We left Austin yesterday and came to Ft. Stockton, Texas. Of course, we had to come the long way, via the Alamo in San Antonio. It was an extra half hour of driving, but well worth the extra time. I lived in Austin for 2 years and had never been to the Alamo before, so …
We left Carthage relatively early yesterday to make the nearly 5 hour drive to Austin. Took some pictures of working oil rigs on the way, though we will likely see many more in West Texas next week. We also saw a dead armadillo (victim of a car on the highway) and had to stop. Vale …
We were off to a slow start today, but still managed to get on the road by 9:30am. A few hours later, we arrived in Carthage, TX. This is the town my father grew up in. Well, not exactly. He is from here, but, like me, his father was in the Air Force. He spent …
Vicksburg, MS Today was a pretty emotional day. Both highs and lows. My great grandparents lived in the Shirley House on the Vicksburg National Military Park back in the 1950s. He was working as an Assistant Superintendent of the park at the time. This is something that we talk about in my family from time …
