Flew on points to Panama City and arrived at 8:30 PM. Customs and immigration were fairly efficient and I was getting a taxi by 9:00. The cab driver spoke English and spoke a mile a minute. He suggested an alternate hotel (and I’m sure he gets a kickback for doing this) and since it was […]
Wow — I’m impressed. About a 5 hour drive from DFW and 70 miles due north of Beaumont, TX is a state park that allows you to experience a completely different ecosystem –Martin Dies Jr. State Park. The first sign you’ll see after the park entrance is white with red letters announcing CAUTION: ALLIGATORS DO NOT […]
I just got back from a trip to Tennessee trying to find out more about my dad’s childhood and managed to fit in a little sight seeing after spending hours at Campbell County Historical Society. I drove from LaFollette to the park one afternoon after 4:00 and entered the park at 5:00. Tuesday night at […]
I’ve lived here 17 years. Goodness — I bought the house 17 years ago tomorrow on April 25. Anyway — this is the first I have ever seen butterflies swarm all over the ligustrum bush by the garage, but this year it’s like the main attraction for every butterfly in north Texas. They’ve feasted on pollen […]
My friend took his motorhome to Caprock Canyon State Park and I rode my motorcycle out to meet him. After we checked in to get our campsite Don slowly made his way through a herd of bison. When I tried to follow I had to stop because they surrounded me. A little intimidating to be […]
I ditched the motorcycle in favor of the dogs and loaded up a trailer and headed to Canada for the summer. First apartment I rented was not good and with the help of friends got a wonderful house on a mountain. Nikki, Ellie, and I had the best time ever. There were a lot of […]
Nikki and Ellie aren’t the first Labrador Retrievers I’ve had so I am aware of the ongoing genetic issue of hip dysplasia in their breed. I wanted my girls up off the floor with their hips cushioned. Both were crate trained for the first 2 years of their life — meaning if I wasn’t home […]
I did a quick trip through Utah hitting a lot of the national parks. Click image to see slideshows.
2010 was quite the year for motorcycle travel. I was gone 56 days and rode almost 15,000 miles. Day and Date Miles Travel Days Big Bend March 24-28, 2010 1,482 4.5 Texas Rally April 10-11, 2010 592 1 Treasures of Yosemite Rally May 10-21, 2010 4,210 12 Vermont and Quebec August 2-13, 2010 4,212 12 Quebec September 10 – October 6, 2010 4,256 27 Total 14,752 56.5 States Traveled Routes Taken
I rode north again in September to spend a month in Quebec Sept 10 – Oct 6, 2010 to see the colors change. Having lived in Texas where all that happens in December is the leaves turn brown and fall off. No color. Hit torrential rain in Michigan, thought Toronto traffic was going to last […]
