Too windy to drive an RV
Why did we spend three days at an RV park in Dodge City, Kansas? We drove through relatively high wind over 30 mph on the highway during our drive from…
Chalk Pyramids in Kansas?
Chalk Pyramids in Kansas? Who knew? These giant formations were formed millions of years ago by the erosion of a sea bed. The limestone towers, Niobrara Chalk, and shale out…
Are we still in Kansas?
Are we still in Kansas? Yes! Lucas is an hour and a half drive from Lindsborg. After spending several days exploring the area around Lindsborg, Kansas, and are moving on…
Kansas Secrets
The Kansas secrets stories we have to tell about our meandering trip in Kansas are not at all secrets to people who live in Kansas or those of you who…
From the Choctaw Nation to Route 66
We’re traveling on the road in our RV again, leaving Wister State Park in Oklahoma after an enjoyable, chilly, three-night stay. We stopped in Heavener, Oklahoma, to get our damaged…
How did we end up in Arkansas?
So how did we end up in Arkansas? Hurricane season has died down finally, so we wanted to take a longer-than-usual trip and, this time, travel outside of Texas. We…
Historic Gonzales
We drove through Historic Gonzales, Texas when we visited Shiner and Yoakum recently, and we quickly spotted a few ghost signs as we went through the center of town. Steve…
MY downtown Houston Part One
Technically this is a travel story because I traveled forty miles to get here. MY downtown Houston Part One is my very familiar old world, from my past life as…
What if today is the last day I get?
What if today is the last day I get? No, no, no. I am not terminally ill or have health issues; I am not depressed or in a funk. I…
Adventures in Yoakum and Shiner, Texas
This is how we happened to have adventures in Yoakum an This is how we happened to have adventures in Yoakum and Shiner. It seems like hurricanes affect what we do and where we go a lot these days, doesn’t it? Well, for our last storm, Beta, we took our RV out to Yoakum to a storage facility as a precaution in case of a high storm surge in our driveway where the RV was parked. (We really need to come up with a name for this RV!) We chose Yoakum, Texas, which is over two and a half hours from home because we planned to explore that area when we picked it up d Shiner. It For our last storm, we took our RV to Yoakum to a storage facility as a precaution. We chose Yoakum, Texas, which is over two and a half hours from home because we planned to explore that area when we picked it up.