodness the stars aligned on that one!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHwO4rt7BElu18sCxdbKg-lsF1bZ8E4zphEmxMA95eOjLYbnrFEqBMfXMGXFD7k2omEEsqr81O068UdtodoeS6rcxK-1RwzozYvWe0A2OxijYl5l2BLMLoWyCRPp3xOvuNnSfDoMjX-yxF3wfDE-rU1iOfnnKOBKnEOTmOLEjhZPfVTIZWHkoBifPGKnzp/s4032/DC2ECE88-9010-4D86-8336-55819986F8AD.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHwO4rt7BElu18sCxdbKg-lsF1bZ8E4zphEmxMA95eOjLYbnrFEqBMfXMGXFD7k2omEEsqr81O068UdtodoeS6rcxK-1RwzozYvWe0A2OxijYl5l2BLMLoWyCRPp3xOvuNnSfDoMjX-yxF3wfDE-rU1iOfnnKOBKnEOTmOLEjhZPfVTIZWHkoBifPGKnzp/w640-h480/DC2ECE88-9010-4D86-8336-55819986F8AD.heic" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="text-align: justify;">Settled into our site for the long weekend, we were really surprised with how low the lake water level was. </span><a href="https://waterdatafortexas.org/reservoirs/individual/brownwood" style="text-align: justify;" target="_blank">Water data</a><span style="text-align: justify;"> is showing that the lake is only 60% full - and with the really long shorelines, you can tell it's not at its prime. All that being said, it's too chill to swim or enjoy water sports this weekend, so we were content with just taking a walk along the water's edge and getting some steps in.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;">We spent Saturday evening with some of our favorite space-themed movies playing in the background (The Martian, Oblivion, Despicable Me, The Fifth Element) while we waited for midnight. As a surprise to RDB, I signed up to have our names engraved on a microchip as part of the <a href="https://europa.nasa.gov/message-in-a-bottle/learn/" target="_blank">"Message in a Bottle"</a> campaign NASA is running for the <a href="https://europa.nasa.gov/" target="_blank">Europa Clipper</a> orbiter that is launching in October of this year to orbit a potential water-based moon of Jupiter.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKGZwZGJc4Qmd-C0mKhtYJ_ftvqJRb4zIjbXijEpk-C-dZ8rsFeUpD9xrvXAN1aF1FRRJa1X8Ay4rKJDbvjv3YV5rLbuPzX9gRVmP-RUPzCJffL9uDnRK1HieJmi5GmVLETF_T9tPTHgarFr6-OPspDDWoGBAhFvWonVoIefGdlEUqfJ0owmmpef1I2zfR/s1068/80DE796F-0980-428E-8526-17FAA8DD0C92_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1068" data-original-width="1068" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKGZwZGJc4Qmd-C0mKhtYJ_ftvqJRb4zIjbXijEpk-C-dZ8rsFeUpD9xrvXAN1aF1FRRJa1X8Ay4rKJDbvjv3YV5rLbuPzX9gRVmP-RUPzCJffL9uDnRK1HieJmi5GmVLETF_T9tPTHgarFr6-OPspDDWoGBAhFvWonVoIefGdlEUqfJ0owmmpef1I2zfR/w640-h640/80DE796F-0980-428E-8526-17FAA8DD0C92_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">We're going places, y'all! ;-) </p><p style="text-align: justify;">(Speaking of “going places” - NYE I was chatting with a.Fox about tacos and she said they were fixing a batch for her in-laws next Saturday and somehow I ended up booking a flight to Arizona to join them for dinner! AND I’ll get to have dinner with WLTR on the return trip thanks to a 5 hour layover in Denver on Sunday! I blame it on the champagne and flight credits burning a hole in my pocket... and the homemade tortillas - how could I resist?) </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx0YM2AXtZxHAm-1HMxGXD7x9M5B-N1itYKEe4jR1Vxabo85-4KBqjzqOgdw_Lf_0sBTR7QeVT3ddh9dZJsa9k9cxtYM5AjUlOJcw43-Y1jU-bGD1qwzvMg2W_ILHBjBm7CyQxsH3fl6DtolbxuxywsBS51cbNcfCa2fe_nU0oDkMCyhU1LFaeS7GdfHDU/s5712/21560FD5-6539-47FD-BDF7-BFBCC63BFC10.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4284" data-original-width="5712" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx0YM2AXtZxHAm-1HMxGXD7x9M5B-N1itYKEe4jR1Vxabo85-4KBqjzqOgdw_Lf_0sBTR7QeVT3ddh9dZJsa9k9cxtYM5AjUlOJcw43-Y1jU-bGD1qwzvMg2W_ILHBjBm7CyQxsH3fl6DtolbxuxywsBS51cbNcfCa2fe_nU0oDkMCyhU1LFaeS7GdfHDU/w640-h480/21560FD5-6539-47FD-BDF7-BFBCC63BFC10.heic" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">As midnight approached, RDB wanted to walk over the moment of New Years and I just happened to grab the trash from cooking lunch on our way out of the camper. We ended up literally "taking out the trash" and walking into the New Year. <a href="https://www.maids.com/blog/new-years-cleaning-superstitions/" target="_blank">New tradition</a>? Maybe so!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUmsTAe189wBXUvMJVcHpGQIvDlgRBvZz-24SZWOUC7SrbBjMwudG0UO064Fn2W560GBDWceNjr_kaM7bzVnrvfwaLEpamxiThmBC6WSFlfanHugVz4FOPQrNfMWOKaekTKHpITiVB7yLHpoXOuw7RqUGEyPTqy1R3uhQdL6z3qgASizy7h3ZneG_VGDVa/s398/20B41C60-1439-4ADD-9F33-38B408CD9494.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="398" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUmsTAe189wBXUvMJVcHpGQIvDlgRBvZz-24SZWOUC7SrbBjMwudG0UO064Fn2W560GBDWceNjr_kaM7bzVnrvfwaLEpamxiThmBC6WSFlfanHugVz4FOPQrNfMWOKaekTKHpITiVB7yLHpoXOuw7RqUGEyPTqy1R3uhQdL6z3qgASizy7h3ZneG_VGDVa/w400-h400/20B41C60-1439-4ADD-9F33-38B408CD9494.png" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Monday we made our way over to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_County,_Texas" target="_blank">Brown County</a> courthouse. It was an interesting building of red brick and tall columns supporting the second story veranda above arches that lead to the front entry. It may not have the same architectural draw of some of the other court houses we've seen along the way, but it was interesting in its own right.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggUVNE3-b5qJ1kNfNIsaj3eQu-9YrSV887IRCmKBOXbZNg6Xz6qlYWUiSdZsUEJEaaUBowbAqOcs5ow4RGAP0AwiyXh4faNSXqzqXFhKpT87Ovwyw58JQluDBQOGv3oYaieiVJy4j6OIQA2xqFD-EtOKQ3mvyV4bASQMLOcHoS4JjIj7qC32E02T082EHt/s5712/21318C0A-77F2-4E0A-9E36-89DA5794E5F2.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4284" data-original-width="5712" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggUVNE3-b5qJ1kNfNIsaj3eQu-9YrSV887IRCmKBOXbZNg6Xz6qlYWUiSdZsUEJEaaUBowbAqOcs5ow4RGAP0AwiyXh4faNSXqzqXFhKpT87Ovwyw58JQluDBQOGv3oYaieiVJy4j6OIQA2xqFD-EtOKQ3mvyV4bASQMLOcHoS4JjIj7qC32E02T082EHt/w640-h480/21318C0A-77F2-4E0A-9E36-89DA5794E5F2.heic" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The former county jail across the street, with its stone-hewn castle-like style, made for an interesting contrast.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj59PusYtwlTCRV1we-TVX1W6iec8eGRH4v_7J0NzbdZXQR2TbgfTyqmS0x-7T5wOx8dqDUDf2b7vM6xhquXARyn-j_cuUOg_u9LjNUu95PvwuPTIf1hX9PMv3oYhHApiYMa5o_sRVw55zFJDZjC1Kh4SgApnwqM_rF6Jhbv-t9VB20OwDyGBc6K0Pze2Sy/s5712/A8246AA0-2C12-4475-B0FF-E5BB1CCC5C3A.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj59PusYtwlTCRV1we-TVX1W6iec8eGRH4v_7J0NzbdZXQR2TbgfTyqmS0x-7T5wOx8dqDUDf2b7vM6xhquXARyn-j_cuUOg_u9LjNUu95PvwuPTIf1hX9PMv3oYhHApiYMa5o_sRVw55zFJDZjC1Kh4SgApnwqM_rF6Jhbv-t9VB20OwDyGBc6K0Pze2Sy/w480-h640/A8246AA0-2C12-4475-B0FF-E5BB1CCC5C3A.heic" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Back at the campsite, we went for a late afternoon walk around our camping loop and over to the fishing pier, taking time to play for a bit along the jagged limestone rocks exposed by the low tide. I of course managed to stab my palm and injury myself on those rocks; the painful scrape becoming a nice counterpart to the massive bruise forming on my thigh from running into the table in the camper earlier. RBD calls me his Clumsy Girl. (He’s not wrong, y’all.)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRZimCA7VQLYriFWbflfC04u4gsPCfNLOe8sJaYYcOrkdUyYLhYEgWJEoy6JEduZzGFCVmQoG1iC9Kh-fSEihUKWfNGIF9zyGGigqzp2l53_qZW2W4BoRa_cmMciG2Gu7Moqb-ZVW3M9nfOiSKzJaPOmro-1PAtOvrXnVE4zg4v7isUfJa5vLAInC8s68C/s5712/C0D6BEE5-CA50-480E-9F8E-9FA59CC5BF05.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4284" data-original-width="5712" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRZimCA7VQLYriFWbflfC04u4gsPCfNLOe8sJaYYcOrkdUyYLhYEgWJEoy6JEduZzGFCVmQoG1iC9Kh-fSEihUKWfNGIF9zyGGigqzp2l53_qZW2W4BoRa_cmMciG2Gu7Moqb-ZVW3M9nfOiSKzJaPOmro-1PAtOvrXnVE4zg4v7isUfJa5vLAInC8s68C/w640-h480/C0D6BEE5-CA50-480E-9F8E-9FA59CC5BF05.heic" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXhGR8UTMcdWPx6g92O4QY1Hj6icmzL6h5wwVDsVSnCgfcPBUDFSr4BH3TznysxVBYUHuZzzrFp2tCHlHQ-xqncN3sHLq9NEFotDaK7CcHZDldCPIzW4ke54FDij0fAX8NPoE0XLnw0arJtuJ8KPcIn1LbXBjpgGLiidyEqTsW8uuHRnfSgp1xE8lTzJeJ/s5712/F0D03268-2894-42D5-B021-7A179A15C3C1.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4284" data-original-width="5712" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXhGR8UTMcdWPx6g92O4QY1Hj6icmzL6h5wwVDsVSnCgfcPBUDFSr4BH3TznysxVBYUHuZzzrFp2tCHlHQ-xqncN3sHLq9NEFotDaK7CcHZDldCPIzW4ke54FDij0fAX8NPoE0XLnw0arJtuJ8KPcIn1LbXBjpgGLiidyEqTsW8uuHRnfSgp1xE8lTzJeJ/w640-h480/F0D03268-2894-42D5-B021-7A179A15C3C1.heic" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiipqvzHAEuHWoaVP52HZEzRPIA84WQoX7iu2v3v5oVbWsCuLqAnCmcRbOp-EWA6Lyk810umzu-CQzoO7fBsU9-Htspm_bIT2jLJb34HKPkNcoFbd1c_y0lgpkPkleIwERi26X7izHJIUz8sOaz9F3PJCKKDV8s14tW7yNulnE2tFHMNQVDMBlfqn2Yq1eZ/s5712/16E94845-E3FB-44D3-83AF-9661CC1CBF5B.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5712" data-original-width="4284" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiipqvzHAEuHWoaVP52HZEzRPIA84WQoX7iu2v3v5oVbWsCuLqAnCmcRbOp-EWA6Lyk810umzu-CQzoO7fBsU9-Htspm_bIT2jLJb34HKPkNcoFbd1c_y0lgpkPkleIwERi26X7izHJIUz8sOaz9F3PJCKKDV8s14tW7yNulnE2tFHMNQVDMBlfqn2Yq1eZ/w480-h640/16E94845-E3FB-44D3-83AF-9661CC1CBF5B.heic" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">RDB was wise to check the weather forecast for our drive home Tuesday and realized that there was a high probability of rain starting in the late afternoon. So we called it a night at a decent hour (kinda hard after staying up late for NYE and then sleeping in Monday morning while all the other campers backed up to head home.) and turned in for the evening.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">As we said our goodnights, we reminisced about the last time we were at this campground- <a href="https://tent-on-wheels.blogspot.com/search/label/wedding" target="_blank">the week that we eloped on a camping trip</a> - and how we wouldn’t mind coming back to this quiet and peaceful place again. (Maybe next time we won't wait ten years between trips!)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihyuWoIXWctG7WLM9-kQmgmZ1krb9JNBYn5FTehcKYYBHecvPRKEcf1kY17Tx7nG2Hqbu_MZbgyp861tOZAvZf7Fgzie5rt2FSP1f0BGk2gt5OFDaElMr-qPW5RhFAVhv9qHIloMuBNAwXWXvoiFG0_9xDNB-YwkrTEHAUbA2H9heYc76q9d2_lDVuIHMG/s1017/IMG_0905.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1017" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihyuWoIXWctG7WLM9-kQmgmZ1krb9JNBYn5FTehcKYYBHecvPRKEcf1kY17Tx7nG2Hqbu_MZbgyp861tOZAvZf7Fgzie5rt2FSP1f0BGk2gt5OFDaElMr-qPW5RhFAVhv9qHIloMuBNAwXWXvoiFG0_9xDNB-YwkrTEHAUbA2H9heYc76q9d2_lDVuIHMG/w640-h476/IMG_0905.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">To know that there is so much out there in the galaxies and universes beyond ours, and that the odds of the composition of stardust that created our unique DNA just happened to be on this Earth at the exact same time, in a way in which we could meet, appreciate, and love each other - and share these sweet moments together - to know how unrepeatable those odds are simply reminds me, year after year, of how lucky and blessed I am that I get to share this life with you, RDB. I thank my lucky stars for you.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyFSKYcwtE_mXSubtYkH6WxkVJ0gc98ZUcpYZl2VggJuVSTwa6Al3igXYpZqHpEVxnTXYvc_uLLxB1rhrQ_miyGWP6sL_4RJc5s5mXiGin2TUanvqBSW67AWUaN7ko_tpUFfpv0SCqU-AfFvLcT-BxHECb66iPnvJZHj6L6PsF7dnkvF0jOjEm7Mr6dkY-/s3024/DBBE91EC-1531-49B7-B837-B8D615A57698_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyFSKYcwtE_mXSubtYkH6WxkVJ0gc98ZUcpYZl2VggJuVSTwa6Al3igXYpZqHpEVxnTXYvc_uLLxB1rhrQ_miyGWP6sL_4RJc5s5mXiGin2TUanvqBSW67AWUaN7ko_tpUFfpv0SCqU-AfFvLcT-BxHECb66iPnvJZHj6L6PsF7dnkvF0jOjEm7Mr6dkY-/w640-h640/DBBE91EC-1531-49B7-B837-B8D615A57698_1_201_a.heic" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">“If we have souls, they are made of the love we share, </span></b><span style="font-size: large;"><b>undimmed by time, unbound by death.” - Jack Harper, Tech 49 </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieHDup_F0lAsJizG8vHAnbDEXq4a1b4_u23I51JKxLPgDvgvninUEb3qg_FjN3rN7nS2OIZy0WIdA3ONSkhjsk331FgddoSRgZ2yQR39pdxWTr8cThQN6L1vUqPrtpXKYgQGDd74XiEt_KOVC2fXz6ZJR0BEGXEp4rqqgp1V0TtfyoCLjspNxvph28DPc0/s4032/565DAFFE-4624-4DDA-8883-B7AC9456CD88.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieHDup_F0lAsJizG8vHAnbDEXq4a1b4_u23I51JKxLPgDvgvninUEb3qg_FjN3rN7nS2OIZy0WIdA3ONSkhjsk331FgddoSRgZ2yQR39pdxWTr8cThQN6L1vUqPrtpXKYgQGDd74XiEt_KOVC2fXz6ZJR0BEGXEp4rqqgp1V0TtfyoCLjspNxvph28DPc0/w640-h480/565DAFFE-4624-4DDA-8883-B7AC9456CD88.heic" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">We were at <a href="https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/lake-brownwood" target="_blank">Lake Brownwood State Park</a>, Willow Point, Site #19, 50a/W. Only one Lego unlevel to the driver’s side, this spot is everything you’d want: easy to back into, no overhead obstructions, nearly a 180* view of the water and a stones throw from the bathhouse should you need it. Only downside would be the picnic table set towards the back drivers side - great if you’re using the tent pad, not so much if you’re in a hard-sided rig. Plenty of bird life around the park and we saw lots of people boating and fishing in the lake. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">We’ve been here before for our wedding, ten years and two months ago: <a href="https://tent-on-wheels.blogspot.com/2013/11/we-could-do-it-ya-know.html" target="_blank">We could do it, ya know…</a></p><p>_________</p><p style="text-align: justify;">PS - talk about thanking our lucky stars? We pulled into the storage facility to put the camper to bed, and I heard this *woooooish* sound coming from under the camper as I went to open up and unload the fridge. After 5+ hour drive home, it was in the literal last 5 minutes that we got a screw in our trailer tire that was very quickly flattening out!! I cannot say how grateful I am that it happened where it did, as super low speeds, and not out on the highway between the middles of nowhere!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgivIiT4Hl0MIoYOSf9h6wxQ9rNFeLaTDTMMoOBx1aXFf1Ox8p0Mr-m9fflHqJ8-OmRY09Axj2zA043AyCKFcfF8JbjEBP9F9J88RA6SjgsbRFBaJzVAaQ2n7CfNpDgKvK6PZ4p4zMAlrbrM-V6iwlQWubpRNoXkXM8VOZxRuj8nm53LlwJjagg_UXfR4q2/s4032/IMG_0908.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgivIiT4Hl0MIoYOSf9h6wxQ9rNFeLaTDTMMoOBx1aXFf1Ox8p0Mr-m9fflHqJ8-OmRY09Axj2zA043AyCKFcfF8JbjEBP9F9J88RA6SjgsbRFBaJzVAaQ2n7CfNpDgKvK6PZ4p4zMAlrbrM-V6iwlQWubpRNoXkXM8VOZxRuj8nm53LlwJjagg_UXfR4q2/w480-h640/IMG_0908.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div>SJBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12525529191019947205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161823068662088887.post-12757777388705788912023-10-13T14:49:00.311-05:002023-10-16T16:06:19.114-05:00Do and Re: Deers and the Sun<p style="text-align: justify;">Some days I have a hard time believing just how incredibly blessed we really are. Sitting here at the kitchen table in the camper, and I'm in awe of how beautiful this campsite is, and how lucky and blessed we are that we get to haul our Castle around and enjoy these views.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxsRUEeKWHd1cSCzsOG7wLweSDsPCCGlYmkBP6gk-fKtNzmOGbgRzwRtkG52j-LtpjPY0Mdmq2kfcygFraoO_7WC_0p2CHpwCi5pdQ5WI9OEZPMfWbi_skzpUruWbtt8s831uSAvj0f84_0v61v1iJ6gUhupTT8xpzoKEDlZ8u9GPXurAt-C67e-wW1_Nh/s4032/74569F40-B9E2-41F8-AED2-7C1DEF35A5B9.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxsRUEeKWHd1cSCzsOG7wLweSDsPCCGlYmkBP6gk-fKtNzmOGbgRzwRtkG52j-LtpjPY0Mdmq2kfcygFraoO_7WC_0p2CHpwCi5pdQ5WI9OEZPMfWbi_skzpUruWbtt8s831uSAvj0f84_0v61v1iJ6gUhupTT8xpzoKEDlZ8u9GPXurAt-C67e-wW1_Nh/w640-h480/74569F40-B9E2-41F8-AED2-7C1DEF35A5B9.heic" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">We booked <a href="https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/ray-roberts-lake" target="_blank">Ray Roberts Lake State Park</a> several months in advance - knowing that we wanted to be on a camping trip for the <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/future-eclipses/eclipse-2023/" target="_blank">Annular Solar Eclipse</a>, and when D&A told us that they were buying a trailer to start camping during Big Bro's off-season, I let them know we were going to be north of them for this weekend. A few minutes later, A texted me back that she had secured a site in the same camping loop and we'd have our first family camping weekend!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Y'all - it's been the BEST when we have people join us!</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPn9cDj-jBWb95ugzvh6L8Svzspcb429ykEFBiu1a2hgLS9pmwfIBfbkQlOGkuHO3VZ2EGujQaHClr308I4pHleOXhlDXRi3iayXVc_M13C-itYHDWnABC6L0rruijY_YY6MljhHbtBIZ7qfmDdJkpScr8QR4a3ZjqDQPY18VPQdHd5IkUiwrGQWnWuFND/s4032/0DDEF889-E675-4D4E-AE50-B3D0F2065EE0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPn9cDj-jBWb95ugzvh6L8Svzspcb429ykEFBiu1a2hgLS9pmwfIBfbkQlOGkuHO3VZ2EGujQaHClr308I4pHleOXhlDXRi3iayXVc_M13C-itYHDWnABC6L0rruijY_YY6MljhHbtBIZ7qfmDdJkpScr8QR4a3ZjqDQPY18VPQdHd5IkUiwrGQWnWuFND/w640-h480/0DDEF889-E675-4D4E-AE50-B3D0F2065EE0.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I took Friday (and Monday) off work and RDB and I made our way up to the campsite late in the afternoon. Big Bro was already there onsite when we rolled it, coming over to "watch the pros do it" (back the trailer into our spot) and chat with us as soon as we arrived. I think he was pretty excited about us camping together, too!<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6AGaai3T-qtyKq9cbFZZ9Ga7o0bQd3CeGaiJXOku5l3q8K64NJIl24x7I-q61tIoWWXKTkzuTP1etDGLqAVtUnkFEQEYWgF5Pw3xL8BnKapn_gvvgtJVBX_Y7xAYUQcytw4duqUatYrKemcz5fpB8px5f537tkZewUNMVFw86aj0_8xkZj6omdQjuPuAr/s4032/A2F46744-0005-4139-A092-55828681CFDA.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6AGaai3T-qtyKq9cbFZZ9Ga7o0bQd3CeGaiJXOku5l3q8K64NJIl24x7I-q61tIoWWXKTkzuTP1etDGLqAVtUnkFEQEYWgF5Pw3xL8BnKapn_gvvgtJVBX_Y7xAYUQcytw4duqUatYrKemcz5fpB8px5f537tkZewUNMVFw86aj0_8xkZj6omdQjuPuAr/w640-h480/A2F46744-0005-4139-A092-55828681CFDA.heic" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">We woke up Saturday to deer in our site - and continued to see them all thru the park over the weekend. We had a LOT on the agenda, so RDB and I got up early-ish and took off for a morning walk along the paved, 2.2 mile Randy Bell Trail where we were greeted by more and more deer!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1u-AJH5rLaVVIpjVUnVMYChY1Ga4Ju3-aVSfmcG59T88zJTJZKTLmd3IDITd-DvGWDj-veoWdpONDqU30Q8HZ-szKgkAD_5obN7zfF-t9iaaJ_WMlVAh4rPyDjbcUlImBZJXrrn6Gd7vLhLgjVzb3wXXPvTMNMlJ2La7zA51S4PVh5eWTEofsZpXSv68Z/s4032/8C69A718-85CF-4EE2-834F-6AE15869E11B.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1u-AJH5rLaVVIpjVUnVMYChY1Ga4Ju3-aVSfmcG59T88zJTJZKTLmd3IDITd-DvGWDj-veoWdpONDqU30Q8HZ-szKgkAD_5obN7zfF-t9iaaJ_WMlVAh4rPyDjbcUlImBZJXrrn6Gd7vLhLgjVzb3wXXPvTMNMlJ2La7zA51S4PVh5eWTEofsZpXSv68Z/w480-h640/8C69A718-85CF-4EE2-834F-6AE15869E11B.heic" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">After our walk, RDB and I went into town to grab a coffee at a local place - we're adding that into our adventures in the Miata, and want to do the same (when we can) while camping. Little did we know when we found <a href="https://www.yelp.com/biz/pilot-point-coffee-house-pilot-point?hrid=m6fzh86GvD8ZJ5HmL2y1cw&utm_campaign=www_review_share_popup&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=(direct)" target="_blank">Pilot Point Coffee</a> that we were heading towards the city's biggest event of the year: <a href="https://www.cityofpilotpoint.org/304/Bonnie-Clyde-Days" target="_blank">Bonnie and Clyde Days</a>. 