Tag Archives: Texas

Clouds, Rocks, and Signs

Posted on December 20, 2023 by TheJessicaness

I didn’t recognize the park last night, Stephen F. Austin State Park, the same one we stayed at just eight nights ago on our way east. In my defense, we had set up in the dark spot amongst the RVs, … Continue reading →

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Caverns of Sonora

Posted on December 10, 2023 by TheJessicaness

If I hadn’t set an alarm, we’d have been woken up by the AMBER Alert in San Antonio of two kids under five years old. This “America’s Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response” program was named after Amber, a nine-year-old, who was abducted … Continue reading →

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Ribbon Roads of Texas

Posted on August 8, 2021 by TheJessicaness

We aren’t far from the Oklahoma border upon waking up in Liberal, Kansas and our hotel is even closer to the Dorothy House, a tacky tourist attraction with creepy plywood cutouts that wouldn’t be open for another six hours anyway. … Continue reading →

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Fort Stockton to Port Arthur

Posted on June 6, 2019 by TheJessicaness

We stayed at a semi-nice hotel, but didn’t take the time to enjoy their namesake, an indoor pool area with plants, an atrium with a hot tub. It felt weird being back in Texas after four years; the last time … Continue reading →

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Chiricahua to Fort Stockton

Posted on June 5, 2019 by TheJessicaness

We awoke at Bonita Canyon Campground and started the morning with the sun on the Massai Point Nature Trail. Many of the rhyolite hoodoos are still in the shade, but the formations these silica-rich extrusive igneous rocks create are mesmerizing. … Continue reading →

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