When it rains, it pours. That’s the way it has been going in Texas this year. Poor Austin. They can’t catch a break in the Hill Country. A relentless drought plagued them for at least five years. When it finally rained, earlier this year, they got epic flooding of Houstonian proportions. We’re used to that […]
So much has been written about this Wright masterpiece there isn’t much more I can add. What’s to say? It’s breathtaking although I do think an updated paint job, or at the very least some power washing, would help spiff up the outside. No photos were allowed inside and if you search the internets you’ll […]
My father believes the best way from Houston to Austin is up Hwy. 71. He’s adamant about this as he is with just about everything else. In fact, there are three basic ways to get to Austin from Houston. All three have their merits and, to me, there is no easy way to get to […]
The teasing begins even before you get to Arizona heading west on Interstate 10. You see the first billboard – The Thing, Mystery of the Desert. Then another billboard and another. By the time you get closer to The Thing, in Benson, Arizona, you desperately feel the need to stop. Your very life may depend […]
Our big vacay this year is going to be a mega road trip to the Pacific Northwest with all kinds of stops in between, of course. This will not be our first trip to the land of mist and coffee. We went on an Alaskan cruise in May of 08, flew into Seattle, drove down […]
That’s what she said