So we made it to Houston and parked the trailer where it would stay for a few days. It, however, stayed much longer than we intended. Houston got rain, a whole lot of it. Houston got enough rain to create vast amounts of mud. It is bad enough to have a vacation affected by […]
It’s a Long Drive
After our days in the beautiful mountains of southwest Texas, we headed to Houston for a little family time. In case, you don’t know. This is a long drive. A. Very. Long. Drive. 610 miles long. It was so long… Insert audience response “How long was it?” It was Grown-Man-Driven-to-Drink-Juice-Box-Long. It was also a “please […]
Visiting Our National Parks — Big Bend
After our five days at Davis Mountains State Park, we headed south to Big Bend National Park. This park is a must for any travel bucket list. It’s not hard to figure out why. This park is HUGE, over 800,000 acres. If that doesn’t mean anything, it has multiple gas stations on the park grounds. […]
Star Gazing in Marfa
I shared with you our daytime visit to the McDonald Observatory. The next night, we headed to Marfa for a nighttime view of the heavens. Marfa, Texas is known for being an especially great place for stargazing. It is also famous for its mysterious lights. There is even an official light-watching area off Hwy 90. We […]
The McDonald Observatory
Things to Do With Kids in Southwest Texas About 12 minutes away from Davis Mountains State Park sits the McDonald Observatory. It is a beautiful, winding drive up into the mountains. You can see the famous domes from afar. We did the DayTime Tour with Solar Viewing except the day was cloudy so no […]