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But! I just noticed uploading these photos - if you look in the sun spots (above RDB's glasses and hat, and on the truck bed next to D's right side) you can see the crescent sun just like you can see in the shadows! So COOL! <br /><p style="text-align: justify;">Also, super cool this weekend, is our new nephew, HDN!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ivjtquDXVTspHS7ZGZ8GPtdW5FfQMf2S0JIj-uPrJZoGQtDLLmefBfEaCj-i3clMyuMnwOFuT5AjxCmefcC8CduQploP4mKQdRyWqDiEXqRSuHLzqJtq1EWL0TKzCsRa0ZAWqjx8snzgU5-qjg0e7wCzjEhciCw7KmGVKLv9drIuR1zxOul_CVcjQn4i/s4032/C5098EEE-7604-49C3-9B5E-EB6C0236C3DD.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ivjtquDXVTspHS7ZGZ8GPtdW5FfQMf2S0JIj-uPrJZoGQtDLLmefBfEaCj-i3clMyuMnwOFuT5AjxCmefcC8CduQploP4mKQdRyWqDiEXqRSuHLzqJtq1EWL0TKzCsRa0ZAWqjx8snzgU5-qjg0e7wCzjEhciCw7KmGVKLv9drIuR1zxOul_CVcjQn4i/w640-h480/C5098EEE-7604-49C3-9B5E-EB6C0236C3DD.heic" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Born in April this year, HDN is a natural at this camping stuff - and it's been really sweet to have him with us for the trip. (As I type this evening he's cooing and sliding around on my fav blanket on the floor in our camper).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">After the solar eclipse, we split ways, the guys going down to the beach on the backside of our site and us girls (and HDN) taking a walk along the park's paved path again.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1M3a-I2MP2npVWNwb6tu1ybDc1CyzF9MRo15plt19b4Ozy3an4V6duwm5cAlJjl050YNYflLr9_FnXgOm4SZMrVf8FmguX-qYxkJFHqxxjVsuTjMkXQXsGNwGbcJsrduc0xKwTbDf8FoO5L1_JGe9kIcwyAH-4loS4elkqd884TUkhproigPpr4F8t-bu/s4032/8E7265AD-BD70-4357-9A12-3A821F2D4268.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1M3a-I2MP2npVWNwb6tu1ybDc1CyzF9MRo15plt19b4Ozy3an4V6duwm5cAlJjl050YNYflLr9_FnXgOm4SZMrVf8FmguX-qYxkJFHqxxjVsuTjMkXQXsGNwGbcJsrduc0xKwTbDf8FoO5L1_JGe9kIcwyAH-4loS4elkqd884TUkhproigPpr4F8t-bu/w640-h480/8E7265AD-BD70-4357-9A12-3A821F2D4268.heic" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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that's some eFISHiency when it comes to making the bait work for you (punny joke courtesy of Big Bro).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDa3RjTaYU-vHmv6zQMdA0q4CeVS6W99K5MNfZG1hyaZ7vbi0cM1icwvuDjoucQjnq8flulQx_Zso6V69nmXF_X0V1jj3JQJBGgi3jvPrYV20967ycdSHuJ1uKuLJcptv2eMuNtf1bcmgAg1YXfR0wZFflEB0ZU9zhd5iMkHafVmMN6U6h6g2zKstHz0UN/s4032/CBA9DA75-E48D-4CF4-9E09-9EFB245A7BA1.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDa3RjTaYU-vHmv6zQMdA0q4CeVS6W99K5MNfZG1hyaZ7vbi0cM1icwvuDjoucQjnq8flulQx_Zso6V69nmXF_X0V1jj3JQJBGgi3jvPrYV20967ycdSHuJ1uKuLJcptv2eMuNtf1bcmgAg1YXfR0wZFflEB0ZU9zhd5iMkHafVmMN6U6h6g2zKstHz0UN/w480-h640/CBA9DA75-E48D-4CF4-9E09-9EFB245A7BA1.heic" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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To say she's happy to see and hug her babies is probably an understatement:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBKQitAdl8_nE9hzJrPmtyD4S-6FkqGwgYTERXfWXqdlM-_on8fY5-7iiLDw5DJUjzgj_xWR1BWDVjFPQae_pCv-jBaBxmmNMGe_unbMjY8vHd0oLwF-zlEIfFahwCcyffbsNb3OrDG8wFayDBnCkZjuKJWnMOAVi_HLev104u2cYMlwGzZtPqFP7SzNSH/s4032/7D3E7136-AA34-4463-BB11-67B8204AF135.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBKQitAdl8_nE9hzJrPmtyD4S-6FkqGwgYTERXfWXqdlM-_on8fY5-7iiLDw5DJUjzgj_xWR1BWDVjFPQae_pCv-jBaBxmmNMGe_unbMjY8vHd0oLwF-zlEIfFahwCcyffbsNb3OrDG8wFayDBnCkZjuKJWnMOAVi_HLev104u2cYMlwGzZtPqFP7SzNSH/w480-h640/7D3E7136-AA34-4463-BB11-67B8204AF135.heic" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaAZS_zczTCdFEqS_ZoQL9h9hZIRXNmCv6i4T6tvsFOdkqmeT0VodwQaev8ZCG0-8EhbUyVJa7_aoEZVqT_S54tbZN2GMjR6zMhMNKqklrcJ-7YQ-E1QP8QhBHQCzNnRhKl7t7TSBlt3fJbi_DebQiUBdPErxtqq0tmKw3lVYhrzFGCw6A1CN_owCVcQo5/s4032/A7A71304-D363-4CB5-BF94-7351443297AA.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaAZS_zczTCdFEqS_ZoQL9h9hZIRXNmCv6i4T6tvsFOdkqmeT0VodwQaev8ZCG0-8EhbUyVJa7_aoEZVqT_S54tbZN2GMjR6zMhMNKqklrcJ-7YQ-E1QP8QhBHQCzNnRhKl7t7TSBlt3fJbi_DebQiUBdPErxtqq0tmKw3lVYhrzFGCw6A1CN_owCVcQo5/w640-h480/A7A71304-D363-4CB5-BF94-7351443297AA.heic" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I was able to get some blogging done, and decided the cooler weather and the view out the back of our site was just too pretty to pass up, so I set out my yoga mat and got a session in while watching the golden rays of the sun slowly creep up the trees across the lake.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwIIQB3OikXNikrXZvH0-gjGs1JBTwx1jOjzmeXpdENCJDMREXvH1y6DA7l5F7VJZtHW8fPgts2PVk34xF63-Y9E3Q3kjO1MSVdvYIQ2Ef1vEdu9tfI6e-47cW2gwQmiAfAyFDr5WQwYzPY0BOOGPKomsSg0ffwA2R8KA7gWjI6GaWb45lhFcl98t0BhzL/s4032/F986B6C7-3A55-46F3-8BE7-434EBED556BD.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwIIQB3OikXNikrXZvH0-gjGs1JBTwx1jOjzmeXpdENCJDMREXvH1y6DA7l5F7VJZtHW8fPgts2PVk34xF63-Y9E3Q3kjO1MSVdvYIQ2Ef1vEdu9tfI6e-47cW2gwQmiAfAyFDr5WQwYzPY0BOOGPKomsSg0ffwA2R8KA7gWjI6GaWb45lhFcl98t0BhzL/w480-h640/F986B6C7-3A55-46F3-8BE7-434EBED556BD.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">At the same time, Big Bro had taken a ride on his e-bike thru the park over to the shore line, and managed to get a beautiful pic of that golden sunset over the water.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVR9f8aVtHG_Z8WrKMS2hjxLBtv3EyMcsNvayVAA7Twy8-20WMjHUn7N3f4pHtYDI6AqqLLw9gC0y-MYW9d0NxGswfxu6ld_KmBuYSEY69MSOTSoRl_e6WHufxNv_P30DOLAyrmgmQmim8OnZbFeTl-uD5hzxMwtbbqN_xp-J0XHtB-JCnapsIDEq37fK-/s1600/9A9F9DD8-158E-436E-8512-F2DBB62FB52A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVR9f8aVtHG_Z8WrKMS2hjxLBtv3EyMcsNvayVAA7Twy8-20WMjHUn7N3f4pHtYDI6AqqLLw9gC0y-MYW9d0NxGswfxu6ld_KmBuYSEY69MSOTSoRl_e6WHufxNv_P30DOLAyrmgmQmim8OnZbFeTl-uD5hzxMwtbbqN_xp-J0XHtB-JCnapsIDEq37fK-/w640-h360/9A9F9DD8-158E-436E-8512-F2DBB62FB52A.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Coming back together in the spaciousness of our camper, we watched a few innings of the first game in the ALCS Championship Series between the Astros vs the Rangers before settling in and enjoying the crisp cool 46* night!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Monday morning brought with it another walk around the park. There is so much to see and do here, you could easily stay a whole week and not get to it all.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXAajJiKegtFHmEerdLbYUAS00a_GwTy63yoIND80Y6ZZOzuzhBRPnzaf4z4eg9rXoW-y5I0IA_1EgjtmR-W9LV6p0FNwxxUHT4DH7wpE-Frlcu1gFwwvldJSbg6AA5MY6Y_PYMB3Zj2eClaJ19-aOJN2_c27i7RIGP4fU6zZZyi5s3-uiDftRadeZbi3f/s4032/3EA49D05-AED0-47E9-B543-92AE5B2092E9.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXAajJiKegtFHmEerdLbYUAS00a_GwTy63yoIND80Y6ZZOzuzhBRPnzaf4z4eg9rXoW-y5I0IA_1EgjtmR-W9LV6p0FNwxxUHT4DH7wpE-Frlcu1gFwwvldJSbg6AA5MY6Y_PYMB3Zj2eClaJ19-aOJN2_c27i7RIGP4fU6zZZyi5s3-uiDftRadeZbi3f/w640-h480/3EA49D05-AED0-47E9-B543-92AE5B2092E9.heic" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHo59z9M3kV1Kb1poG4ctit1FMxJpxui2suxQ5khkNLn5F2ZWRu1_b-v8P3nrsmdkKz53Re0Ig4lSQEgq4AvKbtUE_x9Z9l-XNqm_qt-hy-JDbYkB1DgbuQVlstN00zdyoqIgf_aRw_Oduq-1c6erORyMkcTHQ44dHlRUprScsI3yN5qi9Se-yrtqyKOF6/s4032/630AFCDB-BA96-4FC7-A1FD-255F56B48583.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHo59z9M3kV1Kb1poG4ctit1FMxJpxui2suxQ5khkNLn5F2ZWRu1_b-v8P3nrsmdkKz53Re0Ig4lSQEgq4AvKbtUE_x9Z9l-XNqm_qt-hy-JDbYkB1DgbuQVlstN00zdyoqIgf_aRw_Oduq-1c6erORyMkcTHQ44dHlRUprScsI3yN5qi9Se-yrtqyKOF6/w640-h480/630AFCDB-BA96-4FC7-A1FD-255F56B48583.heic" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikWuSVHQlcsvnOLj0_Seq_AKtDqBR5ppHSVWH041hvN1GLOSCrRDYgYZRFsA_wzFWx2wfuQVt4ZV3drjWMl4omIFNYQJXTnz5p_EM-woSXjKNqik64Q55JUa-cPMCVXe3OUqD80GaTak88yU3SDjmWp6i7O8hj1F4gNpzxEeyVKiEz-mhnK7y_VxUtke0T/s4032/E59A2457-C349-4261-93B4-6FB009B82AD9.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikWuSVHQlcsvnOLj0_Seq_AKtDqBR5ppHSVWH041hvN1GLOSCrRDYgYZRFsA_wzFWx2wfuQVt4ZV3drjWMl4omIFNYQJXTnz5p_EM-woSXjKNqik64Q55JUa-cPMCVXe3OUqD80GaTak88yU3SDjmWp6i7O8hj1F4gNpzxEeyVKiEz-mhnK7y_VxUtke0T/w640-h480/E59A2457-C349-4261-93B4-6FB009B82AD9.heic" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUjlOaUoEOj_yVa8NloegiEGfmK5GSEHLN5DPC_Vawo_dqhx_2uSW-xms9b30N_1-RBK0lLaWtsZ7lqzAfCBVsNj0w9mIagDJ1SrxBEQ0_E_wsBDNSy79KXglZRnGSt2bf6EvqwH34ueFpo1dMHsiXf__9BB4Aas9viMydh0X9E3uoEvaFfn9zsHDfAykY/s4032/DE32802E-0BA4-4524-8F5E-4BA629B34728.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUjlOaUoEOj_yVa8NloegiEGfmK5GSEHLN5DPC_Vawo_dqhx_2uSW-xms9b30N_1-RBK0lLaWtsZ7lqzAfCBVsNj0w9mIagDJ1SrxBEQ0_E_wsBDNSy79KXglZRnGSt2bf6EvqwH34ueFpo1dMHsiXf__9BB4Aas9viMydh0X9E3uoEvaFfn9zsHDfAykY/w640-h480/DE32802E-0BA4-4524-8F5E-4BA629B34728.heic" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">But, as it goes with most of these trips, the work week rolls around and we have to head back home. I'm sure we'll hit the road eventually, but it's quarter to four on Monday afternoon, and I'm still sitting here "in the best seat in the house" and loving the view out our windows.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhieLCx_aoaweVx5ClI9HOIoTQUpczaKUDaZgA7G_DdCWRtaQWSoUYCJSFY_shQoTF2nZWy8tqO-JAZObIrweIcPp0UhyFNedRvQrNAFPp3fbgvmEsAOwi5-zhkf4USP4wW-fICyBMw1GpyfhY4Iyqn5PWNWwik5iizpRKzTNFYzetrgSWXBbF1h0RD5fat/s4032/E02A0477-0AF7-4AD3-8AE0-99CA0A77AA04.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhieLCx_aoaweVx5ClI9HOIoTQUpczaKUDaZgA7G_DdCWRtaQWSoUYCJSFY_shQoTF2nZWy8tqO-JAZObIrweIcPp0UhyFNedRvQrNAFPp3fbgvmEsAOwi5-zhkf4USP4wW-fICyBMw1GpyfhY4Iyqn5PWNWwik5iizpRKzTNFYzetrgSWXBbF1h0RD5fat/w640-h480/E02A0477-0AF7-4AD3-8AE0-99CA0A77AA04.heic" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXmdOEFYjvnHx2EMvQ8luhyphenhyphenQyoGU1WIT35f1vPfVUctAIbRPWBe1kmUPphjs8YcMh9KwCg271TDgjV82x8kFu-VWcSCckB1sN13TjQmLWs3wz_-lS1pzqCwuOBasm5v6f5wGe5d464y66rrxxoGML47DKK7OrK6V2-JZdRAUWOt7KmhgcNSEHhRPzuI8na/s4032/87255D2E-697E-4ADF-BBBF-03137BBD4592.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXmdOEFYjvnHx2EMvQ8luhyphenhyphenQyoGU1WIT35f1vPfVUctAIbRPWBe1kmUPphjs8YcMh9KwCg271TDgjV82x8kFu-VWcSCckB1sN13TjQmLWs3wz_-lS1pzqCwuOBasm5v6f5wGe5d464y66rrxxoGML47DKK7OrK6V2-JZdRAUWOt7KmhgcNSEHhRPzuI8na/w640-h480/87255D2E-697E-4ADF-BBBF-03137BBD4592.heic" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">We were in Site #132 (30a/W) at <a href="https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/ray-roberts-lake" target="_blank">Ray Roberts Lake State Park, Isle De Bois Unit.</a> This is an ADA site, so fully paved and double wide, also very level from side to side (just one lego on the drivers side will do it.) We were greeted not only by Big Bro D the night we came in, but also a deer - who had no qualms at all about chomping on the grass while we backed in. There's a path that leads straight down to the water's edge from the back of the site, and if the water is low (like it has been for months) you have a nice long bank to fish on. Sitting here at the kitchen table I've watched squirrels, butterflies, birds, BIG blue herons, and of course, more deer wander around the water's edge. It's nirvana, that's for sure, and we would love to come back again.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We've been here before, but never really had a chance to play in the park like we did this weekend: <a href="https://tent-on-wheels.blogspot.com/2022/01/family-friends-fotos.html" target="_blank">Family, Friends, Fotos</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">For a park drive-thru video, go <a href="https://tent-on-wheels.blogspot.com/2022/01/park-n-drive-lake-ray-roberts-state.html" target="_blank">here</a>. </div>SJBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12525529191019947205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161823068662088887.post-8179669105500376222023-09-29T15:31:00.065-05:002023-10-16T16:32:50.120-05:00The Grass May Not be Greener, but The Skies are Certainly Blue<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpp-nNSeAU5ckLzHqaoXs54kFtGoQDwHPtMCAr0CAYr4mSFJeGCdzpQY7NbOdXp-CXh4a50PSSe7gV78qnz4bGqTqvhyIlomr8dXIpDnlLx9M_U25SPqs8DjcXkWmKKNMG-85FXgURSum5V0siZs7Vsek1N-OQTLs9FOLCceNJIoI00BYM3NOlJ5eCIkD1/s4032/AA5833E1-9422-4E59-A142-F6258B550B03.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; 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That I worked a half day and dropped off our fall food drive donations to the <a href="https://mcfoodbank.org/" target="_blank">Montgomery County Food Bank</a>. We took several walks. I've started using Dad & Bunny's Kroger's card and that made for a hilarious text conversation. And there's a <a href="https://tpwmagazine.com/archive/2023/jan/scout3_wildlife/index.phtml" target="_blank">bat colony</a> over by the Walls Unit prison. (No, not that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._A._Holliday_Transfer_Facility" target="_blank">prison</a>, this <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huntsville_Unit" target="_blank">prison</a>. Yes, Huntsville has a thing for <a href="https://www.shsu.edu/~jll004/publichistory/powcamp.pdf" target="_blank">prisons</a>.)</div><div><br /></div><div>And it was beautiful, and wonderful, and all the things I love about camping.</div>SJBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12525529191019947205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161823068662088887.post-80716422534874745382023-07-02T08:30:00.011-05:002023-07-16T19:02:11.146-05:00Miata Club - Kolache Run to Hruska's <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRAv6IiMqauKcYFErhme5Sy3ghHtlStAGup1b7V0sFQQ7i5j6RTvsejJuCiy_AYqc8FSt-F8QHvVAMQURNiGLjSWDyPGuXce8j-HMrKt390M7HcyS_w9Y2rlTSXtDvEQPvn1qhZazsSnYKln8zg2EKVIWlWRzIsVXUspnCuC_Sg0DKM5urEYorHfSoAYYZ/s4032/IMG_0971.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRAv6IiMqauKcYFErhme5Sy3ghHtlStAGup1b7V0sFQQ7i5j6RTvsejJuCiy_AYqc8FSt-F8QHvVAMQURNiGLjSWDyPGuXce8j-HMrKt390M7HcyS_w9Y2rlTSXtDvEQPvn1qhZazsSnYKln8zg2EKVIWlWRzIsVXUspnCuC_Sg0DKM5urEYorHfSoAYYZ/w640-h480/IMG_0971.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />SJBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12525529191019947205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161823068662088887.post-4895026649826350852023-06-17T19:40:00.013-05:002023-06-18T20:37:31.119-05:00Miata 2023 PostCARd Challenge (Post #3)<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR6-rN_qVab71PYpc8uhkmqGd96cuUuI6ODq9kXF5Oa6tBSwzRs1UNrnDwJwfXdpUUP9HfFEeo3Hep-5ttjsTaNGJiGTI4tQSicn4IPHSLCVbBdbU1ZG4mHKvqksPB5gE0D4BUePrBITnErPRNHXiKX5ljeROHLQ36KjVlmDYfKMHyadG1J3mbUrjsnA/s1106/Screen%20Shot%202023-06-18%20at%207.54.40%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="694" data-original-width="1106" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR6-rN_qVab71PYpc8uhkmqGd96cuUuI6ODq9kXF5Oa6tBSwzRs1UNrnDwJwfXdpUUP9HfFEeo3Hep-5ttjsTaNGJiGTI4tQSicn4IPHSLCVbBdbU1ZG4mHKvqksPB5gE0D4BUePrBITnErPRNHXiKX5ljeROHLQ36KjVlmDYfKMHyadG1J3mbUrjsnA/w640-h402/Screen%20Shot%202023-06-18%20at%207.54.40%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It was a scorcher of a weekend as we hit the road with a few friends from the Houston Miata Club to grab the last two stops on the 2023 Texas Miata Challenge postCARd edition. A big thanks to the DFW Lone Star Club for putting this together each year!</div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The map below isn't exact - it was great to have JP taking the lead and planning the route - we got to enjoy plenty of Texas back roads AND a ferry ride along the way!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">We really enjoyed this year's challenge and look forward to what Lone Star puts together for next year!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">xoxo, SJ</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEorXearnr8sL2i_rtoAJSt7pSdbIiJh1qF2W8m0daoggWg02CJuCioQpuGt_jNRcpqglo8cu82_7fZ4zpAm8i9ok0Q0UIdRbU6uO5so4CkJCg1ksPQi_AycpadUv3nZgoY34yPfRfNxTjVIPAz-XZ8JJ2EGEoY_bMjXmPE6suNqDoaAzJrnc7Gn8Big/s4032/IMG_0862.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEorXearnr8sL2i_rtoAJSt7pSdbIiJh1qF2W8m0daoggWg02CJuCioQpuGt_jNRcpqglo8cu82_7fZ4zpAm8i9ok0Q0UIdRbU6uO5so4CkJCg1ksPQi_AycpadUv3nZgoY34yPfRfNxTjVIPAz-XZ8JJ2EGEoY_bMjXmPE6suNqDoaAzJrnc7Gn8Big/w640-h480/IMG_0862.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">_______________________________________________________________</p><p style="text-align: justify;">For my camping peeps - an obligatory Buc-cee's pic!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7SiCkzpNltn6WdEKJdemfyoADl7rOFUCd3i4nARg9fWtodvFXKV9Q2aruRKHA66o18JVpcMDKFmsqc78GMk4eneGizmHaooWitLzfy1_0_nwhtoycK3M28UDiLbqaUeZnhWfQ_W4htq0NSbXPkqPxpITGh6XXWh3Tb23doW2t2EzjcWa6BW5o8ReavA/s4032/IMG_0443.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7SiCkzpNltn6WdEKJdemfyoADl7rOFUCd3i4nARg9fWtodvFXKV9Q2aruRKHA66o18JVpcMDKFmsqc78GMk4eneGizmHaooWitLzfy1_0_nwhtoycK3M28UDiLbqaUeZnhWfQ_W4htq0NSbXPkqPxpITGh6XXWh3Tb23doW2t2EzjcWa6BW5o8ReavA/w640-h480/IMG_0443.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">It was perfect weather for a three day weekend trip up to north Texas over Memorial Day Weekend to grab three more postCARds for the <a href="http://www.internetcarclubs.com/Events/Data/301/2023TexasMiataChallenge.pdf" target="_blank">10th Anniversary 2023 Texas Miata Challenge</a>. The murals in Fate may have been my favorite so far on these adventures, though there's not much to do in the small town you can really tell they appreciate the artistry of murals around town. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">And just in case you <i>think</i> you've seen it all, I submit for your viewing pleasure, a parrot out for a Sunday drive?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMN1aYfTbSMHYfCIDN3snE_YHZLa9_ZuRzUjE9smWSOtJGoOX85N9rlaz2HPKo0FNRFpuScskQ2fcOw_2r2KmxIlUufAVKI1g2z7J4-OUWrDph215Uu-f3I0zY0K5KiFrUU9ByDlPfIoPgtIaWWjBevQXCasg5KJhoJENumqv1_3qB8BA0V-o_AQiuyA/s1701/IMG_0553.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1276" data-original-width="1701" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMN1aYfTbSMHYfCIDN3snE_YHZLa9_ZuRzUjE9smWSOtJGoOX85N9rlaz2HPKo0FNRFpuScskQ2fcOw_2r2KmxIlUufAVKI1g2z7J4-OUWrDph215Uu-f3I0zY0K5KiFrUU9ByDlPfIoPgtIaWWjBevQXCasg5KJhoJENumqv1_3qB8BA0V-o_AQiuyA/w640-h480/IMG_0553.heic" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Two more postcards to go, and it looks like we'll have a mini fun-run with a few other members of the Miata Club for that trip!