A few weeks ago I posted about my attempt to reach the roof of Texas. This time we take a trip closer to home as we head the other direction, down that is to the basement of Texas. Since we were all off for President’s Day this year we decided to explore our little corner of
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My attempt to get to the Roof of Texas, Guadalupe Mountains National Park
Leaving early on a Saturday morning from our homes in South Texas, we headed West on Interstate 10 in the fog that seems to show up every third day or so here. Our destination in about 9 hours is Guadalupe Mountains National Park. The park is in and named for the Guadalupe Mountains of West
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Road trip to Magnolia Market
If you have watched any HGTV you will know the names of Chip and Joanna Gains. they are the builder and designer behind the show Fixer Upper. My wife and I are huge fans of the show. So being just about 3 hours away we had to head to Waco to check out the Magnolia
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Waco Mammoth National Monument our #NPS 100 Road Trip
Imagine it is a spring day in 1978, you are a teenager out looking for arrow head in creek in South Texas. You are walking down a creek and instead of an arrowhead you find a large bone. Luckily Paul Barron and Eddie Bufkin Recognizing the unusual nature of the find, they removed the bone
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Why should you stay at a Walt Disney World Resort Hotel?
So there you are, you left home at some weird hour and have been driving for what seems like days. Or maybe you fought through the check-in line and security line at your local airport and have spent a few hours on a plane with two kids both wanting to sleep on you to ensure
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Themed Vacations – Not just for tour companies anymore
I have been thinking about our family travel plans for next summer. Next summer may be our last time to travel as a whole family of 5 since one will be heading off into the world and then we are moving back East. I stumbled onto the idea of building a trip around a theme.
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Impressions of Frontier Airlines
Recently my family headed for Cincinnati Ohio to surprise my in-laws for their 50th Wedding anniversary. Since it was too far to drive for the short trip, we decided to fly. Since this would be my youngest child’s first flight and coupled with his autism we decided to drive to Houston from San Antonio and
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Orcas, Sharks and Steel Eels…Oh My! Sea World San Antonio
High on my families list of things to do after we arrived in the San Antonio area was a trip to Sea World. My children love the animals and for the older two hit the thrill rides. Sea World really is a place where there is something for our entire family. Even though we went
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The Little Museum That Could, The Texas Transportation Museum.
Opened in 1964 to help preserve artifacts and information about the varied elements of San Antonio’s fascinating transportation history. In 1967 the museum moved to is present location on 40 acres in McAllister Park, just north of the International Airport on Wetmore Road. The museum’s mission statement is “Texas Transportation Museum is a volunteer lead
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San Antonio Missions – The United States newest UNESCO World Heritage site
A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to visit the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park and by sure luck the day before our visit the park became the newest USESCO world Heritage site in the United States. The group of former missions includes not just active churches, but also farmlands, living quarters, granaries,
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