Here, There & Everywhere

01-09-24 This was a Ranger led tour. Near the beginning of the tour he turned out all the lights and we were led by candlelight, down a long winding path, to a large chamber. Then they extinguished the candles. We sat in pitch blackness for several minutes. It made the Kings Palace much more spectacular when… Read more

01-06-24 to 01-13-24 The stay in Carlsbad was a wind experiment gone wrong. The Caverns however were everything you imagine and more. Rooms of it. The photos don’t do it justice. There is actually an Elevator that descends 750 ft. We decided to do the walk via the Natural entrance, The very bright images we took on a second trip, we… Read more

01-06-24 to 01-13-24 Whites City is not a real city. Its actually just an intersection, just outside the Caverns State park. Carlsbad is approx 20 miles away, and is like most small desert towns. Run Down, old bldgs… We stayed right up by the road, and were sandblasted to the point we took in our slideouts, for fear… Read more

We spent the holidays visiting far and wide. We spent xmas day with my Dad, Martha and I, Allyson and Gage, and Gages Mom, all over at Grandpas for the meal. Our full Family get together was several days later. The grandkids are growing like little rug rats. As has been our tradition, we did new years eve… Read more

12-16-23 to 01-05-24 We returned to the San Antonio Area for the holidays. Blanco State park was about midway between all the family we wanted to see. We actually stayed in 4 different sites due to the quirk of getting sites across the holidays at a bargain price. Its a tiny park with a gorgeous river. One night… Read more

12-09-23 to 12-16-23 During our first visit to the Visitor’s Center, we found out they were giving out commemorative pins celebrating 50 years. They gave out bronze, silver and gold pins for completing certain trails, which we went out and did. Our first venture into Big Thicket was a 12 mile bike ride on an… Read more