</span></div><div><br /></div><div>XOXO, SJB</div><div><br /></div><div>__________________________________________________________________________________</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">#1 - Canton</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1428" data-original-width="1228" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFhkAJSlj4JtPAsj_NVAmRoVFpdS5DUyd7sQq_alsZfN5Oh7_xGJx5sL0wOhfalHEwDpBngc7KCxKKhbgYOEdvUMup0FMz9Oh3uxYdALLzQEmxfIDQqY6IpX_hjQZUTnW58j_W7VEtWVK_ySvxeM9d6od8xTWGKFytSPzlmVrNVGXsrQ4UM8GHm7H89w/w550-h640/Screen%20Shot%202023-02-11%20at%208.03.35%20PM.png" width="550" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The <a href="http://www.internetcarclubs.com/Events/Data/301/2023TexasMiataChallenge.pdf" target="_blank">10th Anniversary 2023 Texas Miata Challenge</a> are Post Card Murals Across Texas! RDB and I took a week to drive 1500 miles from Houston to Carlsbad, NM and back around the northern way to grab five of those entries early in the year. It was a great trip (longer post <a href="https://tent-on-wheels.blogspot.com/2023/02/untethered.html" target="_blank">here</a>) and the first of our submissions for the challenge can be found below.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiMIW2tLy3HaKPmYlPBsGC_ua2XkOJn4vtXVzUsano9ifE3bfr1dUtOo-jfc2BJ10IgJy1kOaEgnjZirdz8hts-DObJVf3L7svSaOFaYWVB-BxEGX4y5YfZ1KUSwY1SHmfe7i3QkotqDnIeLmndHpGjT0j8SU0ntG1zfBUca6Dra-nuNprUik2cg7iZA/s4032/IMG_9032.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiMIW2tLy3HaKPmYlPBsGC_ua2XkOJn4vtXVzUsano9ifE3bfr1dUtOo-jfc2BJ10IgJy1kOaEgnjZirdz8hts-DObJVf3L7svSaOFaYWVB-BxEGX4y5YfZ1KUSwY1SHmfe7i3QkotqDnIeLmndHpGjT0j8SU0ntG1zfBUca6Dra-nuNprUik2cg7iZA/w640-h480/IMG_9032.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">We'll take a few weekend trips to grab the rest of the postCARds before the challenge is over in October.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">XOXO, SJB</p><p style="text-align: center;">__________________________________________________ </p><p><span style="font-size: large;">#2 - Oatmeal</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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But the great thing about time, though, is that it just keeps moving on; someday we'll sit down over a campfire and share all that transpired between the last camping trip and the roadtrip RDB and I are on this week, but for now, I think a quote from my favorite <a href="https://the-martian.fandom.com/wiki/Mark_Watney/Film" target="_blank">Martian</a> is enough to sum it all up:</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span><br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span>"Things didn't go exactly as planned, but I'm not dead, </span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span>so I'll take that as a win."</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span><br /></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDQtl7O4xvIj1oCqTKDoSjWQtPI0ex3Z3Ts0vVlFeIibscmxFRN73NofNDGK4vd9ZWaMjO-k8CEUyqRuU9Xy10KxyThb04Zj51yaKvsS3wYg-c1oG8KeFvjc0HZrZ_OyvFHTDm3xQNymJNrg0TfT5joEDqboE_-z0q_ixLfaRtO09YxJraHqpmnbrWfg/s4032/65120271-4064-43D3-B678-CBB1B45B2C68.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDQtl7O4xvIj1oCqTKDoSjWQtPI0ex3Z3Ts0vVlFeIibscmxFRN73NofNDGK4vd9ZWaMjO-k8CEUyqRuU9Xy10KxyThb04Zj51yaKvsS3wYg-c1oG8KeFvjc0HZrZ_OyvFHTDm3xQNymJNrg0TfT5joEDqboE_-z0q_ixLfaRtO09YxJraHqpmnbrWfg/w640-h480/65120271-4064-43D3-B678-CBB1B45B2C68.heic" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">What did go as planned was packing our bags, jumping in JOY and getting the first half of this year's <a href="http://www.internetcarclubs.com/Events/Data/301/2023TexasMiataChallenge.pdf" target="_blank">10th Anniversary PostCARds Across Texas Miata Challenge</a> completed along the way to a destination RDB and I have been wanting to visit for years now: <a href="https://www.nps.gov/cave/index.htm" target="_blank">Carlsbad Caverns National Park</a>.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">We left out Saturday morning and got #3 on the list - Brenham - and opted to grab the "choose your own adventure" #10 - Austin - before stopping for dinner at <a href="https://www.yelp.com/biz/salt-traders-zilker-austin?hrid=BG4xpwq-0_PIflPyNyMiJw&utm_campaign=www_review_share_popup&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=(direct)" target="_blank">Salt Traders</a> in Zilker Park. If you find yourself in south Austin hankering for a REALLY good fish dinner, this is your place. And for someone who doesn't normally like fish to say it was comfort food is saying something! (Click <a href="https://www.yelp.com/biz/salt-traders-zilker-austin?hrid=BG4xpwq-0_PIflPyNyMiJw&utm_campaign=www_review_share_popup&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=(direct)" target="_blank">here</a> for my full review)</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhazX05nxKth6z6M3DGTnAwC09V19E01kibGLqN35Rj0hcDXW3OM6jNR4mFlptJOQiaNqJHbS2XjAH2RcSDyG8VprnqaOc3oKqMswnlBSvXJ5Rg_pTXW_sLnTQZlJNwGyvXuZRR2bADM0cgI3g4Mu4DXWxmREQnBNkE8un2IWuNJYm4KZWeTGFLfYCOvw/s4032/IMG_0051.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhazX05nxKth6z6M3DGTnAwC09V19E01kibGLqN35Rj0hcDXW3OM6jNR4mFlptJOQiaNqJHbS2XjAH2RcSDyG8VprnqaOc3oKqMswnlBSvXJ5Rg_pTXW_sLnTQZlJNwGyvXuZRR2bADM0cgI3g4Mu4DXWxmREQnBNkE8un2IWuNJYm4KZWeTGFLfYCOvw/w640-h480/IMG_0051.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggN-tsfRjYB4VniKUFVCubaqzEgLTxftMftosGpSeI-53NtHwHKgOjf3HkRQZ-5FTkZAdHW9hZoAWnG5m2oKjo6LCPQS7XJ9RXqx0NN66CG2ahos49l1kGScPfW0x27vsOy1IZhUJ_HRCT6GJyDP6uxg0ojrfQurMNWRJSa2bmmRnJ92NMQzKvzKk-Hg/s4032/IMG_8788.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggN-tsfRjYB4VniKUFVCubaqzEgLTxftMftosGpSeI-53NtHwHKgOjf3HkRQZ-5FTkZAdHW9hZoAWnG5m2oKjo6LCPQS7XJ9RXqx0NN66CG2ahos49l1kGScPfW0x27vsOy1IZhUJ_HRCT6GJyDP6uxg0ojrfQurMNWRJSa2bmmRnJ92NMQzKvzKk-Hg/w640-h480/IMG_8788.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Sunday morning we pointed the car towards Odessa to spend the afternoon with L&M and grabbed #2 - Oatmeal - along the way. Not exactly a postcard, but I didn't design the list, so I'm not complaining... well, not too much at least!</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9e7pJX-fk99q3WAslKlucqjwKpshRwA_gavW5ch8z0veYuj9YOlZEuQUCOQRr51oKF-pUS2sIritRKts4g8_ubaogd_zZlzCGDyQLVk7NPc6zNcYKRM8nVvNmG9DRH2YVCNlWxAevn_1XrJ9oCccqP5ChsAMO7jHwZO6gQyMxNWwt5Sxqrfj9rtJRGA/s4032/IMG_0108.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9e7pJX-fk99q3WAslKlucqjwKpshRwA_gavW5ch8z0veYuj9YOlZEuQUCOQRr51oKF-pUS2sIritRKts4g8_ubaogd_zZlzCGDyQLVk7NPc6zNcYKRM8nVvNmG9DRH2YVCNlWxAevn_1XrJ9oCccqP5ChsAMO7jHwZO6gQyMxNWwt5Sxqrfj9rtJRGA/w640-h480/IMG_0108.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Y'all know I have a thing for <a href="https://tent-on-wheels.blogspot.com/search/label/courthouse" target="_blank">courthouses</a>, so I couldn't help but ask RDB to stop whenever we passed thru a county seat. Especially on this trip where we were going to hit so many out west in Texas, knowing that we might not be camping in those parts of the state anytime soon.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLKbkTnl8ve_dadikh7TfYhGCMMB5JyRXIB9H5semW0azHSZzM-ux3UDudDHZLoRZEuTHR_V99o5AfpmAG0owMgFtrD4x8OHTd7IlxfXlsr5ic4Vu7ue1YC30KHvdvEQFtacbauXMSoCU_ZUoqXuK97BG1fFKmW3UXpugnIIz5ueNgpU7z5rwm0oT3pA/s4032/IMG_0127.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLKbkTnl8ve_dadikh7TfYhGCMMB5JyRXIB9H5semW0azHSZzM-ux3UDudDHZLoRZEuTHR_V99o5AfpmAG0owMgFtrD4x8OHTd7IlxfXlsr5ic4Vu7ue1YC30KHvdvEQFtacbauXMSoCU_ZUoqXuK97BG1fFKmW3UXpugnIIz5ueNgpU7z5rwm0oT3pA/w640-h480/IMG_0127.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">San Saba County</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk7Ok5Epf4I8sw5MKxGTkzSPWQKTikEgKcDhwWniJ4IpF8MQhpcebVCnnppK13wikeS29J7vwNO2jCw6sd2AopMdaL6eTcio46Kq5ouagDY7THVrdxPnENwLq4co4QnEvfMd5rSck3Tkf7QnQLYR69xfM6VLRmeqxe2yflvwVF5--EUYK5KYPBhw2aRQ/s4032/IMG_8816.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk7Ok5Epf4I8sw5MKxGTkzSPWQKTikEgKcDhwWniJ4IpF8MQhpcebVCnnppK13wikeS29J7vwNO2jCw6sd2AopMdaL6eTcio46Kq5ouagDY7THVrdxPnENwLq4co4QnEvfMd5rSck3Tkf7QnQLYR69xfM6VLRmeqxe2yflvwVF5--EUYK5KYPBhw2aRQ/w640-h480/IMG_8816.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sterling County</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRHsuW2-rMYW6hvRWMGNitYZFmM9WvckCA6VAJBvJpZMWaHtezw5j_2arH7cycKoAy7-e11MixjqGbXsBO9zPw5qMxCJ5uafuUq0VWUBgIsbLPayeB1xcyxUqbWXoKhlH7wndpWPK2yZhsqrLW9Z88lJWjcwLTME7JI5imSGECJfEtv3gFAvLb2e5rjQ/s4032/IMG_0168.HEIC" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRHsuW2-rMYW6hvRWMGNitYZFmM9WvckCA6VAJBvJpZMWaHtezw5j_2arH7cycKoAy7-e11MixjqGbXsBO9zPw5qMxCJ5uafuUq0VWUBgIsbLPayeB1xcyxUqbWXoKhlH7wndpWPK2yZhsqrLW9Z88lJWjcwLTME7JI5imSGECJfEtv3gFAvLb2e5rjQ/w640-h480/IMG_0168.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Glasscock County</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Monday mid-day we made it into Carlsbad, New Mexico. With a few hours of daylight left we made our way up to the <a href="https://www.emnrd.nm.gov/spd/find-a-park/living-desert-zoo-and-gardens-state-park/" target="_blank">Living Desert Zoo and Gardens State Park</a>. <p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjnvPPYaHv4qmCWy4hN4DehlaSHtBVRKBl-vYPY_yINRDjnBxTrmWFWcnGP2lBNK3lsOddulH1Fg2RNe50V6TF2XfrIwqQ_aj5uR5rSVRs-q4VhOgUrhz-14GAALJwebKcQFj9feant7F84upOR80kXxSxPhSSji2xMdY19YLMMnZ9ShE0BmyMjoM0BA/s4032/IMG_8832.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjnvPPYaHv4qmCWy4hN4DehlaSHtBVRKBl-vYPY_yINRDjnBxTrmWFWcnGP2lBNK3lsOddulH1Fg2RNe50V6TF2XfrIwqQ_aj5uR5rSVRs-q4VhOgUrhz-14GAALJwebKcQFj9feant7F84upOR80kXxSxPhSSji2xMdY19YLMMnZ9ShE0BmyMjoM0BA/w640-h480/IMG_8832.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Even the Bald Eagle was fluffing himself up to try to get some warmth!</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglKU-BU5j_wRcQf08ljx7JeCq8ifGAqo6H0bLaGZCJ-ip5VnVNWO1CD4L6tfk8e-OCjx2yiI5kyWIQQlsk2oRYQjxnj0HqwUFmWTw4LYGKtd0x2zCySC3Xf-TuC0I6jR292oDCMiuWxFZdRrXLDbV5aIMWx8wFF_lwi_eTxnGW7peo4i-ugD42nOZUqw/s4032/0A75B5AF-4005-46AA-A2F6-82EAFB25F18C.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglKU-BU5j_wRcQf08ljx7JeCq8ifGAqo6H0bLaGZCJ-ip5VnVNWO1CD4L6tfk8e-OCjx2yiI5kyWIQQlsk2oRYQjxnj0HqwUFmWTw4LYGKtd0x2zCySC3Xf-TuC0I6jR292oDCMiuWxFZdRrXLDbV5aIMWx8wFF_lwi_eTxnGW7peo4i-ugD42nOZUqw/w640-h480/0A75B5AF-4005-46AA-A2F6-82EAFB25F18C.heic" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Before we left, though, we did find one other fun thing - a geocache! Completely unexpected, I just happened to see the ammo box out of the corner of my eye and thought: I'd bet that's a cache. Sure enough, checked the app, and it was!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDv0AGBMLn7N4WZduTe7qgbL3psTX9D8nRF-ufNh1k1PwM8XgAj3YCH8ocvqQZVYvKJ2I9X1eLdDIvZ25xqaQVO43O6W7ji0FBlCs4smPlNoBQGFwDZ4CNCmE-8NVuG5NzJsbyVt070NkvumoyJolEZXye6_Fz-j2Xm8zeYoqXpwXr2LOvWzNwVjfryQ/s4032/IMG_8862.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDv0AGBMLn7N4WZduTe7qgbL3psTX9D8nRF-ufNh1k1PwM8XgAj3YCH8ocvqQZVYvKJ2I9X1eLdDIvZ25xqaQVO43O6W7ji0FBlCs4smPlNoBQGFwDZ4CNCmE-8NVuG5NzJsbyVt070NkvumoyJolEZXye6_Fz-j2Xm8zeYoqXpwXr2LOvWzNwVjfryQ/w640-h480/IMG_8862.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Tuesday, Valentine's Day, we made our way over to our main attraction: Carlsbad Caverns. RDB and I have loved the <a href="https://tent-on-wheels.blogspot.com/search/label/cave" target="_blank">other caves</a> we've had a chance to explore on our camping trips, and a few that we've seen while not camping, but we always had Carlsbad on our list of must-dos. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV-DWy1SP-s1gorYvkVtfsi6JutCOAQq69mrwr4eRgqEObVOHG_eOIvEMEbxatCubtdD_vSvYL7ZbXFsGQZ8W5-WbtW30CIUgH681KVdC2TW5LQhhwjWQ4LqMquzqgwxE7nSr5ZmU6dMIJiJxqSlG48jH4snJrN1jXrq_p3ejJENHbI-kIwAkt_Kp_1A/s4032/IMG_0274.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV-DWy1SP-s1gorYvkVtfsi6JutCOAQq69mrwr4eRgqEObVOHG_eOIvEMEbxatCubtdD_vSvYL7ZbXFsGQZ8W5-WbtW30CIUgH681KVdC2TW5LQhhwjWQ4LqMquzqgwxE7nSr5ZmU6dMIJiJxqSlG48jH4snJrN1jXrq_p3ejJENHbI-kIwAkt_Kp_1A/w640-h480/IMG_0274.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I'll tell you one thing - it takes the better part of a full day to really enjoy and explore the cave. From the mile-plus walk down the natural entrance, to the guided tour we took of the King's Palace, to the Big Room which is larger than SIX football fields(!) be prepared to stay a while.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL12WBMBKzuOQ1uxrgyu7ZKQlJ6ULjXatXiXwIkDrEE15QO6F8ONhIX6z1yFp1EkOhGdXH7EbHEwt35IprMHR_krkBbmSe15l4OgU-J089SPzcDHZplu9EKaLCOAjsRdORUpwnBwYxxnHkleoh5-t8gZfDTTsOQNoRFu1ycxYnHAJwDUX6MMIWOMqUqw/s3381/IMG_8898.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2955" data-original-width="3381" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL12WBMBKzuOQ1uxrgyu7ZKQlJ6ULjXatXiXwIkDrEE15QO6F8ONhIX6z1yFp1EkOhGdXH7EbHEwt35IprMHR_krkBbmSe15l4OgU-J089SPzcDHZplu9EKaLCOAjsRdORUpwnBwYxxnHkleoh5-t8gZfDTTsOQNoRFu1ycxYnHAJwDUX6MMIWOMqUqw/w640-h560/IMG_8898.heic" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The Natural Entrance and Main Corridor:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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So, he took us on an adventure to look at rocks, and think things. His story telling, and near theatrical performance at times, pulled us in and got us emotionally involved in the history of the cave, <i>that destruction and beauty can occupy the same space</i>, and the imagery of "water as paint, the rock as canvas, and Mother Nature and Time as the artists." </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF9rYAiB_haVmuenZiS6ufI88cG9oJEDbHMbuHglUMDDHz760ALBJC13S7tKLj6Kl8QPWJV4hCTal9phiA23cYLL2qvia_XjXl9qm6W9_qAY45qqrJCoHZP7b9Nbb-6Qi6qqQeoNhMt1swM6SVswuoLsOmcMqm3SspB5DpkajhfEJNaIF-T6WL9rroeA/s4032/4AFD47F6-BE1C-45D6-85A1-DABF4B88C666.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF9rYAiB_haVmuenZiS6ufI88cG9oJEDbHMbuHglUMDDHz760ALBJC13S7tKLj6Kl8QPWJV4hCTal9phiA23cYLL2qvia_XjXl9qm6W9_qAY45qqrJCoHZP7b9Nbb-6Qi6qqQeoNhMt1swM6SVswuoLsOmcMqm3SspB5DpkajhfEJNaIF-T6WL9rroeA/w480-h640/4AFD47F6-BE1C-45D6-85A1-DABF4B88C666.heic" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Wednesday morning we started our trip back home, taking a longer northern route to get a few more of the postCARds for the Miata challenge. This meant we had the chance to drive thru Roswell - and couldn't help but stop for a quick picture and lunch; the Mexican food place we found was out of this world! ;-)</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTlfVdgkGV0jBEHRi774Bi4y9eHnX5kfi6rYNClNvL8lUMoEI-bDcNC47rO4G_rDxbmMYyNBuESjElAB5hC8ASPKfSTLwmUAcPsPRO1X3ulLOlSlKxCketCqc98bpRr5k7AES_UHVC-7M4Y0uPtLdaMo9Zo87G_mcQhJAOiIo-K4-RXgoXcKTeqzwp9w/s3088/IMG_8995.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTlfVdgkGV0jBEHRi774Bi4y9eHnX5kfi6rYNClNvL8lUMoEI-bDcNC47rO4G_rDxbmMYyNBuESjElAB5hC8ASPKfSTLwmUAcPsPRO1X3ulLOlSlKxCketCqc98bpRr5k7AES_UHVC-7M4Y0uPtLdaMo9Zo87G_mcQhJAOiIo-K4-RXgoXcKTeqzwp9w/w480-h640/IMG_8995.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Traveling along the dusty (and windy!) roads in eastern New Mexico was both beautiful and treacherous - you haven't lived until you've been in a tiny Miata trying to dodge tumble weeds the size of your car!</div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLnXo57ZHIeBAwHf3NZbFzEpiRvhnpP_rXntWXLQN2Aq29xXQxPYplWX9VZDWquStUlL3TNdLy2GVRwOpvSVIPbIdaSoHpCINN4zJFTnbwU0L_GdhzBO6poO1V1VgEnMW-8soDDlKUGOTC95vDkQmJeFgYM_XIYUVs7_Q_w_ylAJOJ8gF0NgJ_v7NBwg/s4032/IMG_9009.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLnXo57ZHIeBAwHf3NZbFzEpiRvhnpP_rXntWXLQN2Aq29xXQxPYplWX9VZDWquStUlL3TNdLy2GVRwOpvSVIPbIdaSoHpCINN4zJFTnbwU0L_GdhzBO6poO1V1VgEnMW-8soDDlKUGOTC95vDkQmJeFgYM_XIYUVs7_Q_w_ylAJOJ8gF0NgJ_v7NBwg/w640-h480/IMG_9009.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">We happened along a two-fer when we drove thru the tiny town of Dimmit, Tx. Both a beautiful postcard, AND the Castro County courthouse!</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg87IfCC-LderDBraLTLrPxCWNuG5-S0HwhSW7JYQEN5wJEFRb1urcDHKvVR9uUemM17ohBrBFACKqsS42J5sgg7oZ-hxZqlgpASSWXG1IyyMokK_UxmD9XMaKbQmTu_Ndwx8ehOtwJPD_iknI2EKJFPtIdQxe_hVsKg-zB5WHvO3grYRoES1j7LnjCTA/s3768/IMG_9011.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3768" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg87IfCC-LderDBraLTLrPxCWNuG5-S0HwhSW7JYQEN5wJEFRb1urcDHKvVR9uUemM17ohBrBFACKqsS42J5sgg7oZ-hxZqlgpASSWXG1IyyMokK_UxmD9XMaKbQmTu_Ndwx8ehOtwJPD_iknI2EKJFPtIdQxe_hVsKg-zB5WHvO3grYRoES1j7LnjCTA/w640-h514/IMG_9011.heic" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Oc0lF2BNHXzUzao2TzXq7fCXOMPKkMmO_62y4J_tMyAMMKUZ4Prr6TAcOYjFJPzhFH9dg7vk8wluCytP_aeN2xpsIIe2xA_P8dPM1BpkBYS_D0JVYo4enQvWf8L7hJ0IBbaZIsDstLl7J1cxKdSCyePlRYZ8Lw5QTA5hNhBoQflB3SpsVt2CUon5lQ/s4032/IMG_9014.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Oc0lF2BNHXzUzao2TzXq7fCXOMPKkMmO_62y4J_tMyAMMKUZ4Prr6TAcOYjFJPzhFH9dg7vk8wluCytP_aeN2xpsIIe2xA_P8dPM1BpkBYS_D0JVYo4enQvWf8L7hJ0IBbaZIsDstLl7J1cxKdSCyePlRYZ8Lw5QTA5hNhBoQflB3SpsVt2CUon5lQ/w640-h480/IMG_9014.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">One more courthouse in Briscoe County before we settled in for the night at <a href="https://hotelturkeytexas.com/" target="_blank">Hotel Turkey</a>, a tiny Air B&B style hotel (we let ourselves in and found our key on the front desk) that boasts being nearly 100 years old (and being the only hotel even remotely close to our next postCARd in Quitaque.)</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht--eSOskroo6QLejDDZ3A8Ye97zZRlhCT5P_JGOdn5bK7hysgqX_GNlRLH7ApjeorFG__T-NvMBpVBlem8983DWp8JrBTUcxSI694u0dM4An9vwSRsdoaoee_5cGEsfHnU9w68Wm7ufERfo6j-1IEm3jGxLcKBW-tTc-zpJx00iUd6rICJXa7VoTx4A/s4032/IMG_9030.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht--eSOskroo6QLejDDZ3A8Ye97zZRlhCT5P_JGOdn5bK7hysgqX_GNlRLH7ApjeorFG__T-NvMBpVBlem8983DWp8JrBTUcxSI694u0dM4An9vwSRsdoaoee_5cGEsfHnU9w68Wm7ufERfo6j-1IEm3jGxLcKBW-tTc-zpJx00iUd6rICJXa7VoTx4A/w640-h480/IMG_9030.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Thursday morning we got up and drove back over to Quitaque to grab a photo of the "welcome to" postcard. I'm telling y'all, at 35* and really strong wind, it was a COLD week to decide to take this road trip for these fun pictures!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1bEP1iKUqZ8O6K9AEtuON5EmYz_O25sRkHG1Xcsg3nqjAqtBCRQ5p6QKNmEfTJvlyf2eUce1MbxoFlW6lTTeFvbrwRO3ijnWplds8T9eE7YW8bBedJJEbIqc7QLAF7DWJu1VzZCiTBpDPDzBacG0A-3SJYMJcxrZO-blfXbDj29sqzlTDDQgrlf67Gw/s4032/IMG_9034.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1bEP1iKUqZ8O6K9AEtuON5EmYz_O25sRkHG1Xcsg3nqjAqtBCRQ5p6QKNmEfTJvlyf2eUce1MbxoFlW6lTTeFvbrwRO3ijnWplds8T9eE7YW8bBedJJEbIqc7QLAF7DWJu1VzZCiTBpDPDzBacG0A-3SJYMJcxrZO-blfXbDj29sqzlTDDQgrlf67Gw/w640-h480/IMG_9034.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Along the country roads heading towards our next stop, we passed another courthouse - Childress County - right along the side of the road. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilHRKn8ZVTWRpyqN-uXHYzgeCLZNzgRB0tNP_Qb0OO42gtTsBBpPxfqpUp5oXYXMIL4nZU-MRoDMl3DejcDaZcf3p83NFHjFPiEpBJGZWfdxVkm6AcqFw0g7JyvMIUEj_oc7s_8OsGMcPUdbB8S1fkAs0V-Rnldoi5M7dstHjWiAKrNCr0VEq5eTtOAA/s4032/IMG_9038.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilHRKn8ZVTWRpyqN-uXHYzgeCLZNzgRB0tNP_Qb0OO42gtTsBBpPxfqpUp5oXYXMIL4nZU-MRoDMl3DejcDaZcf3p83NFHjFPiEpBJGZWfdxVkm6AcqFw0g7JyvMIUEj_oc7s_8OsGMcPUdbB8S1fkAs0V-Rnldoi5M7dstHjWiAKrNCr0VEq5eTtOAA/w640-h480/IMG_9038.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">We continued on down towards our last postCARd for this trip, in Decatur, Texas, and realized it was going to be another two-fer, too! Both the mural AND the Wise County Courthouse!