July 22 - 29, 2023 through Western Texas and Eastern New Mexico. Davis Mountains State Park, TX. We hiked part of the Southern Rocky Mountains. Fort Davis July 23, 2023 McDonald Observatory drive-by July 23, 2023 Balmorhea State Park, TX - Spring fed pool made by the CCC July 24, 2023 Carlsbad Caverns, NM July 24, 2023 Guadalupe Mountains National … [Read more...] about Carol’s 61st Birthday Road Trip
Tow Vehicle Change
On July 1, 2023, we headed out for Independence Day weekend camping trip to Mustang Island State Park, hauling "Wolfie" - our Wolf Pup camper - with Hydro Heep as usual. We never got there. Our new hauling beast is named Hammy the Hemi. On our last trip out, Hydro Heep acted a little bumpy along a stretch of highway on our way home. Hydro Heep is thusly named after … [Read more...] about Tow Vehicle Change
Big Bend National Park & Terlingua Ranch Campground
In Texas you have to reserve national and state park campgrounds wayyyyyy in advance. We have an annual Texas state park pass, so our goal is to seek out all of the ones in Texas first. In February, after I was newly situated in the San Antonio, TX area, I reserved a primitive tent site at Terlingua Ranch for Mar 13 thru 19. I made the reservation too close to our arrival to … [Read more...] about Big Bend National Park & Terlingua Ranch Campground
Taos, New Mexico Ski Trip
Firstly, let's begin with my confession that this Taos ski trip was all my fault. Our relationship was very new; the distance to the resort was far away; there was very little planning; we went on short notice and only with a short amount of time. It was very high risk, because Carol had never skied before. TL;DR About Us Skiing in Taos, NM Skiing in Taos, New Mexico … [Read more...] about Taos, New Mexico Ski Trip
Steve’s First Visit With Carol
On Monday, December 6th, 2021 I booked a 1,160 mile flight from Daytona Beach, Florida to San Antonio, Texas for a first "in-person" (surprise) date with a lovely lady. With digital tickets in hand, it occurred to me that I should find out if she was even available, so I texted her as she was getting ready for work... She didn't reply, so I quickly followed up that … [Read more...] about Steve’s First Visit With Carol