Tag: Texas
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Go east young woman ~ Central Texas awaits
San Antonio lies due east and a world away from Big Bend National Park. Driving towards the sunrise, the Chihuahuan Desert gradually gives way to farm country and the hill country of central Texas. Small towns turn into larger communities and eventually the urban centers of San Antonio and Austin sprawl outward with the ubiquitous…
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Week #47 ~ Recap
1322 driving miles, 2 great cities, 12 oysters, 1 national park, 3 roadrunners, 1 javelina, 1 UNESCO World Heritage site, 2 states, 2 hours waiting in line for amazing barbecue, $73.15 OVER budget. What do you do in your next to last travel week of the Big Meander? That is all. Next week; Kansas, a…
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Big Bend and West Texas Weird
This week our Meander wandered into the Big Bend area of West Texas and one of the most uniquely weird small towns in America ~ Marfa Texas. Marfa is pretty heavy on the art galleries, nice restaurants, and relatively expensive hotel rooms for a place in the middle of nowhere. Surrounded by scenic sagebrush,…
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Week #46 ~ Recap
783 miles, 2 states, 1 weekend catch up with dear friends, 2 national parks, 1 museum, 1 National Historic Site, $811 OVER budget. Santa Fe, Carlsbad, Marfa…..in a weird way you could say it was the triad of artistic experiences. Santa Fe is well known for the high desert clarity of light, rich browns and…