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmQgKDogAN2IH9ZB-D3dGHFVamv3YjgBakbSQO6im5EQCPjowuYh312OG--mE8H0tIUWU68k7VkTArkl8OgHJ0YlBA6YmFobFTwTh0O45UqnrBJ-1dGL0GFK7NhXC2wN2eNbMTyWh2d7glD0Hjg0IOTo8ne68B9btuw6Tm7CO2KB-R1EZzl3GMtA4feA/s4032/E2EE5B02-6495-4824-87D0-D5C0E484FF8C.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmQgKDogAN2IH9ZB-D3dGHFVamv3YjgBakbSQO6im5EQCPjowuYh312OG--mE8H0tIUWU68k7VkTArkl8OgHJ0YlBA6YmFobFTwTh0O45UqnrBJ-1dGL0GFK7NhXC2wN2eNbMTyWh2d7glD0Hjg0IOTo8ne68B9btuw6Tm7CO2KB-R1EZzl3GMtA4feA/w640-h480/E2EE5B02-6495-4824-87D0-D5C0E484FF8C.heic" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4W7ogT_ubOc6C-A8QQI1dHVoEr09Gv6hWKKOPOlmGJC5DKds8XZt1i9j3qUOLyRGHmdwELltGG3I27I-JHq9_M47XidipNMQIcB6ZgKntRwe-o6UbX11C2zCsxZV68vTLPLnLhFPPCI0KS73JV5LLT-2rlj_M5LT07TuzZb8AT4yvan2syrb4n3a_7g/s4032/IMG_9044.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4W7ogT_ubOc6C-A8QQI1dHVoEr09Gv6hWKKOPOlmGJC5DKds8XZt1i9j3qUOLyRGHmdwELltGG3I27I-JHq9_M47XidipNMQIcB6ZgKntRwe-o6UbX11C2zCsxZV68vTLPLnLhFPPCI0KS73JV5LLT-2rlj_M5LT07TuzZb8AT4yvan2syrb4n3a_7g/w640-h480/IMG_9044.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Thursday evening found us in north Dallas at Ran-D's house for the night, along with a celebratory dinner at <a href="https://www.yelp.com/biz/kai-plano-4?hrid=0sMECYB-J8c_0VkakJIA-g&utm_campaign=www_review_share_popup&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=(direct)" target="_blank">KAI</a> for some excellent sushi. The meal was outstanding and the service was second to none!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ9pGK7xc2eOxuNJJ7kzNw4t2L6rU0Xp4W3WZdW2U6x77yfwY0PML1Fg_2uxu6RUirFDa2Xv8jvsLwj6iwU3IRyUcV93e-prxoKN2IYsNGrWf9Ygm2_UDd6vs0NqKW_tw7f-g8Rp1EayhvGRPOuDcf1_FznoJDw3wuAEl5lf6OezFgVjXYAU0y4QKuyg/s1171/IMG_9059.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1171" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ9pGK7xc2eOxuNJJ7kzNw4t2L6rU0Xp4W3WZdW2U6x77yfwY0PML1Fg_2uxu6RUirFDa2Xv8jvsLwj6iwU3IRyUcV93e-prxoKN2IYsNGrWf9Ygm2_UDd6vs0NqKW_tw7f-g8Rp1EayhvGRPOuDcf1_FznoJDw3wuAEl5lf6OezFgVjXYAU0y4QKuyg/w640-h640/IMG_9059.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD9s1ZR4_OqQF5yrqx0ttREdye6Hz0ymZe_vAF-RehyAho-trXCkj-f6yBwQjNzb0dXylImKbrFxjHNxbelpU0LIpnkNNyErGqrinr-P4dr0-lHTank3ek3605lt7YKkWq4A2dzOX0wl6HElAwrnkzZj80nsciZl7xHKkNF2VEZVtPqLF8qPTEk68IvQ/s4032/IMG_9058.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD9s1ZR4_OqQF5yrqx0ttREdye6Hz0ymZe_vAF-RehyAho-trXCkj-f6yBwQjNzb0dXylImKbrFxjHNxbelpU0LIpnkNNyErGqrinr-P4dr0-lHTank3ek3605lt7YKkWq4A2dzOX0wl6HElAwrnkzZj80nsciZl7xHKkNF2VEZVtPqLF8qPTEk68IvQ/w640-h480/IMG_9058.heic" width="640" /></a></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">You might be wondering, What are we celebrating? Well, last week I resigned from my job after 18 years with the company; it was an incredible journey and I know I made significant contributions to the business and to the people I had the privilege to work with. And those of you following my blog for a while know that these last few months were some of the hardest with the restructuring of our business unit and the elimination of my leadership role; which lead me to looking for other opportunities...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Next week, I start a new position in leadership at another financial firm; I’ll have a physical office location to go to and coworkers to work alongside for the benefit of the clients we’ll serve. I can't begin to say how excited I am to have this opportunity to continue to grow and to mentor and coach others again - something I absolutely fell in love with these past few years. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This week, and this incredible roadtrip that RDB and I were able to take, was the in-between; I've felt untethered, mid-stride between my past and my future.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">And it’s been ridiculously awesome.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0-gRv4MZtfyjhJV1fIxANhcQQCMrCSuJVT8dH7hEFt1K6ukow3-zYbdc1cKumsCr4IjetdGpVPruFgn9oDKW3CSDNboxcxs4E2ucZMqkQ6oyoDw-aUNGViaBJ8Va_Kj8n0vGGOayThbnF3gybebVZ_zr0bipnjhF69COxZPLgQz0htHOMQ1At2-T-bQ/s2900/IMG_8804.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2900" data-original-width="2316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0-gRv4MZtfyjhJV1fIxANhcQQCMrCSuJVT8dH7hEFt1K6ukow3-zYbdc1cKumsCr4IjetdGpVPruFgn9oDKW3CSDNboxcxs4E2ucZMqkQ6oyoDw-aUNGViaBJ8Va_Kj8n0vGGOayThbnF3gybebVZ_zr0bipnjhF69COxZPLgQz0htHOMQ1At2-T-bQ/w512-h640/IMG_8804.heic" width="512" /></a></div>SJBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12525529191019947205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161823068662088887.post-31327078907095827412022-12-31T16:47:01.542-06:002023-01-01T12:10:07.814-06:002022 Camping Trips<p>December 30th - Jan 2nd: Purtis Creek State Park, North Camping Area Site #10 (30a/W) (New Years)</p><p>January 7th - 9th: The Vineyards Campgrounds on Lake Grapevine, Site #91 (F) with DFW Fam, Sis & TJ, Randshe</p><p>January 14th - 17th: Lake Ray Roberts State Park, Isle De Bois, Deer Ridge camping loop, Site #78 (30a/W) with Mom & G, Randshe</p><p>February 11th - 13th: Steven F. Austin State Park, Site #3 (30a/W) with ACWC friends (Valentine’s) </p><p><b><u><a href="https://tent-on-wheels.blogspot.com/2022/03/tent-on-wheels-at-disney.html" target="_blank">DISNEY WORLD BIRTHDAY TRIP: #WD40Bday</a></u></b></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>February 26th: Baton Rouge Holiday KOA, LA</li><li>February 27th: Perry Holiday KOA, FL</li><li>February 28th - March 3rd: Orlando/Kissammee KOA, FL </li><li>March 3rd -13th: Disney's Fort Wilderness Campground Resort (Sites 539, 544)</li><li>March 13th: Milton/Gulf Pines Holiday KOA, FL </li><li>March 14th: Lafayette KOA, LA </li></ul><p>May 5th: East Austin Holiday KOA (F)</p><p>May 6th - 8th: Inks Lake State Park, Central Site #212 (50a/W) </p><p>May 27th: East Austin Holiday KOA (F)</p><p>May 28th - 30th: Kerrville Schreiner, Sycamore Circle #210 (F) (Memorial Day)</p><p>September 9th - 11th: Jamaica Beach RV Park in Galveston, Premium Spot #106 (F)</p><p>September 23rd - 25th: Lake Somerville State Park, Nails Creek Unit, Cedar Creek Site #50 (50a/W)</p><p>October 13th - 16th: Brazos Bend State Park, Burr Oak Camping Loop Site #110 (50a/W)</p><p>October 19th - 23rd: Hidden Creek RV Resort, Site #21 (F), 2022 TX Miata Roundup</p><p>October 28th - 30th: Huntsville State Park, Raven Hill Loop, Site #14 (F)</p><p>November 11th -13th: Lake Livingston State Park, Pin Oak #98 (F)</p><p><a href="https://tent-on-wheels.blogspot.com/search/label/%23GobbleintheMountains" target="_blank">THANKSGIVING TRIP: #GobbleintheMountains</a></p><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>November 23rd: Kerrville Journey KOA (50a/W) </li><li>November 24th - 28th: Davis Mountains SP, Electric area, Site #59 (30a/W) </li><li>November 27th - December 2nd: Big Bend Resort and Adventures (F)</li><li>December 2nd - 3rd: Seminole Canyon SP, Desert Vista Site #27 (50a/W)</li></ul></div><div>Dec 21st - Jan 1st: Cedar Hill SP, Lakeview Site #187 (F) (Christmas/New Years) Dad & Bunny, Mom & G, Big Bro M, D&A, Ran-D</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="MuiBox-root css-0" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; box-sizing: inherit; caret-color: rgb(58, 60, 57); color: #3a3c39; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.15008px; text-size-adjust: 100%;"><p class="MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-paragraph css-1eq1bgb" style="box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: 24.5px; margin: 0px;"></p></div></div><p></p>SJBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12525529191019947205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161823068662088887.post-41766196210195091502022-12-25T11:51:00.003-06:002023-02-11T19:48:21.715-06:00Cat Camping<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQumBcEZK9mRAz2udGJ9IhCXr6FMIDC64tM-5hCAKjVt2oeTMdKVUl8aUJT9YUuYhaOyazUkp6UX5i6nn0XyNz5Cpii-WARyzWX39mx0JJJg_FtXV--bNQO0i3rGPIsoE8ig5CFXxlGL-p7IvTzgyd2W-HfNazWVZBdqxvdxM7dIVGv6Wb9WRY_GLYGA/s4032/4FB0B97A-8BFE-48AC-AECF-7B21A70E71C1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQumBcEZK9mRAz2udGJ9IhCXr6FMIDC64tM-5hCAKjVt2oeTMdKVUl8aUJT9YUuYhaOyazUkp6UX5i6nn0XyNz5Cpii-WARyzWX39mx0JJJg_FtXV--bNQO0i3rGPIsoE8ig5CFXxlGL-p7IvTzgyd2W-HfNazWVZBdqxvdxM7dIVGv6Wb9WRY_GLYGA/w640-h480/4FB0B97A-8BFE-48AC-AECF-7B21A70E71C1.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Y'all meet Tali, our ~17 year old rescued tabby cat. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Like any cat, she thinks she's the queen of the house, and as the sole survivor of our critters, she pretty much is. She sleeps in our bed at home, (just walked across my keyboard to tell y'all: "23£££££" whatever <i>that</i> means), meows whenever she thinks we've taken too long to get her wet food out, and is addicted to <a href="https://www.chewy.com/inaba-churu-tuna-chicken-puree/dp/184459" target="_blank">Churus</a>. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">We kennel her for any trip longer than two nights away (that's one of the great things about self-reliant cats) but after having kenneled her for our two week-long Thanksgiving trip we would have had to kennel her for nearly another two weeks over Christmas and New Years. And we really didn't want her to spend that much time in a small Kitty Kondo.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">So, after a bit of blog and internet research, and some shopping on Amazon, I'm sitting here on Christmas Day with Tali snuggled beside me and really glad she's here and not in the kennel. However, I will say, it wasn't all roses getting here.... but we'll save that for the end.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl1m3MTxGGJG42akuTXVP8sndRByODGtO7kURqgKOxXzZzee1EoNyjmSTo_e_eqr-pF9gt0GApKSIQjebb3bi7HV3OnoqFYW-867l1zTg84D2JzdDEz_wi1aN7KVwSgC5sOwv-xOdfFzfEe0P7EGoBKamRnC4dRVAKNc6FVeB46eL3wrLdbQW_MhYPhQ/s4032/F262CEDD-8071-4F9F-A39F-DAC6286C7832.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl1m3MTxGGJG42akuTXVP8sndRByODGtO7kURqgKOxXzZzee1EoNyjmSTo_e_eqr-pF9gt0GApKSIQjebb3bi7HV3OnoqFYW-867l1zTg84D2JzdDEz_wi1aN7KVwSgC5sOwv-xOdfFzfEe0P7EGoBKamRnC4dRVAKNc6FVeB46eL3wrLdbQW_MhYPhQ/w640-h480/F262CEDD-8071-4F9F-A39F-DAC6286C7832.heic" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Here's a list of the things we bought to make camping with a cat for Christmas do-able:</p><p style="text-align: justify;">A portable, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09V2NBZ96?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1" target="_blank">collapsible crate</a>:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLvMEXj-AR1fxTSJITSv2Ans4azzuYYjQlMdNuqObb3I42cF5LPs6nsyYMcwVgS8pAovWyC_A6qaPBOf04MaE2KAZEEFnd0_qgR9cfB9j_Wwe3QVzK6Ego_v2iff9EsmAz1Y-yb5Zv-CJRwmAvYYzT5RWK97DZm0JIvwPEgVnANf-6DB6ONxMn1gtJkA/s4032/6E023527-7B12-4892-9D2C-173B54E4CB98.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLvMEXj-AR1fxTSJITSv2Ans4azzuYYjQlMdNuqObb3I42cF5LPs6nsyYMcwVgS8pAovWyC_A6qaPBOf04MaE2KAZEEFnd0_qgR9cfB9j_Wwe3QVzK6Ego_v2iff9EsmAz1Y-yb5Zv-CJRwmAvYYzT5RWK97DZm0JIvwPEgVnANf-6DB6ONxMn1gtJkA/w480-h640/6E023527-7B12-4892-9D2C-173B54E4CB98.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We wanted something to contain her at night, and anytime we would be in and out of the camper (so that she wouldn't have a chance to dart out of the camper door and explore the great outdoors). We sized out the crate we bought to make sure she'd have room for food and water, her litter box, and her bed, but not have the playpen take up too much space in the camper.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdFPSRyvM004n3JVNRVMPBmrWDZeT6oLFca_4erhdHPWP0oHMkNNYJWrXf5lEcjaM_79gHQLSXTUWNZDIkiGuvo-bnPacYQUnABBvHeOWGz1Ie-vpVByjK_4dm3NM6Y0iC3bcTMxvonJs4NpRKdHTc1EFI1VXSI0myb8k9xDYGa2pbadQkh3S6CpyjBg/s4032/BD72BDE3-FF4F-417E-90C6-AD5E73ADF61A.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdFPSRyvM004n3JVNRVMPBmrWDZeT6oLFca_4erhdHPWP0oHMkNNYJWrXf5lEcjaM_79gHQLSXTUWNZDIkiGuvo-bnPacYQUnABBvHeOWGz1Ie-vpVByjK_4dm3NM6Y0iC3bcTMxvonJs4NpRKdHTc1EFI1VXSI0myb8k9xDYGa2pbadQkh3S6CpyjBg/w480-h640/BD72BDE3-FF4F-417E-90C6-AD5E73ADF61A.heic" width="480" /></a></div><br />We bought it well before we planned to take her camping, set it up in the living room of the house, and would occasionally throw cat treats in it to entice her to get in and check it out. After a few days of that, we'd zip up the door with her inside and give her treats, then eventually we took it (and her) out to the camper in the driveway so she could explore the camper and associate the kennel with the camper. The top of the playpen zips off, which made it really easy to place items inside and clean out the litter box once we were camping. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Which is the number one thing that everyone seems to ask about when camping with a cat: what do you do with the litter box?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCO0QBLSNvpSBbg8sqFizIp-KdI7sNyTN-sltdcaknAAb_Gz2MuuD6R2sgsEtkfm_1gD-ptSGfGixcavmvZqCwr4QV1x0O4wp3vmq_nUVZS9hS-3_ZpSSvfLzjF-rKKdEkn6Knmsj2ib17RlJxSUs6rIIZ4qHSGdEiCbv16_HvlkIHUKS-M1TaWLsdmw/s1500/815wRgbuFgL._AC_SL1500_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1415" data-original-width="1500" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCO0QBLSNvpSBbg8sqFizIp-KdI7sNyTN-sltdcaknAAb_Gz2MuuD6R2sgsEtkfm_1gD-ptSGfGixcavmvZqCwr4QV1x0O4wp3vmq_nUVZS9hS-3_ZpSSvfLzjF-rKKdEkn6Knmsj2ib17RlJxSUs6rIIZ4qHSGdEiCbv16_HvlkIHUKS-M1TaWLsdmw/w400-h378/815wRgbuFgL._AC_SL1500_.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07P1ZGYYM?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details" target="_blank">Skoon Disposable Litter boxes</a> - We've used Skoon litter at home for several years now, and I wish I had known about when we first got the cats. Its a non-clumping large granule litter so there's minimal tracking thru the house. The disposal boxes were perfect for camping b/c we don't have to bring another pan or clean up one at the end of the trip. We did use dog poop bags to scoop out her poop and throw it away to keep the litter box clean after each use. (BTW - since this is a non-clumping litter, you stir it each use, and won't see 'piles' of stuck together liter from pee.) As we sit here 5 days into camping with a cat, I can attest there is _zero_ cat smell in our camper. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifc92byZwtJb0iVEuo4YzN6Iuaw7-sRUVg9m23jokElRMr3z_k_wlbyggqxh8U0dEjZZANXUPlju9e5Xb-m7J52smUO3IxvXF2Kq9aD6H8Em1TRf1jfW-YLtqjiuJnSjdaTWyyPsbjJTIZjoIpR75oFnbaMsRGI3tqJ15MgbWN1WzUDMF_PUPKEGmEBg/s4032/E57FF47B-2FCC-4783-9DA3-8B44529237BE.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifc92byZwtJb0iVEuo4YzN6Iuaw7-sRUVg9m23jokElRMr3z_k_wlbyggqxh8U0dEjZZANXUPlju9e5Xb-m7J52smUO3IxvXF2Kq9aD6H8Em1TRf1jfW-YLtqjiuJnSjdaTWyyPsbjJTIZjoIpR75oFnbaMsRGI3tqJ15MgbWN1WzUDMF_PUPKEGmEBg/w640-h480/E57FF47B-2FCC-4783-9DA3-8B44529237BE.heic" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">A <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B087Q8Y37S?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1" target="_blank">water fountain</a> for her water bowl. Similar with the kennel/playpen, we bought this in advance so she could get used to drinking from it at home before we took her camping. Tali is a notorious water splasher, so we we hopeful that perhaps the already-splashy water fountain would deter some of that. But, knowing that she is spitefully stubborn, we also bought <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09C59XDVF?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1" target="_blank">puppy training pads</a> to fit in the kennel to sop up any water spills. Since the playpen has a zipoff top it was easy to thread the power cord thru the top of the kennel and over to an outlet in the wall. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd2NJ6tKtoTy3EPOy4UeLvm8nJvnTTctGB3K4Z1vKErXYZvYCQyZikmu9W-7Csm8ScYaVEAO9munWfnk7FR6nCsLgJlJ4I45waslRu1_EC9FXUrcfdw40UAo4dsNaquPcHUoI4DDHyVRnCIcfKpwCZyyUyWyZUS0OHuUNtUtoFjjiDcN3xhj9TJNzZJw/s4032/BF3C0780-1D69-43A6-B60A-77C16690D087.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd2NJ6tKtoTy3EPOy4UeLvm8nJvnTTctGB3K4Z1vKErXYZvYCQyZikmu9W-7Csm8ScYaVEAO9munWfnk7FR6nCsLgJlJ4I45waslRu1_EC9FXUrcfdw40UAo4dsNaquPcHUoI4DDHyVRnCIcfKpwCZyyUyWyZUS0OHuUNtUtoFjjiDcN3xhj9TJNzZJw/w480-h640/BF3C0780-1D69-43A6-B60A-77C16690D087.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08C7YCZ6P?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1" target="_blank">Soft Couch Cover</a>: Knowing that Tali would be all over the camper (like she's all over the furniture at home) and our sleeper sofa is faux-leather, we decided to buy a couch cover to protect it from her claws. I probably could have gone for a slightly smaller size, as there's a bit of excess material that I have to keep tucking in every time I sit on the couch, but I think I'd rather have the extra than have an area of the couch not covered. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju8nmgO-mjUIbcOCWrShx016RXYSySCW9z5YrTesJymHVD6ipRwxCEZN0lfRD_iha9udZY7h9s7aLiM5JRZxTc4ZfR_kLnGMOTnjUO7eTfc2lRTM-JK7aXnVc3MT_FhQCd-3S1Vzdh-CElkytg-9qwCzuW5WvYnQ_BnqhFwJiUgM1JVWp8V17HBqKgsA/s4032/C6B2FBA7-5579-4861-9B84-E13E62089BFA.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju8nmgO-mjUIbcOCWrShx016RXYSySCW9z5YrTesJymHVD6ipRwxCEZN0lfRD_iha9udZY7h9s7aLiM5JRZxTc4ZfR_kLnGMOTnjUO7eTfc2lRTM-JK7aXnVc3MT_FhQCd-3S1Vzdh-CElkytg-9qwCzuW5WvYnQ_BnqhFwJiUgM1JVWp8V17HBqKgsA/w480-h640/C6B2FBA7-5579-4861-9B84-E13E62089BFA.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We can tell she's pretty comfortable here in the camper with us, and hasn't minded at all being in her kennel at night and the few times we've left the camper to run errands. Overall, it's been a good experience for the three of us. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUh2CePnh2G-b-P2rl1kaTCL0g2Uv-PDLBk1579JijhkSxLwHIp5iQL_rP_vmMyNVbAS5sWNFwamVpHnbG15tX-i8pqmQ-a0GeTzD864AfMMA3si_sQIMEDHf1k6e-Qb3cFSJLGpItsvvfHih6g9dvJHFOkqy09qLnXSpgZ_IrltODpw9Sv0lF-qwGSQ/s4032/8F567B21-08D4-4183-9944-9AC04947200F.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUh2CePnh2G-b-P2rl1kaTCL0g2Uv-PDLBk1579JijhkSxLwHIp5iQL_rP_vmMyNVbAS5sWNFwamVpHnbG15tX-i8pqmQ-a0GeTzD864AfMMA3si_sQIMEDHf1k6e-Qb3cFSJLGpItsvvfHih6g9dvJHFOkqy09qLnXSpgZ_IrltODpw9Sv0lF-qwGSQ/w480-h640/8F567B21-08D4-4183-9944-9AC04947200F.heic" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">But I told you it wasn't all roses, right? </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The trip up here - a 4 hour drive - was not so good. Tali cried. The. Entire. Way. You'd have thought that she'd settle in after an hour or so, but nope. She didn't. Also, like us, you've probably heard that a cat won't soil itself in a carrier while traveling. Well. I'm here to tell you that is not the case. So when we got to our campsite at nearly midnight we had to wait for our water to warm up so that we could bathe her, and then, stay up to help her dry completely (and stop shivering) because it was the first of three nights of below freezing weather.