Climate Change

Being from the northeast, I have a thing for seasons. I like to complain that it’s too hot or too cold, too wet or too dry. I like hearing horror stories about New England snow storms and New York summer scorchers. But most of all I live for the changes. It’s no accident that everyone [...]

Many a Campground

I just want to give a quick shout-out to the state and national parks systems, and their fabulous campgrounds. After staying at a (big) handful of these places, Christopher and I have gotten really good at backing the car into small parking spaces, constructing our tent on the least bumpy ground we can find, setting [...]

Jack Black! In the Desert!

The first truly ridiculous thing we saw out west was White Sands National Monument in New Mexico. The link will explain the science behind its formation better than I will, but you have to understand how strange a place it is. You’re driving through one kind of desert – the standard southwestern scrubland we became [...]

Some observations about boys and girls

The wild west is decorated with geological formations that attract tourists from far and wide. Some visitors express their admiration for these red rocks and jagged peaks by pulling over on the side of the road and taking photos. Some, like me, will hunt down paths and trails which allow for the dual achievement of [...]

Biggest Pool Ever

Having strayed from our planned route while tilting at windmills, we opened a map of Texas to find somewhere to sleep. What we discovered was a little place called Balmorhea State Park, which is just outside a sleepy town of the same name. As a camping site the park is lacking. We arrived to a [...]

The Wind State

Uh-oh, Gwen’s letting her eco-geekiness show again. (sorry)
We only spent two nights in Texas, and we didn’t really have any plans for the state except for one thing: visit a wind farm. I had learned a while back that the state produces more wind energy than any other in the US, [...]

Breakfast in Buffalo Gap

After a long night of driving and then a few hours of sleep in the car, Christopher and I found ourselves at Lola’s Mexican Cafe in Buffalo Gap, TX. Lola herself fixed us up some breakfast, which consisted of beans, eggs scrambled with chorizo and veggies, a tortilla and homemade indian frybread, which was sweet [...]

Welcome to Texas

We did the first truly long-haul drive of our trip across Arkansas and the eastern half of Texas. And by long-haul standards it wasn’t much, 14 or 15 hours at most. But those of you who have driven through the night know just how whacked-out your head gets around 2 in the morning. Personally, I [...]

BBQ in Arkansas