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix_w3tMy2UMhsNdGhAg5iBJq3jJjywh9cINjtsoWeJJnFC5_6-PHHKPPoiHzCJmMwCYghxnzoZHtdJ9CO5Conh9FqAVLBI7klSwyZOrhSqybsbja0Q7_c3mrNmV9BaPZbO_F4WxWbajwAiyAbxLrHmehi5v2EU7afN_S3nYPm-D6JnV_J3IqO_XrmVjA/s4032/6D857275-BD72-47BF-A6CA-6980D4CFCF44.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix_w3tMy2UMhsNdGhAg5iBJq3jJjywh9cINjtsoWeJJnFC5_6-PHHKPPoiHzCJmMwCYghxnzoZHtdJ9CO5Conh9FqAVLBI7klSwyZOrhSqybsbja0Q7_c3mrNmV9BaPZbO_F4WxWbajwAiyAbxLrHmehi5v2EU7afN_S3nYPm-D6JnV_J3IqO_XrmVjA/w640-h480/6D857275-BD72-47BF-A6CA-6980D4CFCF44.heic" width="640" /></a></div></div><p style="text-align: justify;">She may look cute now, but we are not looking forward to the trip back home. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">And another potential bath. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Know that you can research and be creative and prepared (we even have the name, number, and address of a local 24 hr vet b/c she's geriatric and you never know), but if your cat doesn't travel well and you don't know <i><b>that</b></i>, well, it will bookend the trip in ways you likely won't want to ever repeat again. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">_________xoxoxo__________</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><i>We were so grateful to have taken Tali with us on this trip, as it was her last great adventure: after taking a turn for the worst with her kidney disease just two weeks later, we made the impossibly difficult decision to let her sleep. These last pictures and memories of her are something we'll remember fondly. </i></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><i>Even with the baths.</i></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfGKcqgs6052yIas8jnUgYH1l99Z2SS4gwz-jk1Bh87eybxFgBRVHRY_shQM-NCMj75lwLI_h9daWClz0Z2R9vBvLhgXRW3Tm4oAYisi_72zfiA34avO01OpWkKoVga3pTE6lvMxvpUkLtLsnhWRBnqgM82PgBOISBVMxqSD8OGVJgQmh5M0ue8UEwZw/s4032/215CC88A-45A4-4C4F-A96F-DA13AB9B6F66_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfGKcqgs6052yIas8jnUgYH1l99Z2SS4gwz-jk1Bh87eybxFgBRVHRY_shQM-NCMj75lwLI_h9daWClz0Z2R9vBvLhgXRW3Tm4oAYisi_72zfiA34avO01OpWkKoVga3pTE6lvMxvpUkLtLsnhWRBnqgM82PgBOISBVMxqSD8OGVJgQmh5M0ue8UEwZw/w640-h480/215CC88A-45A4-4C4F-A96F-DA13AB9B6F66_1_201_a.heic" width="640" /></a></div><br /><i><br /></i><p></p>SJBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12525529191019947205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161823068662088887.post-41054107443940431732022-12-21T16:29:00.013-06:002023-02-11T19:54:06.571-06:00Misery Sickness and A Crappy New Year<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbED7XAh51rslro-P6TLIuDCpDwerKPODOM9Fh3xz-Yz1ZdWXqyEDtYF9WdrmwJvQDONltmbOvzu5EY_YOG5hQCkadJulUWW6kd2783aS3EivDbuOlcOuh7e6TN_ORofRX-ZOYyTqlsqCbs_g06ClEoi40tdxglqPiE_YCXGh_YdLBPDdLo2KdBu1ojw/s4032/285032E3-7845-49B6-8813-93AFD1AA6B29_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbED7XAh51rslro-P6TLIuDCpDwerKPODOM9Fh3xz-Yz1ZdWXqyEDtYF9WdrmwJvQDONltmbOvzu5EY_YOG5hQCkadJulUWW6kd2783aS3EivDbuOlcOuh7e6TN_ORofRX-ZOYyTqlsqCbs_g06ClEoi40tdxglqPiE_YCXGh_YdLBPDdLo2KdBu1ojw/w640-h480/285032E3-7845-49B6-8813-93AFD1AA6B29_1_201_a.heic" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">So, yeah, the title should tell you a LOT about how our Christmas trip to visit family started out, with misery, sickness, and a really craptastic new year. (Although, as I type this, it's Christmas Day, so maybe things _will_ be different by next week.... but I kinda doubt it!)</p><p style="text-align: justify;">(<i>and as I type this, in mid February, I can tell you, nope. It didn't get much better.</i>) </p><p style="text-align: justify;">And you might be wondering what's up with the cat up there? Well, that's Tali, our last pet and geriatric critter. We decided to bring her along with us since we were going to be gone from home for another long stretch and it just doesn't feel great to leave her at the kennel for so long. I wrote a post about Cat Camping and all the preparations we made <a href="https://tent-on-wheels.blogspot.com/2023/01/cat-camping.html" target="_blank">here</a>. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi49odFIC5FfzouXdpUGd9G19zRoOEVzqox1AOVPKMVeaeKCUsBh5LcXgtU8sBNb-iAj1cX1WLZLwq9hwF5OUpn5uAxCRD8ZFwdUWZf-rKY7GugugcPbWhCAF4QUahwXpF2Qks2wpu1fYSdp4lYZ2N5sN5UEygcg_pdeeclU2AnYd08IFfgLNimZVdVdg/s4032/124AE66E-8CEB-4617-A092-75068D3D856D.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi49odFIC5FfzouXdpUGd9G19zRoOEVzqox1AOVPKMVeaeKCUsBh5LcXgtU8sBNb-iAj1cX1WLZLwq9hwF5OUpn5uAxCRD8ZFwdUWZf-rKY7GugugcPbWhCAF4QUahwXpF2Qks2wpu1fYSdp4lYZ2N5sN5UEygcg_pdeeclU2AnYd08IFfgLNimZVdVdg/w640-h480/124AE66E-8CEB-4617-A092-75068D3D856D.heic" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">........and that's all she wrote, folks. Well, that's all I wrote during that ill-fated trip, that is. RDB and I joked at one point, tallying up how many strikes the Universe had against us (Frozen sewer connections, sick cat, the coldest temps we've ever camped in, both of us getting Covid, having to make a decision about taking the severance <a href="https://tent-on-wheels.blogspot.com/2022/10/game-over.html" target="_blank">since my job was eliminated</a>, family drama... and it was only the middle of the trip!) and, as you can see, writing here in mid-Feb, I just didn't have the energy or the heart to get back here and blog about it all.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">So, this will be a picture dump of the GOOD times we had. 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The entire loop you'll find people parking their cars on the grass, and in some places along the sides of the roads. It's not great, but its necessary, unfortunately, as the sites are just a smidge too short. A GINORMOUS thank you to RDB for getting us up there, four days into what we didn't know was Covid, and right before four days of sub-freezing temps while I battled Covid. (We made it thru three years of a pandemic without ever contracting it, and this week, of all weeks, we got it. UGH.) We definitely learned some things about being stuck in a camper with each other, miserably sick, in freezing cold weather, for hours on end and I learned just how much my hubby truly loves me and is willing to do to take me camping (happy wife, happy life.... and camping makes me happy.)</p><p></p>SJBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12525529191019947205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161823068662088887.post-62821162331653267452022-12-02T08:02:00.472-06:002022-12-04T08:17:51.064-06:00Patience, Pictographs, and Peace<p style="text-align: justify;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRTlFRgDtC6JeGaJ6xdu5gZchamSIUwfkQtb-2KRiFimLC7ihR-GgYy9W-n9gkXenoPvrwOB-5K7knMWt1O28tflqw5iiHdJedxKcVbo38mcdKBZxepBEbzqk5sgvkPzRd5coyTrm0EUHEq-eoKqWrPXX1h8Mu67koP1LdjJtcd80taD0gTqEAqgQ_jQ/s4032/IMG_5653.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRTlFRgDtC6JeGaJ6xdu5gZchamSIUwfkQtb-2KRiFimLC7ihR-GgYy9W-n9gkXenoPvrwOB-5K7knMWt1O28tflqw5iiHdJedxKcVbo38mcdKBZxepBEbzqk5sgvkPzRd5coyTrm0EUHEq-eoKqWrPXX1h8Mu67koP1LdjJtcd80taD0gTqEAqgQ_jQ/w640-h480/IMG_5653.HEIC" width="640" /></a><br /><br />On the downhill side of our <a href="https://tent-on-wheels.blogspot.com/search/label/%23GobbleintheMountains" target="_blank">Thanksgiving adventure</a>, we left Terlingua Friday afternoon, driving thru the northern section of Big Bend National Park, on our way to at <a href="https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/seminole-canyon" target="_blank">Seminole Canyon State Park</a>. We arrived after sunset and made our way to Site #27 for the night.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2viIZfEJjCSgYo7-m8nxX4caDArgsDABZM2OWZ0kH9P2GxBU4ME6upQYqVuiayjluwjZteswgasTuhGmWzNdTqUAS3nBnpHfbK2EeLuTr4LRzNj645P-lDnx3RK2deDuq09B4HXklYxHg-BAW0hgUshII5FBqKnz3rxCxazbyky-4R0nv0zYfhqJaHg/s4032/IMG_5657.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2viIZfEJjCSgYo7-m8nxX4caDArgsDABZM2OWZ0kH9P2GxBU4ME6upQYqVuiayjluwjZteswgasTuhGmWzNdTqUAS3nBnpHfbK2EeLuTr4LRzNj645P-lDnx3RK2deDuq09B4HXklYxHg-BAW0hgUshII5FBqKnz3rxCxazbyky-4R0nv0zYfhqJaHg/w640-h480/IMG_5657.heic" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">We went back and forth, back and forth. And back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. Back and forth back and forth working to get the camper into our site.</div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Thankfully, the pad wasn't blocked on either side by anything so we had a wide berth, but the sharpness of the turn to back into the site was what threw us off. Needless to say, it took a fair bit of patience to get ourselves settled after a long drive over from Terlingua. And again, I'm so grateful for a hubby who drives the long drives and knows how to maneuver our rig into the right spot.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">We did the minimum needed to get set up, then called it a night. Long drives after long days makes for two tired, but happy, campers.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvTo82qQv8XkuLNdGZEmN78e_rdkmsu_FDZhp3EZ3MQZhU19joCodfQGOAqxHzXaaoZ8IlJSNZXOCVtUY4SlB-UrHdAC7VYlquRyWqPRsjpTBq-V5mfC8BvLqH42t3H35Ho9Mn_jymaAjUIM2LamRZrBpKndGZkrSewU9DMOyFbArvE5jWhNfJMrsDWw/s4032/IMG_5671.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvTo82qQv8XkuLNdGZEmN78e_rdkmsu_FDZhp3EZ3MQZhU19joCodfQGOAqxHzXaaoZ8IlJSNZXOCVtUY4SlB-UrHdAC7VYlquRyWqPRsjpTBq-V5mfC8BvLqH42t3H35Ho9Mn_jymaAjUIM2LamRZrBpKndGZkrSewU9DMOyFbArvE5jWhNfJMrsDWw/w640-h480/IMG_5671.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Saturday morning we set alarms to wake up and go for a ranger-guided hike to the <a href="https://tpwd.texas.gov/calendar/seminole-canyon/copy5_of_fate_bell_toursdecmber2017" target="_blank">Fate Bell Shelter pictographs</a>. As we were unhooking the truck from the camper, I happened to look down and notice a twig in the shape of a wishbone (so fitting, as we're finishing up our <a href="https://tent-on-wheels.blogspot.com/search/label/%23GobbleintheMountains" target="_blank">#GobbleintheMountains</a> annual Thanksgiving trip). So, RDB took one side, I took the other, we made our wishes, and pulled.</div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKpXCxBkecAz462-oKuFQkH4f--Nt3k0be028iG8PbkWLHQQuMf89lgcImSsyNYwYEe-fUC8Ebz_G84BEte7WZd6Hqmxm3EkKPfhTSFUyNtk-fJN9UyeX2SpCIfEU7f0rZasay8OAuMVxW3Q3Dlle0G4ZrslP0hXPvfsEcD49KHfQyZxljE6YOVVwYKg/s1799/IMG_5839.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1285" data-original-width="1799" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKpXCxBkecAz462-oKuFQkH4f--Nt3k0be028iG8PbkWLHQQuMf89lgcImSsyNYwYEe-fUC8Ebz_G84BEte7WZd6Hqmxm3EkKPfhTSFUyNtk-fJN9UyeX2SpCIfEU7f0rZasay8OAuMVxW3Q3Dlle0G4ZrslP0hXPvfsEcD49KHfQyZxljE6YOVVwYKg/w640-h458/IMG_5839.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I hope they both come true. <3</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixdBFx6sikAsstZ-J4aW6Z3LPRqaHtpLXIcW2wSkTsXlt9LD6y7Q9w8YNMlm5sLtirY8622JSSqSRAeQzkdG4CHub-B0WP0wUS_95kKK_lrbe5Mys6LvOyfagHG-zZWjQDkWyQ36oAGJ2sUgdXyXhfPrXZ5VFnPhBujFH5n7uK3v8EsanOXO-3rvaCxA/w640-h480/IMG_5706%202.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Our guided hike started with a meandering walk down towards the canyon, our guides, Jack and Jane, with the <a href="https://naturerockssanantonio.org/activity/rock-art-foundation-white-shaman-preserve-witte-museum" target="_blank">Rock Art Foundation</a>, taking time to answer questions and inform us about the various plants in the area and how the natives historically used them.</div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiISyEgmiUttozn-sayCqf3ySOEbzIgp1LVpgj6H70xk7qe43D3oAN0dUuqdT1-CeaI2z6t_DUwSqt3wNBPq7tit4F5cCAMElcLCb8Vq-5JAbhUwWNcCFtWNcNhgJwP73MQHp3PekfkiN9Ug-zNo2LqRGETbHZ46RZqYcENLrQ1Cx0AgD1_o3clSyPF_Q/s4032/IMG_5717%202.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Jane mentioned that because of natural erosion, it will only be another one or two generations who will be able to see these in their original habitat; eventually, they'll fade completely away. <p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMp__tBF2-ezfLQnF53lv2SaHz0w22EWovb4guHKeb7pH4VS0H4atEeYPrFRAbvscoqWMwtU4BAHtCmOVK9nznBUJO2YKwJQedmVVY9WazV7SOERvrwmJwy4uYSn0Q96rgc6iwd_-kDgGjqccb4_dxtzkUwD1OPWxvik8NqvUlDVCIE3tH3N93f8aoqQ/s4032/IMG_5763%202.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMp__tBF2-ezfLQnF53lv2SaHz0w22EWovb4guHKeb7pH4VS0H4atEeYPrFRAbvscoqWMwtU4BAHtCmOVK9nznBUJO2YKwJQedmVVY9WazV7SOERvrwmJwy4uYSn0Q96rgc6iwd_-kDgGjqccb4_dxtzkUwD1OPWxvik8NqvUlDVCIE3tH3N93f8aoqQ/w640-h480/IMG_5763%202.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br />Jake pointed out several interesting items about this panel - including the fact that you could see the four individual's feet, which was uncommon among the other paintings. Each person has their feet turned in a slightly different direction, with the winged shaman in the middle, making it appear that they are in a circle around the elder, possibly dancing. <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF3xGeHzgxGhYEA1XjF6AftPIX4jwvGBZaWnVJEOiwTJ5ytRu1sr3o4nvK3ymViIGZf5GEevhXnh-M1bVCoCNsQplN46BdwtaWT-N5EaIPwa_sHYm14-pk8eIlmTQM23932iERNg6KDQypiB7W9MPR7p3NNaTI5qw51Ugf-8qQEcsizRmCxau_ZcOUDA/s2678/IMG_5769%202.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2008" data-original-width="2678" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF3xGeHzgxGhYEA1XjF6AftPIX4jwvGBZaWnVJEOiwTJ5ytRu1sr3o4nvK3ymViIGZf5GEevhXnh-M1bVCoCNsQplN46BdwtaWT-N5EaIPwa_sHYm14-pk8eIlmTQM23932iERNg6KDQypiB7W9MPR7p3NNaTI5qw51Ugf-8qQEcsizRmCxau_ZcOUDA/w640-h480/IMG_5769%202.heic" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBiUfR7r9_lieDTIPsHOSbGm3ns5_fw846Qi-qXNg3xEFvawYLGyuocwYwLR9KkVqlYKJiOBh7Yu_ue5HsnRuH_waEhjjV6Od1vEw_bejF0ec-ZgNKpQhV1NQaeYzwF_adiCEXi-wCcQtf0b2ngVAI6-OdAlClcCH7aGn6iOpbv2AUkUcilAWrsXr8dg/s10274/IMG_5752%202.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3696" data-original-width="10274" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBiUfR7r9_lieDTIPsHOSbGm3ns5_fw846Qi-qXNg3xEFvawYLGyuocwYwLR9KkVqlYKJiOBh7Yu_ue5HsnRuH_waEhjjV6Od1vEw_bejF0ec-ZgNKpQhV1NQaeYzwF_adiCEXi-wCcQtf0b2ngVAI6-OdAlClcCH7aGn6iOpbv2AUkUcilAWrsXr8dg/w640-h230/IMG_5752%202.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">He mentioned as well, because of the natural structure of the cave overhang, that a person could stand where we were, speak in normal tones and their voice would be amplified thru the overhang area and into the canyon. So if an elder were retelling the story of their civilization, they could use the images of the winged shaman amongst the circle of others to tell the story, or as Jack put it: "the purpose of these drawings was to tell you how to live your live in our society." </p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9hvu7JZ4piZEwEFYA7_Jp60yYcLWl5M8RqnwB8ufd3Zs61RgSOs6EqFrVzdZX_40lPERZYRfYvKsxJ77cj_ue9VWXAhaDK0iidRK7RxP3eKMK7fqvL_sDcfF_bZGM2RXcAFZG6oycNdI_iJmCz1OkY0YgO2eQRNaIOstqE1HdTHk4alh92PBerduyUA/s4032/IMG_5745.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9hvu7JZ4piZEwEFYA7_Jp60yYcLWl5M8RqnwB8ufd3Zs61RgSOs6EqFrVzdZX_40lPERZYRfYvKsxJ77cj_ue9VWXAhaDK0iidRK7RxP3eKMK7fqvL_sDcfF_bZGM2RXcAFZG6oycNdI_iJmCz1OkY0YgO2eQRNaIOstqE1HdTHk4alh92PBerduyUA/w480-h640/IMG_5745.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br />And as he said at another point: "Simply put - we are still learning the stuff they knew."<p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoklAj3YPd-cVWkwYouAkYhKodtA_3ymOiJXuyjCzNPHCSKlgK3O7A7KT78X32Ukhau1UjhJsYedbLaUVGry0Qp_oXhi-YgYH7NvizNlHmXpWynVyNFulSv_K0NYLCQByVgNGeowpMTNauEN-kVDATUq7CU1KQwp2H97XF9gYX0CMyyN_S2mFUbijKVw/s4032/IMG_5702%202.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoklAj3YPd-cVWkwYouAkYhKodtA_3ymOiJXuyjCzNPHCSKlgK3O7A7KT78X32Ukhau1UjhJsYedbLaUVGry0Qp_oXhi-YgYH7NvizNlHmXpWynVyNFulSv_K0NYLCQByVgNGeowpMTNauEN-kVDATUq7CU1KQwp2H97XF9gYX0CMyyN_S2mFUbijKVw/w480-h640/IMG_5702%202.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br />We hiked our way back up the canyon to the visitor's center, taking plenty of breaks along the way "to enjoy the view." I joked with another couple, Bruce & Mary, who were also taking their time going up the steep slope, that this was what our friend from Denver always says: when you need a break, just 'stop to look at the view.' We had a great conversation with them, as they're heading in the direction we just came from. (Hope y'all really do stop off at <a href="https://www.yelp.com/biz/long-draw-pizza-terlingua?hrid=TQC_Sjd0dfhd1oyZwQhPbw&utm_campaign=www_review_share_popup&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=(direct)" target="_blank">Long Draw Pizza</a>, we promise, it's worth it!). They're two years into their planned ten year full-timing journey (we can't wait to be them someday!) and are wintering over in New Mexico this year.<p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO88KZJsGvcm29XOdgr1qh8Qb5kd5vHGj5Hn9QL7_oZw0gs-5vzvaCI-vKXhef4Splusi7LRmcbT6xIbElIfGsPVTSv81p7wljG-HknyVsYjq7O69841YEqrGqdima3TpgSOdfERF_BsQeOxAIEU-Si39xMQi5arG3vQCRlZfUwr2QXmnVO0Lp2gfsaQ/s4032/IMG_5715%202.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO88KZJsGvcm29XOdgr1qh8Qb5kd5vHGj5Hn9QL7_oZw0gs-5vzvaCI-vKXhef4Splusi7LRmcbT6xIbElIfGsPVTSv81p7wljG-HknyVsYjq7O69841YEqrGqdima3TpgSOdfERF_BsQeOxAIEU-Si39xMQi5arG3vQCRlZfUwr2QXmnVO0Lp2gfsaQ/w480-h640/IMG_5715%202.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">On the backside of the visitor's centering, greeting you as you return from your journey into the past, is <a href="https://www.exposuresfineart.com/art/the-maker-of-peace/" target="_blank">The Maker of Peace</a>, a 14 foot tall bronze statue of a shaman inspired by the pictographs below. </p><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjktXehq2tqxP9mGAT-5oie1Wp7BIB-4b9TuVs06x0mmLkpF_ssZlnZ-F7hF_YK0IqLpr4xDTqEPXTNxXgRaop_VDjklLvbgUdA27ROz08Lbz-6hBR4g4vHRnyPs4kbh4CMI9rZeXDFBapzm2ozgtKeQ-IGd_Jlm_T49LZXWA5CijXLE3ycq3VlM8isRA/s4032/IMG_5709%202.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjktXehq2tqxP9mGAT-5oie1Wp7BIB-4b9TuVs06x0mmLkpF_ssZlnZ-F7hF_YK0IqLpr4xDTqEPXTNxXgRaop_VDjklLvbgUdA27ROz08Lbz-6hBR4g4vHRnyPs4kbh4CMI9rZeXDFBapzm2ozgtKeQ-IGd_Jlm_T49LZXWA5CijXLE3ycq3VlM8isRA/w640-h480/IMG_5709%202.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br />RDB looked at me as said, you want to do your pose? I giggled, because with his arms lifted in the air, The Maker of Peace <i>did</i> look like the top half of how I hold tree pose (vrksasana).<p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1NlbLwV3X674FMgVYMxopGRmV76jHQBYNbbljh9zUFI6x6B7qKqTU0vh-HSkLK9Ay4ggGmERtU_rVRSBUphczY4b4rKlmpapSSo7ZLjRlq_O8o5xv9z45Wew6WYObELalAYjfxK600LeKpfHlR3FEgHvlD0tvN52DRqoolZvi0gxxJ0AJ1AUdc8-YxQ/s2677/IMG_9384.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2677" data-original-width="2677" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1NlbLwV3X674FMgVYMxopGRmV76jHQBYNbbljh9zUFI6x6B7qKqTU0vh-HSkLK9Ay4ggGmERtU_rVRSBUphczY4b4rKlmpapSSo7ZLjRlq_O8o5xv9z45Wew6WYObELalAYjfxK600LeKpfHlR3FEgHvlD0tvN52DRqoolZvi0gxxJ0AJ1AUdc8-YxQ/w640-h640/IMG_9384.heic" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I'll take with me the reminder that from this vantage point, with my arms raised in appreciation and one foot grounded below me, I can look out over life with peace. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg369mRuKxeJDdfF3mIK7b_pWTEciXb7ZqVPH7yysobSClEE88Mjpqpuz2t68VHqJKPOyRMP3T7EXaU_BCxSq0XdnQedayas-6FJA3tPUapfH_g9C6z4IN36VmhdVFie-3OUAqFw-rxDoQ6JX1eso_k4ZpuaJGdaXxdRhrPxcFwqUk0lvd4S89Grsgk1g/s11010/IMG_5712%202.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3886" data-original-width="11010" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg369mRuKxeJDdfF3mIK7b_pWTEciXb7ZqVPH7yysobSClEE88Mjpqpuz2t68VHqJKPOyRMP3T7EXaU_BCxSq0XdnQedayas-6FJA3tPUapfH_g9C6z4IN36VmhdVFie-3OUAqFw-rxDoQ6JX1eso_k4ZpuaJGdaXxdRhrPxcFwqUk0lvd4S89Grsgk1g/w640-h226/IMG_5712%202.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br />We made our way back to the camper and fixed lunch; the plan was to pack up and head to the Kerrville KOA for another night before finally making it back to Houston - breaking up the drive. But we found ourselves settling in on the couch and putting on our <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Martian_(film)" target="_blank">favorite movie</a>, and, well? <div><br /></div><div>The sun has set and we haven’t left yet. <div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Every day I go outside</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">and look at the vast horizons,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">just because I can."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">- <a href="https://the-martian.fandom.com/wiki/Mark_Watney" target="_blank">Mark Watney, Space Pirate</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho38lLwQv3K1F4deSFjoqZ1Gy0E-QZvZdpKxj_MaNvrNwNv0x_i6AOl5sG1fybxzoR74IU4sN7E2YluBCQy2GSVRFOj-0Emx4KOPtK2f0dtm4X1yt9GtJWY-qoNol6sbeWKnD-mXYguUa0Apy2UnijQhA2kbPKbx72LSZNJ_7ViwacCHf1FMAgz6ydUA/s4032/IMG_5845.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho38lLwQv3K1F4deSFjoqZ1Gy0E-QZvZdpKxj_MaNvrNwNv0x_i6AOl5sG1fybxzoR74IU4sN7E2YluBCQy2GSVRFOj-0Emx4KOPtK2f0dtm4X1yt9GtJWY-qoNol6sbeWKnD-mXYguUa0Apy2UnijQhA2kbPKbx72LSZNJ_7ViwacCHf1FMAgz6ydUA/w480-h640/IMG_5845.heic" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Bruce waved when he saw me outside taking sunset pictures and walked over from their campsite to hand me their contact card (I had given them a blog card before we parted ways back after the hike). We chatted for a bit about fifth wheels and diesel pushers, storage capacity and backing into tight spots (they hadn't seen the dance RDB and I did last night trying to get into this spot). It's always such icing on the cake when we get to meet people who have a passion about camping like we do.</div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4iTqaWoy5iU_7ZVu0X843pSfDtuPKcIyvq9JjRxSro9_G_won7A4RdL4RHk-Zb22nqh_TMdGAfBWB3NIzYhwYzG7maOmZIrR7JTWZGkqAiC5lBbT9XR0vV_vkrgXQWBHDZTZp76Ay93Ow3lmK5R8eQ3rECBSfu04qaMKD-Q1O2qbJ85D2dyY7qPnGDQ/s4032/IMG_5847.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4iTqaWoy5iU_7ZVu0X843pSfDtuPKcIyvq9JjRxSro9_G_won7A4RdL4RHk-Zb22nqh_TMdGAfBWB3NIzYhwYzG7maOmZIrR7JTWZGkqAiC5lBbT9XR0vV_vkrgXQWBHDZTZp76Ay93Ow3lmK5R8eQ3rECBSfu04qaMKD-Q1O2qbJ85D2dyY7qPnGDQ/w640-h480/IMG_5847.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">We were at <a href="https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/seminole-canyon" target="_blank">Seminole Canyon State Park</a>, in Site #27. Obviously a little tricky to get into if you don't get the angle right the first time, in part because of the 2-3' drop-off on the right side of the road and the really nasty thorn bushes (I was standing guide against <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=desert+pinstriping&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS838US838&sxsrf=ALiCzsYR404rUy2HIsEn7GqoECzfDaa79A:1670117249733&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjZ7JzL5977AhUQj2oFHeITCMwQ_AUoAXoECAIQAw&biw=1440&bih=727&dpr=2" target="_blank">desert pin-striping</a> on the passenger side, and managed to step on one of those thorns - it went <i>all the way thru my shoe</i> and I could feel it with my toes!!) If we weren't so tired, we'd have taken advantage of some of the hiking trails - perhaps, that just means we'll have to come back again. Oh, darn. ;-)</div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">xoxoxoxoxo</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><i>(One last note: all our congratulations to our guides, Jack and Jane, as they were getting married(!) this evening at the <a href="https://www.wittemuseum.org/white-shaman-preserve/" target="_blank">White Shaman preserve</a>. They had family in town and wanted to host them on a tour in the morning and we just happened to join them! You know we have a soft spot for getting married in nature, seeing that we also <a href="https://tent-on-wheels.blogspot.com/search/label/wedding" target="_blank">eloped on a camping trip</a>. <3)</i></p></div></div>SJBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12525529191019947205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161823068662088887.post-338240067071909442022-11-30T20:41:00.036-06:002022-12-18T17:26:59.325-06:00Sunset Horseback ride in Big Bend<p style="text-align: justify;">Our Thanksgiving camping trip to the Big Bend Region (<a href="https://tent-on-wheels.blogspot.com/search/label/%23GobbleintheMountains" target="_blank">#GobbleintheMountains</a>) included a number of fun area excursions. As the late afternoon turned to evening on Wednesday, we drove back west again, over to the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/people/Lajitas-Equestrian-Shooting-Center/100054295280524/" target="_blank">Lajitas Equestrian Center</a> for a <a href="https://www.lajitasgolfresort.com/default.aspx?pg=activities" target="_blank">sunset trail ride</a> on a few not-so WILD HORSES. And guess what? Once again, we were the only people on the excursion, so we had the entire adventure to ourselves! (I'm so glad they didn't cancel on us just because we were the only ones who booked the events.) Our guide, Brett, did a great job of matching us to horses that were just right for our experience, and we had a wonderful time riding off into the sunset!</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzYAIMLlGIt5litphrUJYeqLlSmPN7b4kTV-zSMbGIQZ9jkZMvgqHqoo1d8ewRNyJf7h5DbOmPCv-bcXi8cPT6GUwqEOGN36Qs2DIJPAXX3no9JQYOzRVZMQjN_SZ1eMWWbVwkBNigvfcA5TkZBeiLmiCGppJvsW4BFMXRa7AJjvpVcAOklJpuR8mglw/s4032/IMG_5377.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzYAIMLlGIt5litphrUJYeqLlSmPN7b4kTV-zSMbGIQZ9jkZMvgqHqoo1d8ewRNyJf7h5DbOmPCv-bcXi8cPT6GUwqEOGN36Qs2DIJPAXX3no9JQYOzRVZMQjN_SZ1eMWWbVwkBNigvfcA5TkZBeiLmiCGppJvsW4BFMXRa7AJjvpVcAOklJpuR8mglw/w640-h480/IMG_5377.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Tuesday morning we set an alarm so that we'd have time to get around and make the 25 minute drive over to <a href="https://www.lajitasgolfresort.com/default.aspx?pg=home&gclid=Cj0KCQiAm5ycBhCXARIsAPldzoX0uyEm_kr9mB9VxXMC5VpmU0to_0nG9rBCinMm42MGehDbC8ZG--caAsX4EALw_wcB" target="_blank">Lajitas Golf Resort</a> for our <a href="https://www.lajitasgolfresort.com/default.aspx?pg=zipline" target="_blank">Zip-line tour</a> thru Quiet Canyon. We arrived with plenty of time to get checked in and ask our guide, Lloyd, tons of questions about life in the Big Bend region. Come to find out, it was only RDB and me on the tour that morning, so when Lloyd's mom, Christine, arrived (its a family run business!) we ended up with our own private tour out on the WIRES! 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Monday afternoon we had an <a href="https://bigbendfarflung.com/activity/atv-tour-big-bend-national-park/">ATV tour</a> booked with <a href="https://bigbendfarflung.com/" target="_blank">Far Flung Adventures</a> - and talk about easy, it was only 5 minutes from our campsite (and once we were on the ATVs, we actually drove right past our camper to head out east to the mountains). Terry, our guide, did an exceptional job at making sure we were safe, had fun, and got to see some really amazing sites! We couldn't help but laugh at the advertisement that this was not a "rip-roaring sliding in sideways fast" tour, but was casual and fun! 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheDqBlSTiY8P0zn1nNOuTYpHypixTISj01AwNB1ChNdknkpBgev-cIVBiLztaUmTgiKf3HV9N0HOY6VKeckhNFqREUCc2HvQ410XPRax8Jk-Yopu2YgLa3FQGbNE3PChVs9_Y7VN63wsDocIvGazQRQFMD9A45wK33C3N13Qh23d0Bcqa-K09dvqcHRA/w640-h480/B3D76715-B913-485E-9B41-3B0FEA6D3610.heic" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">We made it safely down to <a href="https://www.bigbendresort.com/" target="_blank">Big Bend RV Resort and Adventures</a> in Terlingua after an incredible <a href="https://tent-on-wheels.blogspot.com/2022/11/snow-steps-and-stars.html" target="_blank">Thanksgiving weekend stay</a> at Davis Mountains State Park. We arrived after dark, checked in at the motel front dest, got our site assignment, checked out the site, when back to the front desk to ask for a different site, and then settled in. When you have a 38' fifth wheel with 3 slides, and a big RAM 3500 truck, you need a the right sized space!</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLKO1TbybIMNoz_a8LfqBRLropsEuPTqPCqakVmm5O9yvvfAHyygwDvFzagcZFkbpWqVO-8F6w7cMvrL95wlyO8x2Z_o4zy9KFKs4T-UsvgBRheTT8NGfWVuTTI3HKKgrOfN-US_0412qaYEAoVoa3PO57dVZdb8Opl0cHNrD9bI-Ro5DXhD6OXNpI6A/s4032/B3D79FC8-F450-44EF-9D8A-A0AB7A39BE5E.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLKO1TbybIMNoz_a8LfqBRLropsEuPTqPCqakVmm5O9yvvfAHyygwDvFzagcZFkbpWqVO-8F6w7cMvrL95wlyO8x2Z_o4zy9KFKs4T-UsvgBRheTT8NGfWVuTTI3HKKgrOfN-US_0412qaYEAoVoa3PO57dVZdb8Opl0cHNrD9bI-Ro5DXhD6OXNpI6A/w640-h480/B3D79FC8-F450-44EF-9D8A-A0AB7A39BE5E.heic" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Monday afternoon we had an <a href="https://bigbendfarflung.com/activity/atv-tour-big-bend-national-park/" target="_blank">ATV tour</a> booked with <a href="https://bigbendfarflung.com/" target="_blank">Far Flung Adventures</a> - and talk about easy, it was only 5 minutes from our campsite (and once we were on the ATVs, we actually drove right past our camper to head out east to the mountains). </p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzdj91tx3pCr_KaIVG7or9jXCj8U1sT1NiukhXmtcxw4JAp3YZjpwuAsUBXnWtApTalDYjdsy6UD4q2nxPEHrEYPAR6xqAualLCDXwMsyBD9xCfkmPyuW3y5-Z7WC9l_CTdIHJtjvFH7kg4pwFXNtLG9jVE4rfThDzEqja68Oc_lQHMiF5AfqhpadWYg/s4032/610AEA0A-C911-4599-AE7A-7D5AB0B38C31.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzdj91tx3pCr_KaIVG7or9jXCj8U1sT1NiukhXmtcxw4JAp3YZjpwuAsUBXnWtApTalDYjdsy6UD4q2nxPEHrEYPAR6xqAualLCDXwMsyBD9xCfkmPyuW3y5-Z7WC9l_CTdIHJtjvFH7kg4pwFXNtLG9jVE4rfThDzEqja68Oc_lQHMiF5AfqhpadWYg/w640-h480/610AEA0A-C911-4599-AE7A-7D5AB0B38C31.heic" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Terry, our guide, did an exceptional job at making sure we were safe, had fun, and got to see some really amazing sites! To keep this post from getting too long, I've got a separate post just for our WHEELS adventure <a href="https://tent-on-wheels.blogspot.com/2022/11/atv-tour-thru-terlingua-ranch.html" target="_blank">here</a>!</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwztOKiMMrp5d3ndPyWYQKr7FYReVfazZTMbTHwQ1NZF-3YN-2I1TdPfA1o7Nz3k4-79aJ2xuaiyeNONabyjEMv0A57hNOIiRnHSUl0ll23wuQOK5jEdYjDQQNxLxY8ELZ6ZUR9xorLd6ja9lVx5R1mJcne51Q_hBhTQDHd16_BfhtaaQgIrKbnIShQw/s1800/9FF5E0FF-3427-459A-8472-D1F44FD4509D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1439" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwztOKiMMrp5d3ndPyWYQKr7FYReVfazZTMbTHwQ1NZF-3YN-2I1TdPfA1o7Nz3k4-79aJ2xuaiyeNONabyjEMv0A57hNOIiRnHSUl0ll23wuQOK5jEdYjDQQNxLxY8ELZ6ZUR9xorLd6ja9lVx5R1mJcne51Q_hBhTQDHd16_BfhtaaQgIrKbnIShQw/w512-h640/9FF5E0FF-3427-459A-8472-D1F44FD4509D.jpeg" width="512" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">After 3 hours exploring the desert and the mountains on our ATVs, RDB and I took a drive thru town over to the <a href="https://www.yelp.com/biz/long-draw-pizza-terlingua?hrid=TQC_Sjd0dfhd1oyZwQhPbw&utm_campaign=www_review_share_popup&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=(direct)" target="_blank">Long Draw Pizza</a> place. Dine in or carry out, this place was bustling the whole time we were there. We always manage to find the best pizza places on the way-far-out adventures we have, and Long Draw was no different!</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMeSsTTmBJooPP8Rb2XAuoJ23jY7KkdpdTPC1ncSRYp7sYwki6F0USwWgqADUXWvZaaQyxhI56D5F3FU9zFBvcrc7XTMOQ3-bWgKmynwFfA5EfI6CsHiOYQuMZ4q5Xp1gCkYRZYEdU13K5wKEI55D3I0BpvEBUm30dp7gJapaDX3T4tOzuMUlA5Fad3A/s4032/33DF5C87-0B94-467E-B8B2-88DD099E1175.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMeSsTTmBJooPP8Rb2XAuoJ23jY7KkdpdTPC1ncSRYp7sYwki6F0USwWgqADUXWvZaaQyxhI56D5F3FU9zFBvcrc7XTMOQ3-bWgKmynwFfA5EfI6CsHiOYQuMZ4q5Xp1gCkYRZYEdU13K5wKEI55D3I0BpvEBUm30dp7gJapaDX3T4tOzuMUlA5Fad3A/w640-h480/33DF5C87-0B94-467E-B8B2-88DD099E1175.heic" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR5SugMVsb-Yn0-XavKXJ-gVHkvxklbS5dKmbYxkEPsaCUsszBIiOUiKqT0ByCFnUJ3Jm3wqEBgbLVK1RMJiqGyiENMVhvMj12Bu7s7o3UQg81X8ijo3Pmunr2DicvZ3MIlIwZUH5Zlgi8iV5kcvhIRqNxHIJ_kZeSgxL93F_-LHceIZCe6dfTIGEE_A/s4032/639E7FCC-FECA-4028-B0A0-9EDC0F6A22BC.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR5SugMVsb-Yn0-XavKXJ-gVHkvxklbS5dKmbYxkEPsaCUsszBIiOUiKqT0ByCFnUJ3Jm3wqEBgbLVK1RMJiqGyiENMVhvMj12Bu7s7o3UQg81X8ijo3Pmunr2DicvZ3MIlIwZUH5Zlgi8iV5kcvhIRqNxHIJ_kZeSgxL93F_-LHceIZCe6dfTIGEE_A/w640-h480/639E7FCC-FECA-4028-B0A0-9EDC0F6A22BC.heic" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">As we turned our truck back towards home, we couldn't help but pull over just a mile or so from Long Draw to stop and take pictures of the sunset. Ya'll, the vistas here will take your breath away!</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYs0CdAVKAQJjIIZ6qixZ2q0H3wEyWIwKAPQIyVE_zIVPID1CVWU3Mfvz16QLP_9_ioDMlz0mHZ8mWp2rvzmxGqZcw5Y7Mnhk0hVLQxgClZo_UVPWzKm_1ur0DFuJKXMD4DGDqXQ7tYOkfa8julp6prqBGlKZ0AJwfnY5yG6n6mrbiweixzwG0HUtd8w/s4032/6AFF705B-9022-4928-B932-663E10560E56.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYs0CdAVKAQJjIIZ6qixZ2q0H3wEyWIwKAPQIyVE_zIVPID1CVWU3Mfvz16QLP_9_ioDMlz0mHZ8mWp2rvzmxGqZcw5Y7Mnhk0hVLQxgClZo_UVPWzKm_1ur0DFuJKXMD4DGDqXQ7tYOkfa8julp6prqBGlKZ0AJwfnY5yG6n6mrbiweixzwG0HUtd8w/w640-h480/6AFF705B-9022-4928-B932-663E10560E56.heic" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Tuesday morning we set an alarm so that we'd have time to get around and make the 25 minute drive over to <a href="https://www.lajitasgolfresort.com/default.aspx?pg=home&gclid=Cj0KCQiAm5ycBhCXARIsAPldzoX0uyEm_kr9mB9VxXMC5VpmU0to_0nG9rBCinMm42MGehDbC8ZG--caAsX4EALw_wcB" target="_blank">Lajitas Golf Resort</a> for our <a href="https://www.lajitasgolfresort.com/default.aspx?pg=zipline" target="_blank">Zip-line tour</a> thru Quiet Canyon. We arrived with plenty of time to get checked in and ask our guide, Lloyd, tons of questions about life in the Big Bend region. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyxsGZa4aaGISCMDLd28I5SycOrR-L8mLObGEWn4efGOVJdYwtnPwrU-8sS_z6xNKvXoI8jeWXhNauNNExCZRS_bw2jldH71V3inzqIjBUFw3tv7EW5OH05cPya1HDH6a7AiruCKQVAkwiv25PqhEegCjsFRLcg8yyKABFdOJWg0rlY7_tLABtnSEeNA/s4032/0919F92E-AD97-40E0-ABC2-D90EEA42BB29.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyxsGZa4aaGISCMDLd28I5SycOrR-L8mLObGEWn4efGOVJdYwtnPwrU-8sS_z6xNKvXoI8jeWXhNauNNExCZRS_bw2jldH71V3inzqIjBUFw3tv7EW5OH05cPya1HDH6a7AiruCKQVAkwiv25PqhEegCjsFRLcg8yyKABFdOJWg0rlY7_tLABtnSEeNA/w640-h480/0919F92E-AD97-40E0-ABC2-D90EEA42BB29.heic" width="640" /></a></div><br />Come to find out, it was only RDB and me on the tour that morning, so when Lloyd's mom, Christine, arrived (its a family run business!) we ended up with our own private tour out on the WIRES! You can read all about that over <a href="https://tent-on-wheels.blogspot.com/2022/11/ziplining-thru-quiet-canyon.html" target="_blank">here</a>. <p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_JhoJTbXdzWGuF3Vg4nndFoAukcib_Mb-rNwk9hMH7u1yCikYo8WtNiTz7MQmbba5YFE2tVrkv1ke1OpvYoYmMFnEV-Nn0EBAah6nLfze55u4NPpXMF6PQmyDnHElAvKaTxeeid2wuMRmo4V3KXZ6nnryvUHWgUA2hqmKHr7etz9kaleLCXLVe5zHng/s1800/743F4100-5A4E-4C54-84B6-23D5507608F7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1439" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_JhoJTbXdzWGuF3Vg4nndFoAukcib_Mb-rNwk9hMH7u1yCikYo8WtNiTz7MQmbba5YFE2tVrkv1ke1OpvYoYmMFnEV-Nn0EBAah6nLfze55u4NPpXMF6PQmyDnHElAvKaTxeeid2wuMRmo4V3KXZ6nnryvUHWgUA2hqmKHr7etz9kaleLCXLVe5zHng/w512-h640/743F4100-5A4E-4C54-84B6-23D5507608F7.jpeg" width="512" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Tuesday evening we took Terry's suggestion and drove back down the county road to where it ends at the western border of the National Park to watch the sunset over the mountain ranges. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijg0-LfUHS2pET02hivKOMocszVU1qiI-AJ8TdPalH7LeuX40FNztUIXb8ZWC7L4ld1q4ii-v14r5d7OOAPYMciWSXCF3t8l5bDRDbmyoa73UCctwGsYMX53kJRE2mtwMM2fMEbpkktH0mldCSp6uTvy2da9H2lZdrRt_o01SAnntT87NJ_VSEvhYaXQ/s1241/2A4935F5-D942-4538-A106-045B6501D6F1_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1241" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijg0-LfUHS2pET02hivKOMocszVU1qiI-AJ8TdPalH7LeuX40FNztUIXb8ZWC7L4ld1q4ii-v14r5d7OOAPYMciWSXCF3t8l5bDRDbmyoa73UCctwGsYMX53kJRE2mtwMM2fMEbpkktH0mldCSp6uTvy2da9H2lZdrRt_o01SAnntT87NJ_VSEvhYaXQ/w604-h640/2A4935F5-D942-4538-A106-045B6501D6F1_1_201_a.jpeg" width="604" /></a></div><br />Now, that map might say 45 minutes, but I think we got there a little faster (and perhaps bumpier!) than that. Regardless, it was the perfect spot to break out the camping chairs, pop open a bottle of pink champagne and enjoy this incredible moment with each other. <p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbwpjJSd1r0gpKN_P53QeLJbvI4z5PsSLdqAWkkBf97G0sFgDyWxJvd05uIOwEU0QEAvpIHuMsVs_2oJVRXFqld8wQHWHj1VDWbE6oO_B3Se2EiGOd7QxuIaXbHVq7To0e73W2VtGL40qpKsC9Xmv31_nXhpcuHfhmhwomLz3jIivu82L2RZ5xfu1gFw/s4032/6C74A5E0-6428-43CB-9F4D-A26B6F8B814C.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbwpjJSd1r0gpKN_P53QeLJbvI4z5PsSLdqAWkkBf97G0sFgDyWxJvd05uIOwEU0QEAvpIHuMsVs_2oJVRXFqld8wQHWHj1VDWbE6oO_B3Se2EiGOd7QxuIaXbHVq7To0e73W2VtGL40qpKsC9Xmv31_nXhpcuHfhmhwomLz3jIivu82L2RZ5xfu1gFw/w640-h480/6C74A5E0-6428-43CB-9F4D-A26B6F8B814C.heic" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbW27ycKE3sD9G6itGzCoCFGumWl4XqwxV6LzddeCS7Mod21KYLPSqXE9vGlICHrQ4LeMZqxbX5Yd-_9bMuvG6s23J2SarfKxLw1pKHJqBLaCFl4Q9aZPMm6vYw4t6WjMVjSZStkkIlFkiTeRVDLuPeEplpOa_UWk6GLF-Lyzb4c9950kgAUgEzXsTrg/s4032/AAF35C42-BAEE-40D2-B363-F70F58740A28.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbW27ycKE3sD9G6itGzCoCFGumWl4XqwxV6LzddeCS7Mod21KYLPSqXE9vGlICHrQ4LeMZqxbX5Yd-_9bMuvG6s23J2SarfKxLw1pKHJqBLaCFl4Q9aZPMm6vYw4t6WjMVjSZStkkIlFkiTeRVDLuPeEplpOa_UWk6GLF-Lyzb4c9950kgAUgEzXsTrg/w640-h480/AAF35C42-BAEE-40D2-B363-F70F58740A28.heic" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"To the adventure that is life, and being ok no matter what happens."</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXTSq9gTPs-HQCiNgqM0htfRzed0T5P547zNKplq_1zEdQ6G33IWLAqEu6F2BbX0Cl0wbl-Dy93dHBFbS-GCCCkVNi8n8mqKlACXD38Yrno_IpBFFYNDUkFnYo3UzVbi15DFYKTwgB45z0ivyNGvqfwMbpF2HeudkOg9hw3BMJK32VfCahXFYeNPNODQ/s4032/52B7D054-09F7-4D1D-AEF5-2F8535D539DA.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXTSq9gTPs-HQCiNgqM0htfRzed0T5P547zNKplq_1zEdQ6G33IWLAqEu6F2BbX0Cl0wbl-Dy93dHBFbS-GCCCkVNi8n8mqKlACXD38Yrno_IpBFFYNDUkFnYo3UzVbi15DFYKTwgB45z0ivyNGvqfwMbpF2HeudkOg9hw3BMJK32VfCahXFYeNPNODQ/w640-h480/52B7D054-09F7-4D1D-AEF5-2F8535D539DA.heic" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Wednesday (is it really Wednesday? Are we sure? Has someone checked a calendar? I swear, time feels like it's slowed wa-a-a-y down out here!) we took the morning to go hiking a few of the trails in the exterior sections of <a href="https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/big-bend-ranch" target="_blank">Big Bend Ranch State Park</a>. The interior of the park is closed for a drawn hunt this week. (With only 4% of Texas being public land, it's a great thing that we have state parks where people can take advantage of drawn hunts and not have to pay large hunting lease fees.)</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWysr2pln5IjphKymPYhkPZn-bD7yd9RVG01Rlgxyk83GmC2ZBlwpU9RiP2i1jJww42ZEHdjuYUufell-GgfcEIo21V1743_tJuwyCBYiNSarjR6ymMLk81cUPZpvrCtm3AIN5xeiUMw3Rx-p_H1aT00w-DCBs0brPW68FO2MBEunvhjlpk6-gWbC11g/s4032/575340C1-8103-49D6-8FE0-740583CE2395.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWysr2pln5IjphKymPYhkPZn-bD7yd9RVG01Rlgxyk83GmC2ZBlwpU9RiP2i1jJww42ZEHdjuYUufell-GgfcEIo21V1743_tJuwyCBYiNSarjR6ymMLk81cUPZpvrCtm3AIN5xeiUMw3Rx-p_H1aT00w-DCBs0brPW68FO2MBEunvhjlpk6-gWbC11g/w640-h480/575340C1-8103-49D6-8FE0-740583CE2395.heic" width="640" /></a></div><br />Can I just say WOW - the hiking out here is truly out of this world!! <p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">In BBRSP, we hiked <a href="https://tpwd.texas.gov/publications/pwdpubs/media/pwd_br_p4501_0152x.pdf" target="_blank">Hoodoos</a>....</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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And guess what? Once again, we were the only people on the excursion, so we had the entire adventure to ourselves! (I'm so glad they didn't cancel on us just because we were the only ones who booked the events.) You can jump in the saddle with us and ride off into the sunset <a href="https://tent-on-wheels.blogspot.com/2022/11/sunset-horseback-ride-in-big-bend.html" target="_blank">here</a>. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwKg27VHHzZ9XtF_ZdKwcLYeFd1kwDHABi27wzoCHu4BFXeUH5zjX6TWfo2JB5f66T34eDSAkWazpxD4QAbPPPGSPid5qU9_dEPwdNJZVjF6G4b9gsUIwO9MvGFKqZOZ7uRI8JMOAMDV0-zH3XeC-KPXjwpPUS5y9hhzNlJQgC24U7crUaQwy4W35eZw/s1800/82F4B6A2-E1FE-4C38-B228-11B764D29397.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1439" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwKg27VHHzZ9XtF_ZdKwcLYeFd1kwDHABi27wzoCHu4BFXeUH5zjX6TWfo2JB5f66T34eDSAkWazpxD4QAbPPPGSPid5qU9_dEPwdNJZVjF6G4b9gsUIwO9MvGFKqZOZ7uRI8JMOAMDV0-zH3XeC-KPXjwpPUS5y9hhzNlJQgC24U7crUaQwy4W35eZw/w512-h640/82F4B6A2-E1FE-4C38-B228-11B764D29397.jpeg" width="512" /></a></div><br />And yes, I was just a _little_ giddy to be on horseback again, especially <a href="https://tent-on-wheels.blogspot.com/2015/03/birthday-bentley-and-bliss.html" target="_blank">after the last time RDB went on a trail ride</a> with me.<p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAk3um7w07uDfIkkn3aRvvkK7R3NEeC705__8OHjk4emlYwKXMYkYk5paO7CDTWeM8mFFHoClwBg3QpzsQuNoD9FxKzIsPocJZjbNvMtndGwwlFXbESvwycu0sg9rlTUbHfpBkHQj_ULmMiYcea5QTCqhdkS4tGIy3HRNJxu3nyfrFN28lqhzRQ19XpA/s4032/IMG_9118.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAk3um7w07uDfIkkn3aRvvkK7R3NEeC705__8OHjk4emlYwKXMYkYk5paO7CDTWeM8mFFHoClwBg3QpzsQuNoD9FxKzIsPocJZjbNvMtndGwwlFXbESvwycu0sg9rlTUbHfpBkHQj_ULmMiYcea5QTCqhdkS4tGIy3HRNJxu3nyfrFN28lqhzRQ19XpA/w640-h480/IMG_9118.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The fun didn't stop just because the sun had gone down. The Big Bend region is an <a href="https://www.darksky.org/our-work/conservation/idsp/reserves/greater-big-bend-international-dark-sky-reserve-u-s-mexico/" target="_blank">International Dark Sky Reserve</a>, which means that the stargazing out here can be second to none. RDB and I enjoyed our <a href="https://tent-on-wheels.blogspot.com/2022/11/star-party-at-macdonald-observatory.html" target="_blank">Star Party earlier in the trip</a> several miles north, and decided to go out again later in the evening to see the sky again, this time in the National Park. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs1Zn-auR0vDWA6u3GANAEo5x1yzCI0l74pzsqx1AOEXv0naR-mXbqPZ1cW5d37Bg4LWLVcYmEEbq6QWnGWj1C04SzCQHveMM0aWHhBy_-8P-P9SNVHer40k6MXvMUyJHL5BSXjA6FOGWDq0Mx-tYmdMydDCkumAB5nRlUmQFPjK5tbvYxGEPM26EIlQ/s4032/10E406E0-6D49-4DE2-9670-04353BBF0AFB_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs1Zn-auR0vDWA6u3GANAEo5x1yzCI0l74pzsqx1AOEXv0naR-mXbqPZ1cW5d37Bg4LWLVcYmEEbq6QWnGWj1C04SzCQHveMM0aWHhBy_-8P-P9SNVHer40k6MXvMUyJHL5BSXjA6FOGWDq0Mx-tYmdMydDCkumAB5nRlUmQFPjK5tbvYxGEPM26EIlQ/w640-h480/10E406E0-6D49-4DE2-9670-04353BBF0AFB_1_201_a.heic" width="640" /></a></div><br />You can see in the above photo, very clearly, the Orion constellation, as well as the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_Triangle" target="_blank">Winter Triangle</a>.<p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhslfI9O4P6AEXFpmDcZu_xdcui25-m2WVtlslm5RcbAwdNHsGscac9MMoru4C8ihrSuKact4kE3oJQ_MM1h6QCBDXcDJms_wo3rX-G0HlJuhdNrGq61y5Zhbo3CwSF_OrJIVZcko-R0rC0TxwfOPKHkZO4m_xvo1gUCcdkgOBGAOtTp8P1IKFmakT-Q/s4032/809ADDC1-23C4-4C93-ABCA-710D1E0CD83C.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhslfI9O4P6AEXFpmDcZu_xdcui25-m2WVtlslm5RcbAwdNHsGscac9MMoru4C8ihrSuKact4kE3oJQ_MM1h6QCBDXcDJms_wo3rX-G0HlJuhdNrGq61y5Zhbo3CwSF_OrJIVZcko-R0rC0TxwfOPKHkZO4m_xvo1gUCcdkgOBGAOtTp8P1IKFmakT-Q/w640-h480/809ADDC1-23C4-4C93-ABCA-710D1E0CD83C.heic" width="640" /></a></div><br />Next time, we'll remember to bring the iPhone attachment of the tripod.<p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJsmYaMW9JZhq4kqzxaelF_FhiYeGm3ap6x-mqnnvS2xb2ns3KOKm1uzZ3Ds_xjYZgtOXmpQfUxzlfetS7QgOTeU5rmqxu-51Cgmg4DNu9SOEo25_LRPwFDZsT7HuSYjHbnV6brf1wX44P9iXVUnDzD1QOpEpWUbAvzc2kGNzpPcstkHEXkMn8E7bdEg/s4032/BC259A15-63D9-41DA-A251-B9C8E414FC91_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJsmYaMW9JZhq4kqzxaelF_FhiYeGm3ap6x-mqnnvS2xb2ns3KOKm1uzZ3Ds_xjYZgtOXmpQfUxzlfetS7QgOTeU5rmqxu-51Cgmg4DNu9SOEo25_LRPwFDZsT7HuSYjHbnV6brf1wX44P9iXVUnDzD1QOpEpWUbAvzc2kGNzpPcstkHEXkMn8E7bdEg/w480-h640/BC259A15-63D9-41DA-A251-B9C8E414FC91_1_201_a.heic" width="480" /></a></div><br />Because there will definitely be a next time! And we'll keep our eyes on the <a href="https://www.timeanddate.com/moon/@5532172?month=1&year=2023" target="_blank">moon phases</a> when we plan that trip so we can have the benefit of totally dark skies.<p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEBbTRoXCBUHFDTi-VuR0slxQ_F28RRO_uAwnXqRLQnL3ZRj_pqLg0slybXnP5_E9K_AmPFLnhpvwtJkA5iB1mKUh82sOn3252PE2jPKSdbabC1_hsgI6yAyCQlXjL87hSVvqWft7a71t2-KpEVehwpsY3ADR3L2_cnV9L11GOj3CDHFn-Ks7SfYc8qw/s4032/2D76F73F-9EDE-4D81-85E8-84852497C37A.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEBbTRoXCBUHFDTi-VuR0slxQ_F28RRO_uAwnXqRLQnL3ZRj_pqLg0slybXnP5_E9K_AmPFLnhpvwtJkA5iB1mKUh82sOn3252PE2jPKSdbabC1_hsgI6yAyCQlXjL87hSVvqWft7a71t2-KpEVehwpsY3ADR3L2_cnV9L11GOj3CDHFn-Ks7SfYc8qw/w640-h480/2D76F73F-9EDE-4D81-85E8-84852497C37A.heic" width="640" /></a></div><br />Thursday afternoon we moseyed over to do a little shopping at the <a href="https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g12700233-d15371498-Reviews-Galeria_Chisos-Study_Butte_Texas.html" target="_blank">Galeria Chisos</a>, before heading into <a href="https://www.nps.gov/bibe/index.htm" target="_blank">Big Bend National Park</a> for a drive and evening hike. We had passed the shop earlier in the week (and I had to pull over to take a picture of the stained glass mountains out front).<p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWWO_Ydkn59aVac5bBZ6nVy7IoG75Di6rv_Q26Wim8mGkMhe0Uckn52Al_hVEBvh4vit2XsCRRit7ZnKXECZXpgx5EPjqIj3reK58KG_hCYfu13KOCe8o3JBT6y2kIGqb0o_2kHQ_UOJHFf8c6EPX8M4jBPRY8zlUA70DuYWr44vg61j08nXdHFEOc3w/s4032/E489A07A-9053-4A96-8C6D-E116A354B811.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWWO_Ydkn59aVac5bBZ6nVy7IoG75Di6rv_Q26Wim8mGkMhe0Uckn52Al_hVEBvh4vit2XsCRRit7ZnKXECZXpgx5EPjqIj3reK58KG_hCYfu13KOCe8o3JBT6y2kIGqb0o_2kHQ_UOJHFf8c6EPX8M4jBPRY8zlUA70DuYWr44vg61j08nXdHFEOc3w/w480-h640/E489A07A-9053-4A96-8C6D-E116A354B811.heic" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">We had the chance to chat with Kathy, the proprietor, and learned a bit more about living in this beautiful region. We have her number and next time we come back, we'd love to take her to dinner and just spend the whole time talking about her experience relocating and living down here. <i>Not that we're making any plans or anything, but if the <b>Stars Aligned</b>....</i></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheMUJFKg8JQVdw_hIyUuu0re87qsxvoFqprfqcPSeNNrFt3SeN7npyFVjqe-EZ9mwFoIYMpvjx-j7Nl69j6cgS-w4JIZvrGKNpGQ4ZJtBTyCT-0Y4DL-kfaj5P4UJrsj8FsChBcZ5q7Xsr-fBXva6GmYVNBNK5NHhJui5aPL8eyNapZFWULD6bL9P0-g/s1800/D13476E0-6A8D-4950-84B1-C98D027A0F5C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheMUJFKg8JQVdw_hIyUuu0re87qsxvoFqprfqcPSeNNrFt3SeN7npyFVjqe-EZ9mwFoIYMpvjx-j7Nl69j6cgS-w4JIZvrGKNpGQ4ZJtBTyCT-0Y4DL-kfaj5P4UJrsj8FsChBcZ5q7Xsr-fBXva6GmYVNBNK5NHhJui5aPL8eyNapZFWULD6bL9P0-g/w640-h640/D13476E0-6A8D-4950-84B1-C98D027A0F5C.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">If you're looking for unique art, beautiful hand crafted jewelry, or random odds and ends as a souvenir of your trip to the desert, this is your place! (I found a pair of butterfly earrings made from recycled aluminum cans - fun!)</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOrbZfcao3CWuFfjNIO50b_JESgJu2FUzgITgNlhVzcQdsZJd4DvGrOyqH5ZSVnzZP8B3fWyx9aE3V6rmmGiodI_GF8JtJYvAS9CZ6HG5oH5BxKDtYEKTZBgse_NIG3BhGbWvPVJV5XqmmgEKKuxPTJbKhx_1rRGYqtloK3zHve_f96KLGmTWf_-O5Ww/s4032/659BC79D-2BE1-436B-B38D-9C64E1C7CD0B.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOrbZfcao3CWuFfjNIO50b_JESgJu2FUzgITgNlhVzcQdsZJd4DvGrOyqH5ZSVnzZP8B3fWyx9aE3V6rmmGiodI_GF8JtJYvAS9CZ6HG5oH5BxKDtYEKTZBgse_NIG3BhGbWvPVJV5XqmmgEKKuxPTJbKhx_1rRGYqtloK3zHve_f96KLGmTWf_-O5Ww/w640-h480/659BC79D-2BE1-436B-B38D-9C64E1C7CD0B.heic" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">We turned right out of the parking lot and traveled just a few miles to the western entrance of the National Park, paid our entrance fee ($30 for 7 days) and drove on in. "Splendid Isolation" is exactly what it felt like as we drove the <a href="https://www.nps.gov/bibe/planyourvisit/ross-maxwell-scenic-drive.htm" target="_blank">Ross Maxwell scenic drive</a> into the interior; it was utterly beautiful every direction you looked!</div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMUzQlMVeZ3lMnrKDgEV4GmMRr5RC253MQPhJn7Oqv4BOh7Pi4G6qrhcvQJAKOqgHmi6bbsUuPuspvj0VI5k1TankhFBrpPYQgBSv-8LkdhshJnW4z4XySM0iRJyJyzFfIZqjeP8uH_Za1knfbHE7XYhYiPHVXh54H11z9NeIRaZkv1V3oS9LhG2FIoQ/s4032/A3D4D1FC-41F0-4D3C-A35E-BE8A4244B378.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMUzQlMVeZ3lMnrKDgEV4GmMRr5RC253MQPhJn7Oqv4BOh7Pi4G6qrhcvQJAKOqgHmi6bbsUuPuspvj0VI5k1TankhFBrpPYQgBSv-8LkdhshJnW4z4XySM0iRJyJyzFfIZqjeP8uH_Za1knfbHE7XYhYiPHVXh54H11z9NeIRaZkv1V3oS9LhG2FIoQ/w480-h640/A3D4D1FC-41F0-4D3C-A35E-BE8A4244B378.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzI0TRzukG_Eu8HZTCy3IwSJu8h4f6ieKIc-4tuAR4YzRkKCCe8dwzKOg9woN2vTScTXRLlMgUhnwobgTGVkqqOgidrA-H1DuMA3e-WhPG8a-NhsCLzj-sw6lX5yQVI4poLm8JesfZKPO94VEy-cIjX52XG5ExwueQ2lGzKFl5E5Nbo3_av_AJLaBlYQ/s13810/9C78F1A2-3CFC-4FD6-961D-EC9149BD6BB9.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3890" data-original-width="13810" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzI0TRzukG_Eu8HZTCy3IwSJu8h4f6ieKIc-4tuAR4YzRkKCCe8dwzKOg9woN2vTScTXRLlMgUhnwobgTGVkqqOgidrA-H1DuMA3e-WhPG8a-NhsCLzj-sw6lX5yQVI4poLm8JesfZKPO94VEy-cIjX52XG5ExwueQ2lGzKFl5E5Nbo3_av_AJLaBlYQ/w640-h180/9C78F1A2-3CFC-4FD6-961D-EC9149BD6BB9.heic" width="640" /></a></div></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnwz1WJvNH7hvx9Gefd9a-pJOlMhLtmnbaj6GxBJ2kQUhmylrs_D7t5eL7x1zNBnktlT-226P2ZQGnHpdhl6ag-_Y_k2j2RjkLmcHjmabKSC4FG-FvoyRn3bkFgTN3VWcdq6e9e-eq1EBxppcCrk2f6g91PZ1K-qGlBzwgSG1rmG8_2yqMb3F2-1_jKA/s4032/F44306B2-1B3B-4570-99C7-AF7FB77CC1D3.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnwz1WJvNH7hvx9Gefd9a-pJOlMhLtmnbaj6GxBJ2kQUhmylrs_D7t5eL7x1zNBnktlT-226P2ZQGnHpdhl6ag-_Y_k2j2RjkLmcHjmabKSC4FG-FvoyRn3bkFgTN3VWcdq6e9e-eq1EBxppcCrk2f6g91PZ1K-qGlBzwgSG1rmG8_2yqMb3F2-1_jKA/w640-h480/F44306B2-1B3B-4570-99C7-AF7FB77CC1D3.heic" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">If you have only a few hours in the region, I would highly recommend spending them driving this route. The terrain changes so many different times, that it's no wonder the national park is considered geologist's playground. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6oedOkgK5bvMhmhmmc4Jz0C1hi9Ch9yBP4_XIh6E4g-wOrFrJ8O8U00L5WaWhmpr3qEDEjJhplHHxa9s3Z5tQ8JXSjqx9mcgwuVNK9WWdNB0hlUnt-HovmsEfNeM7J4_E54creFTvKgI7R5Xr3RtxcAp3gsFAt7L-z-g8atWXEz6-V9cXm2sJsVXfZg/s4032/F706EC7D-8BA2-40A0-AAD5-D8FD30252A48.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6oedOkgK5bvMhmhmmc4Jz0C1hi9Ch9yBP4_XIh6E4g-wOrFrJ8O8U00L5WaWhmpr3qEDEjJhplHHxa9s3Z5tQ8JXSjqx9mcgwuVNK9WWdNB0hlUnt-HovmsEfNeM7J4_E54creFTvKgI7R5Xr3RtxcAp3gsFAt7L-z-g8atWXEz6-V9cXm2sJsVXfZg/w480-h640/F706EC7D-8BA2-40A0-AAD5-D8FD30252A48.heic" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">There were several hikes along the scenic drive that I would have loved for us to take, but with limited time - and the sun dipping behind the plateau - I drove us all the way back to the <a href="https://www.nps.gov/bibe/planyourvisit/secyn.htm" target="_blank">Santa Elena Canyon Trail</a>. I _thought_ this one was marked as 'easy' but once we got started, and had to hunt for a way to get across the creek _without_ crossing the creek, I realized perhaps it was a bit more than we thought we were in for.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibX48ddWiLPU7yDpcD-PqJ6deuNarSL4M3a0G9J25MmjIHt-xgxNJom4sKCVXbxMpxXAAA_XeCyzuj7yUtWNpZWrWz8LflmFEw0-_xBJJrMZFVrVXOWQtbVm5ZsFenXmzr62tBUCJKsYPJCQYHlVyNor2qK9FcOeiphR7PbmEJjKZzTzCU92kVwRIfnQ/s10616/260A16D7-32EB-4E00-AAD9-D76605E4EF98.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3792" data-original-width="10616" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibX48ddWiLPU7yDpcD-PqJ6deuNarSL4M3a0G9J25MmjIHt-xgxNJom4sKCVXbxMpxXAAA_XeCyzuj7yUtWNpZWrWz8LflmFEw0-_xBJJrMZFVrVXOWQtbVm5ZsFenXmzr62tBUCJKsYPJCQYHlVyNor2qK9FcOeiphR7PbmEJjKZzTzCU92kVwRIfnQ/w640-h228/260A16D7-32EB-4E00-AAD9-D76605E4EF98.heic" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Za6e498Il1RXRECEQn3LM-IodPimmGgO7S-3Ry4mK2rKkqOt-X2UUHQjDIKYRaqGegyWJrn4wIyujvbIfmU0s3sfKNoI-JUUYb4XwlBcEmq-Ym5THrk3gg05dibxCjhrv8QRPzF4MebXa4_xoqCOilhpO5y5EYE58XuNX5Oo9UesEPTelR5Slnrecg/s4032/364E6ED7-A221-43BB-95EA-1E10CEEFB566.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Za6e498Il1RXRECEQn3LM-IodPimmGgO7S-3Ry4mK2rKkqOt-X2UUHQjDIKYRaqGegyWJrn4wIyujvbIfmU0s3sfKNoI-JUUYb4XwlBcEmq-Ym5THrk3gg05dibxCjhrv8QRPzF4MebXa4_xoqCOilhpO5y5EYE58XuNX5Oo9UesEPTelR5Slnrecg/w480-h640/364E6ED7-A221-43BB-95EA-1E10CEEFB566.heic" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mexico on the left, the US on the right; the Rio Grande in the middle.</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsafv0gktqf9ItP9wUdVYa8okoJA9IA7JrFgw2JgL1aB3TpTrMwUn8rYtnpyliOkObuDaHyU_sG18dyDel2IJC8t9YBaEFx03t22WEW7EE4LNz9CRN1dDIkFSAIyYQq7cp2tbMN8sVvScKRZzVB81lJjwp6R4cXUg3AdV5m8jCzLduqh7ZmXLZUelBWQ/s4032/IMG_9253.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsafv0gktqf9ItP9wUdVYa8okoJA9IA7JrFgw2JgL1aB3TpTrMwUn8rYtnpyliOkObuDaHyU_sG18dyDel2IJC8t9YBaEFx03t22WEW7EE4LNz9CRN1dDIkFSAIyYQq7cp2tbMN8sVvScKRZzVB81lJjwp6R4cXUg3AdV5m8jCzLduqh7ZmXLZUelBWQ/w640-h480/IMG_9253.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">See the tiny little brown sign with the hiker on it? Yep, you're supposed to wade thru the creek to that point to start the hike up the canyon.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Yeah, nope. Not. Happening.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfjx2rTRBjGHrRYtCi8jSYq3HaoZQuNIqWmZOhreoTIq4w9IlzuYwkGV4NN0GWrKchqb8bMam85IU7DVkIk-LP1z0GUJI4PJpl6e0FrlHLkkWxOLjYDfRvbCcgTCmSl4_XtKiD9LUPMkigIbFjJ32-CNAF1vUuyYALWMFI5niZi6iGqsZAlCKvjr6rZg/s4032/48F9C5BC-9BE7-4E54-9B5B-C7DDF79D5B77.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfjx2rTRBjGHrRYtCi8jSYq3HaoZQuNIqWmZOhreoTIq4w9IlzuYwkGV4NN0GWrKchqb8bMam85IU7DVkIk-LP1z0GUJI4PJpl6e0FrlHLkkWxOLjYDfRvbCcgTCmSl4_XtKiD9LUPMkigIbFjJ32-CNAF1vUuyYALWMFI5niZi6iGqsZAlCKvjr6rZg/w480-h640/48F9C5BC-9BE7-4E54-9B5B-C7DDF79D5B77.heic" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">See that really steep well-loved path? Yeah, that was the 'alternative' entrance. I walked past it at first, thinking: there is no way I'm going to try to mount <i>that</i>, but came back around in a moment with a "what the hell, why not?" attitude, and up, up, up we went!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">And I'm so glad we did - the views from the top of the trail (the _real_ trail, once we got back to it) were outstanding.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXJlDX3V7WztHwX_fOrcAAqX27qqXFIb1KWS1ikjKc0idYtl_hnh8lyPNEnEdEb_Kev29e_GvZ2pQLmHabKAWnGvu2rL-LPX3Jrp_LhjR9rELAGssIX1R3Y-PoR2dq400jm8XqxpEkP_paLcNsgchXl1mb3PaaVp7H3ekiCMVpAHw8h0S3nmrqhLB5kQ/s4032/E0886B34-1FC2-416A-A618-407B7C8C0662.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXJlDX3V7WztHwX_fOrcAAqX27qqXFIb1KWS1ikjKc0idYtl_hnh8lyPNEnEdEb_Kev29e_GvZ2pQLmHabKAWnGvu2rL-LPX3Jrp_LhjR9rELAGssIX1R3Y-PoR2dq400jm8XqxpEkP_paLcNsgchXl1mb3PaaVp7H3ekiCMVpAHw8h0S3nmrqhLB5kQ/w640-h480/E0886B34-1FC2-416A-A618-407B7C8C0662.heic" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkLXnY3YjqYzjrLmHkWTm5V2B0yaN1bkYks-BpI_NH6tozBwIKYYzgQMpzpEyDCEq1QAYpQF3o_amMGzRe91la9X7XJoiC6i3xAux1UX3EK6cYOiBFMZkQLE-xwVO2cZFNY6wEymPJL17r0Gq4dI9SmBdeNmoiv6UqLuK0Ab0ORL8wAW1ugg41d7RJ_A/s4032/9AD1A7C4-EE11-415E-9E2D-5C448BD9FCC2.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkLXnY3YjqYzjrLmHkWTm5V2B0yaN1bkYks-BpI_NH6tozBwIKYYzgQMpzpEyDCEq1QAYpQF3o_amMGzRe91la9X7XJoiC6i3xAux1UX3EK6cYOiBFMZkQLE-xwVO2cZFNY6wEymPJL17r0Gq4dI9SmBdeNmoiv6UqLuK0Ab0ORL8wAW1ugg41d7RJ_A/w640-h480/9AD1A7C4-EE11-415E-9E2D-5C448BD9FCC2.heic" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZh-kdkG1l2bQX2Ug1cWbJakP73BI3NGw-AavrNh4ZP_HhIJ_i7d_i3nS6aUOWv6IUUlbZIs4Emm6mZ5QaVfl05eKATmpyF1ZCPMUJBvFusygnf5uqRNmyc0DY9K24x8BUIUD_8FG938-8zppT1upxPcnTCmqOFnEjd_jA_YGSzvHWv42hBhmG-05CaQ/s4032/C58EF471-B610-478A-BB58-440FF2FD2F50.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZh-kdkG1l2bQX2Ug1cWbJakP73BI3NGw-AavrNh4ZP_HhIJ_i7d_i3nS6aUOWv6IUUlbZIs4Emm6mZ5QaVfl05eKATmpyF1ZCPMUJBvFusygnf5uqRNmyc0DY9K24x8BUIUD_8FG938-8zppT1upxPcnTCmqOFnEjd_jA_YGSzvHWv42hBhmG-05CaQ/w640-h480/C58EF471-B610-478A-BB58-440FF2FD2F50.heic" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I couldn't help but giggle at the conversation RDB and I had as we made it back down the last few yards of slanted, slippery slope:</p><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>"It's all downhill from here."<br />"Don't say it unless you mean it."<br />"I <u>think</u> it's probably all downhill from here."</i></div><p style="text-align: justify;">And? He was right. Because Thursday nights lead to Friday mornings, and we were scheduled to pack up and start heading back towards Houston. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZoSfqkqygGn0y49iltv8Ah7510GTwGAg2QPjZ-Znw4xagOFJt27KU8GbmB3cGpSYWJLE1b8uoap0APtsfL1SVO5Z69DELByis3KSEL-dLNZlQyfoqhqqjbklE34U-p9VUvQtQVMbP7lXXnF3ef1IhZ5QrH3zkgVdrkVtxsKjznq4uzO2a_9GNy4m-tw/s4032/BC259A15-63D9-41DA-A251-B9C8E414FC91_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZoSfqkqygGn0y49iltv8Ah7510GTwGAg2QPjZ-Znw4xagOFJt27KU8GbmB3cGpSYWJLE1b8uoap0APtsfL1SVO5Z69DELByis3KSEL-dLNZlQyfoqhqqjbklE34U-p9VUvQtQVMbP7lXXnF3ef1IhZ5QrH3zkgVdrkVtxsKjznq4uzO2a_9GNy4m-tw/w480-h640/BC259A15-63D9-41DA-A251-B9C8E414FC91_1_201_a.heic" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">We were at <a href="https://www.bigbendresort.com/" target="_blank">Big Bend RV Resort and Adventures</a>, site #41 (full hook-ups). The RV resort was practically barren the week after Thanksgiving; in fact, pretty much the entire town was. Seems that we were here perfectly between the holiday crowds, and, from what we understand, there's barely room to turn around at the annual <a href="https://www.texasmonthly.com/the-culture/terlingua-chili-cook-off-at-the-fifty/" target="_blank">Chili Cook-off</a> weekend the first Saturday of each November. Not sure that we'd come for that, but we sure are looking forward to coming back again. And soon.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p>SJBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12525529191019947205noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9161823068662088887.post-76416154637359060402022-11-26T19:00:00.002-06:002022-11-28T07:34:13.456-06:00Star Party at the McDonald Observatory<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGZYUU2-nSLkApWIVJC8NQPbakMAYOf3ZX5VBApE6qt0O_XkG2wX0ozgBh7yzwJf_DmZXCBeA0QrhQ2KRf0QEXEXAvQAN_xOhmDjeGC72L7XQEs22y17Lc0fWAt6LU1kFLLIIqq6FwF3BPARpSPvM9T-0KMys5x_L9UBuaHiB28IYYlg_XftiUrrUnnw/s1170/IMG_4877.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="823" data-original-width="1170" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGZYUU2-nSLkApWIVJC8NQPbakMAYOf3ZX5VBApE6qt0O_XkG2wX0ozgBh7yzwJf_DmZXCBeA0QrhQ2KRf0QEXEXAvQAN_xOhmDjeGC72L7XQEs22y17Lc0fWAt6LU1kFLLIIqq6FwF3BPARpSPvM9T-0KMys5x_L9UBuaHiB28IYYlg_XftiUrrUnnw/w640-h450/IMG_4877.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Along the same windy Texas road as Davis Mountain State Park resides the <a href="https://mcdonaldobservatory.org/" target="_blank">McDonald Observatory</a>, a research facility of the University of Texas in Austin. Knowing that our Thanksgiving camping trip was taking place during a new moon, and that the Big Bend Region is an <a href="https://www.darksky.org/our-work/conservation/idsp/reserves/greater-big-bend-international-dark-sky-reserve-u-s-mexico/" target="_blank">International Dark Sky reserve</a>, we made it a point to plan a visit. In fact, we bought tickets for the <a href="https://mcdonaldobservatory.org/visitors/programs/evening-programs" target="_blank">Star Party</a> on Friday night - which, unfortunately was cancelled because of the first snow of the season that evening. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">I checked online to see if there were any tickets left for Saturday night, but it was showing sold out. RDB and I went over to the Observatory Saturday afternoon anyway, as general admission was under $10 for the both of us, and we could at least check out the exhibits.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHCJ-bMjoc13PKXj6cq5pq2zF2pXCTrpw1pilOGCEE432NwEdOw0XG2VwOCCFWHFDECM0ZFQfZX6-lxz8xddlUYdMLjyZCLpxxsjTLl7idHi2bvwhpLNL9LmeiRB5HFp3NY5XW41FUDfxe0lpIF86Y5t_J7IOjI3yf8iPMgS9Lhge3flPQO7iUWVUnsw/s4032/IMG_4749.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHCJ-bMjoc13PKXj6cq5pq2zF2pXCTrpw1pilOGCEE432NwEdOw0XG2VwOCCFWHFDECM0ZFQfZX6-lxz8xddlUYdMLjyZCLpxxsjTLl7idHi2bvwhpLNL9LmeiRB5HFp3NY5XW41FUDfxe0lpIF86Y5t_J7IOjI3yf8iPMgS9Lhge3flPQO7iUWVUnsw/w640-h480/IMG_4749.heic" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The visitor center has a relatively small museum (appropriate for the relatively small ($3/person) entry fee) and a few interesting learning points. (Case in point: the museum space was made in partnership with a well-known oil company out of Houston.... same company that I partnered with for several years who planted a tree in my honor!) Being self-guided, you had the ability to travel to the domes there on campus and check out the telescopes - except that the snow/slush/ice still hanging around kept us from visiting the two larger domes. They definitely got more snow up here on the mountain tops than we did in the campground.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwKHGUEL_dPsu-zszkilPwKAfccg775pAADLKlJMkz-7_9SEU_l6eGrpt6OSYSnzy0K8nhKuQHr1CFRkV5EdVTTVxB_6LEZQtKtRKT1pZKut2VWmhTOGihMOfCGXShS7ub5LYKjRSeOQLzHTPbjTWVfY0H_WbN09ekKjMUmyjw617lyWVQOWEKrxk2oA/s4032/IMG_4761.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwKHGUEL_dPsu-zszkilPwKAfccg775pAADLKlJMkz-7_9SEU_l6eGrpt6OSYSnzy0K8nhKuQHr1CFRkV5EdVTTVxB_6LEZQtKtRKT1pZKut2VWmhTOGihMOfCGXShS7ub5LYKjRSeOQLzHTPbjTWVfY0H_WbN09ekKjMUmyjw617lyWVQOWEKrxk2oA/w640-h480/IMG_4761.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">We drove up to the <a href="https://mcdonaldobservatory.org/research/telescopes/HET" target="_blank">Hobby-Eberly Telescope</a> (HET) dome and the George T. Abell Gallery - built into the side of the telescope dome so that visitors could see the telescope without being cramped inside the dome housing (and behind a glass wall so we wouldn't accidentally mess with anything either!)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9DYiIOcxO4KT6SOkssVlXMp-Bi121zUFjT881x6y0IOiE8Uo93x604uY7PhBQJlXNpHTFiy9TBv0phFcBH7o5mmZVdAz26VRrX5W2HUYLhy6y3YVvjyBVWpSEfSiXjHeyBYnt0tBxUl4E3oXFg1VHsk_TF8BlCfgFdhymH02CskdAgktFHFnrukSx0Q/s3945/IMG_4763.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3945" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9DYiIOcxO4KT6SOkssVlXMp-Bi121zUFjT881x6y0IOiE8Uo93x604uY7PhBQJlXNpHTFiy9TBv0phFcBH7o5mmZVdAz26VRrX5W2HUYLhy6y3YVvjyBVWpSEfSiXjHeyBYnt0tBxUl4E3oXFg1VHsk_TF8BlCfgFdhymH02CskdAgktFHFnrukSx0Q/w490-h640/IMG_4763.heic" width="490" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijjiIiJotYtXtL-FnSkJ8d96oxYTcTHuPVq2i0Gd_tlH7gv-vMar8O6Vj99rZNAnPNikh7UE_tb0s_1tsNtV4xYtAZV_0sviSPOTpwDZifxPxocAhYtDxhHq2CAae5G3plNW37eAntW1pgPSlmZWOFuhDVZ5K7_gc0C_-bTJg6u9jeoba-x0-LDqGO0Q/s4032/IMG_4764.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijjiIiJotYtXtL-FnSkJ8d96oxYTcTHuPVq2i0Gd_tlH7gv-vMar8O6Vj99rZNAnPNikh7UE_tb0s_1tsNtV4xYtAZV_0sviSPOTpwDZifxPxocAhYtDxhHq2CAae5G3plNW37eAntW1pgPSlmZWOFuhDVZ5K7_gc0C_-bTJg6u9jeoba-x0-LDqGO0Q/w640-h480/IMG_4764.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjRzTGRJReG99_iN2NIpNvGZ4JF5jldVe7Ou8V0hppV8AXlz1qO0mQfI4t9EjB7ZzvgtYuefJvXxWPH0INlRecWHjPoTKP2GX-e2jMWFlJKpoHUxoca2zqmQ0ASlkTTfqFV2Y81Km12wTZCsY87RPp2uVim9pjBL9fPvIy9pPBb6A5H9nvvQgjK5OBpQ/s4032/IMG_4765.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjRzTGRJReG99_iN2NIpNvGZ4JF5jldVe7Ou8V0hppV8AXlz1qO0mQfI4t9EjB7ZzvgtYuefJvXxWPH0INlRecWHjPoTKP2GX-e2jMWFlJKpoHUxoca2zqmQ0ASlkTTfqFV2Y81Km12wTZCsY87RPp2uVim9pjBL9fPvIy9pPBb6A5H9nvvQgjK5OBpQ/w480-h640/IMG_4765.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The magnitude of the HET and its innovative 10-meter, 91-segment primary mirror makes it one of the largest optical telescopes in the world. The current research being done under the HET Dark Energy Experiment (<a href="https://hetdex.org/" target="_blank">HETDEX</a>) will search a large region of the sky 10 billion light years beyond the visible stars in the Ursa Major constellation. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMiNMA0Jto4P97Y8tBJmZsPlXNvjNkczbKquE6DXQvXziMWY-yLT8IHaC-S2xDXYqD108mABLttacdh6nQtTkg-tj4V6pQsUyt0_rZuZoZzIFWAECAMWVKUEIahEH2w5MmZrHPTOdZQE4Y2S8K8g-qCsUaPOv4m_G97O9QvAYUzYJ7MlnJOCVLYbpzYg/s4032/IMG_4762.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMiNMA0Jto4P97Y8tBJmZsPlXNvjNkczbKquE6DXQvXziMWY-yLT8IHaC-S2xDXYqD108mABLttacdh6nQtTkg-tj4V6pQsUyt0_rZuZoZzIFWAECAMWVKUEIahEH2w5MmZrHPTOdZQE4Y2S8K8g-qCsUaPOv4m_G97O9QvAYUzYJ7MlnJOCVLYbpzYg/w640-h480/IMG_4762.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">It is such an incredible thing that there are so many individuals devoted to the sciences beyond just what we see here in the natural world. That was obvious to us from the staff and volunteers who were in attendance at the Star Party that evening (we were in luck - I asked at the front desk if there were any options for attending since ours had been canceled the night before, and yes! they had several cancelations, so there was space for us.)</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFRLp8U_G0eBWCK2BzGwqnGeDdaoqKbCxQvNQp5O-FnqztR7Xp61rpSEHyQjUhaCH3X12R0LeyIpHuvEmju2vO5lankhaKLaCcaqdK5dhqEUJ88auPqo7PiZccYUeNki1_nKbbRMTjo9ZHeF8IvMWY5AbW7PqYb22PUA31P6PAWFBOgVSlGaDNRSI7-w/s4032/IMG_4777.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFRLp8U_G0eBWCK2BzGwqnGeDdaoqKbCxQvNQp5O-FnqztR7Xp61rpSEHyQjUhaCH3X12R0LeyIpHuvEmju2vO5lankhaKLaCcaqdK5dhqEUJ88auPqo7PiZccYUeNki1_nKbbRMTjo9ZHeF8IvMWY5AbW7PqYb22PUA31P6PAWFBOgVSlGaDNRSI7-w/w640-h480/IMG_4777.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: justify;">So after a quick trip back down the mountain to the camper for dinner, we came back after dark for what will be one of our most memorable nights of this trip!</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg2yRzAPKMHASYI05-2HaSaNGORz2mdW96rGGpKKpdEwL_JdiB3V7HKIPxGZzJGeVHOTpp9YWAvOfUxXT2kG2e4qE63P66f4H5GlOaqzOrKYOBWGTH4gM3IliscMHyoeTtVg6NPT1AAO2tx524CcdKDTLN_-Lchpsuck1e7zg16n9Kt8_-y_4O-TNCQw/s4032/IMG_4778.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg2yRzAPKMHASYI05-2HaSaNGORz2mdW96rGGpKKpdEwL_JdiB3V7HKIPxGZzJGeVHOTpp9YWAvOfUxXT2kG2e4qE63P66f4H5GlOaqzOrKYOBWGTH4gM3IliscMHyoeTtVg6NPT1AAO2tx524CcdKDTLN_-Lchpsuck1e7zg16n9Kt8_-y_4O-TNCQw/w640-h480/IMG_4778.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Behind the visitor's center is a rock-hewn amphitheater where the program starts. Kevin was our host for the evening and he just radiated love for the galaxy and knowledge about the stars. He spent the better part of an hour walking us thru techniques for getting the best view in a telescope (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Averted_vision" target="_blank">averted gaze</a>), how to protect our night-eyes ("You traveled hundreds, maybe even thousands of miles to be here tonight, so <i>Be. Here.</i> Please, turn off your cell phone."), where to see shooting stars, ("Always in the direction that I'm not looking!"), even how to leave the parking lot with our headlights facing away from the Observatory to protect the night vision of those still looking thru the telescopes ("If you see a bunch of angry people in the headlights front of you, you did it wrong.")</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFoy1ai5xhj8ne85g3nqfvLFNeX-UoPs4-xzxZHUylcZ65N8x0fyPWa9XQhY3q0lM8pEynsV-XKG4F7X8ByEhyENaUTW41wDfEaKONsKd3KJi5ObeHpRfYu9vbBTqKWz7K8-2lQx0x_mBUDuDTKh801u3YXV99K2Vku_HReXL7ohx5ODsBULgFKLHYtw/s4032/IMG_8525.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFoy1ai5xhj8ne85g3nqfvLFNeX-UoPs4-xzxZHUylcZ65N8x0fyPWa9XQhY3q0lM8pEynsV-XKG4F7X8ByEhyENaUTW41wDfEaKONsKd3KJi5ObeHpRfYu9vbBTqKWz7K8-2lQx0x_mBUDuDTKh801u3YXV99K2Vku_HReXL7ohx5ODsBULgFKLHYtw/w640-h480/IMG_8525.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hard to get really clear long-exposure shots without a tripod.</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p style="text-align: justify;">As he transitioned into the constellation "tour" part of his talk, I looked up and could clearly see the Milky Way above us. <a href="https://tent-on-wheels.blogspot.com/2021/11/star-struck.html" target="_blank">As it has before</a>, it brought tears to my eyes to be reminded<i> that there is so much more out there than the everyday hustle-and-bustle that is our daily grind</i>. Kevin continued our education of the stars, explaining why and how the various constellations came to be, guiding us with his bright green laser pointer to various places in the dark sky, pointing out satellites as they flew by, including the only satellite orbiting the Earth with people on board - we saw the International Space Station ("Everybody wave!") </p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLnOvIWVJPcbqBT43JACni-wsZbKNQ6JbTolfzarPoQFeXnUI15oGvArVQzRHdQHmf6FAmRiWjcLsqqCbeB-BILlqOOgQUDwFr2TDun5E5vCBDTYuqykv-76tR-D_CUmJLAXtqzRop6CFEBo3lZk-9AdTayIKIhaMnKsL9VZT5sDiuh6m-Fr2ZoJSnwg/s4032/IMG_4804.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLnOvIWVJPcbqBT43JACni-wsZbKNQ6JbTolfzarPoQFeXnUI15oGvArVQzRHdQHmf6FAmRiWjcLsqqCbeB-BILlqOOgQUDwFr2TDun5E5vCBDTYuqykv-76tR-D_CUmJLAXtqzRop6CFEBo3lZk-9AdTayIKIhaMnKsL9VZT5sDiuh6m-Fr2ZoJSnwg/w480-h640/IMG_4804.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Kevin finished out the educational part of the Star Party by reminding us of the importance of minimizing light pollution. I've commented on the impact of it on the blog before, too, on <a href="https://tent-on-wheels.blogspot.com/2021/09/dancing-in-moonlight.html" target="_blank">another trip to an International Dark Sky Park</a>. Pointing to the northern horizon, Kevin talked with us about how the glow of light pollution from the Permian Basin region, and all the oil and gas exploration/drilling that's been increasing over the years, has become a problem. Thankfully many companies have been willing to work with consultants from the Observatory and light pollution in the region peaked back in 2016. Though its no laughing matter, it <i>was</i> kinda funny when the crowd went "ohhhh!" as a star shot across the sky in the direction we were all looking, "Yes, yes, a shooting star, but come on! <i>Priorities, people!!</i>," lamented Kevin as he gave us a final warning of the cost of inaction. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_BKTGuLlhlGAwoWMC9Hu34Cxoko2puaLDEWRhD2MJdmMmPcMegHgMcTTTcOA0sXJvmMoJoktM_TsbqzB1Vb9BT-5CISJrgrLpEbtGjq9a4HhOGZc_lgGHqjueJHSqs1iyMwTsObCWCeFFfbfBsTZoC3u4NEnaO_0jSh8LWfPGkVDFt7UgJbeyqon00A/s4032/IMG_4784.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_BKTGuLlhlGAwoWMC9Hu34Cxoko2puaLDEWRhD2MJdmMmPcMegHgMcTTTcOA0sXJvmMoJoktM_TsbqzB1Vb9BT-5CISJrgrLpEbtGjq9a4HhOGZc_lgGHqjueJHSqs1iyMwTsObCWCeFFfbfBsTZoC3u4NEnaO_0jSh8LWfPGkVDFt7UgJbeyqon00A/w640-h480/IMG_4784.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">With the conclusion of Kevin's talk, we were released over to the telescope section of the park - not the BIG telescopes we had toured early, but several smaller 'amateur' astrologists who had volunteered to come out and line up sights for us, AND the two smaller domes there by the visitor's center. Some of the expected targets for the evening included Jupiter and Saturn, several star clusters, and<span style="text-align: left;"> <a href="https://skyandtelescope.org/observing/meet-the-pleiades-the-seven-sisters/#:~:text=The%20cluster's%20modern%20name%2C%20however,daughters%20of%20Atlas%20and%20Pleione." target="_blank">The Pleiades</a> (aka: The Seven Sisters, aka: Subaru) which you can see as the light blue cluster towards the top of the photo below:</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO-Y-g5g9Aq0hpg84bAL_SLIHSF3rzN7iLXbUZB3nMgmYH4lzaoTJS0HRGjJM-ZQpJyvV9heP2DQndc2M5f-6i-d9ZdXr1kKntlLV1Qoug60cmhhrqdLmmoq9FjBX-DFpeSuqXF1VUaWlYUVWktHY2h4AFnxDRYqaBg4SCCSVPSziyDS0zd0bkjna8rQ/s3862/IMG_4795.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3862" data-original-width="2896" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO-Y-g5g9Aq0hpg84bAL_SLIHSF3rzN7iLXbUZB3nMgmYH4lzaoTJS0HRGjJM-ZQpJyvV9heP2DQndc2M5f-6i-d9ZdXr1kKntlLV1Qoug60cmhhrqdLmmoq9FjBX-DFpeSuqXF1VUaWlYUVWktHY2h4AFnxDRYqaBg4SCCSVPSziyDS0zd0bkjna8rQ/w480-h640/IMG_4795.heic" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">I obviously didn't get many pictures (trust me, you did <i>not</i> want to turn on your iPhone in this crowd - people were getting serious about keeping their night vision!) but towards the end of the event RDB and I snuck off to the edges of the area and got a few night shots. Just an FYI - the difference between a 10 second shutter time and a 30 second shutter time at night is <b>huge:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0JIbe1Uwfy8uMNa4R0wgo6JzrKKCP-nVCqf1uQjhfUQkM__7UkQZDV4mV5zvnPNp04-7DHqVw7vhNtiCO029fDIQNHRmkEVvEYx8J0kfHHOJAygDP2K5jsDiryblzUWzAi1sJr7z4yLCpBMy-fdASA1fkx0VciL0QKMNDKIhR9TYwKQkKhnNZXZjS7Q/s4032/IMG_4800.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0JIbe1Uwfy8uMNa4R0wgo6JzrKKCP-nVCqf1uQjhfUQkM__7UkQZDV4mV5zvnPNp04-7DHqVw7vhNtiCO029fDIQNHRmkEVvEYx8J0kfHHOJAygDP2K5jsDiryblzUWzAi1sJr7z4yLCpBMy-fdASA1fkx0VciL0QKMNDKIhR9TYwKQkKhnNZXZjS7Q/w640-h480/IMG_4800.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">10 second shutter</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsBzB0ndlf-ZwZgZ-SF3_eRlbl4EjvLImcNUtY8-Gi3TOdbjSWvfMkBSOuA4NdsIrKyLSEWQVg5HCxb9ylubP7a2aYA_pKJR9Kb5q5rjuNSCrfWjbVsxCZoaOstwgE-OHkKHWNjfKysE1hQ59dHCRCmFxaQvTCEpAc8cBtWnYOOIHc48POSA-pZkKe8g/s4032/IMG_4801.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsBzB0ndlf-ZwZgZ-SF3_eRlbl4EjvLImcNUtY8-Gi3TOdbjSWvfMkBSOuA4NdsIrKyLSEWQVg5HCxb9ylubP7a2aYA_pKJR9Kb5q5rjuNSCrfWjbVsxCZoaOstwgE-OHkKHWNjfKysE1hQ59dHCRCmFxaQvTCEpAc8cBtWnYOOIHc48POSA-pZkKe8g/w640-h480/IMG_4801.HEIC" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">30 second shutter</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">We've been to <a href="https://tent-on-wheels.blogspot.com/2021/10/international-observe-moon-night-2021.html" target="_blank">Star Parties at the George Observatory at Brazos Bend</a> before, so we knew what to expect, but the educational component, and Kevin's knowledge and passion in the tour of the night sky, really set this experience apart. </span><span style="text-align: left;">Would it be too much if I said: this was a FIVE STAR event? Because it 100% was, pun totally intended! </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">One last note: if you're a space geek like me, you might be interested in the longest running national radio science segment - <a href="https://stardate.org/radio" target="_blank">StarDate</a> - that is produced here at the Observatory; I've heard them on NPR so many times I can't count, and hadn't put two-and-two together till this weekend. RDB and I picked up one of the <a href="https://stardate.org/magazine" target="_blank">StarDate magazines</a> in the gift shop, and it's a quick read, has neat information, and would be a great gift to any budding astronomers in your life.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">----------------</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><i>(Hope y'all enjoyed this "sneak peak" of our #gobbleinthemountains Thanksgiving '22 camping trip. More to come as the adventures continue!) </i></span></p>SJBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12525529191019947205noreply@blogger.com0