Palo Duro State Park is Southeast of Amarillo, Texas (12 miles East of Canyon, Texas). In this high plain area it is a surprising change. A mini grand canyon of sorts. We just visited for the day but there are lots of campsites some of which have hookups.
We hiked the Lighthouse Trail, a […]

We finally hit the road from Justin about 1 pm. We headed to Dallas and attempted to see the 6th Floor museum at the book depository. We couldn’t find a place to park so we left town. We’re headed toward New Mexico. We stopped for fuel and dinner in Wichita Falls. Since the weather reports […]

Wednesday: We made it to Justin Texas, our final destination East for this trip. Lou’s sister Kathy lives here. We’ll be here through the weekend leaving Monday to start the return trip.
Thursday: A tour of the Fort Worth Stockyards was one of todays ventures. Unfortunately, nothing much going on there. It’s just the usual junk […]

We saw more of West Texas than we care to. Can’t say anything good about Odessa or Midland. We intended to stop for breakfast but couldn’t find any restaurants in Odessa or Midland nor anywhere on the freeway for miles. Things did improve a little at Big Springs. We stopped at the Travel America Truck […]

Our campsite was your basic parking lot.

We went down to the visitor center this morning and asked about the best hike to take. We decided to take the McKitrick Canyon Trail. This canyon is said to be the prettiest place in Texas. It is a nice hike but we won’t have high expectations for […]

It’s been 32 years since I last visited Carlsbad Caverns. This is Lou’s first visit. They look pretty much the same to me. We hiked down the original entrance (top left picture) and through the big room. The total distance of a little over two miles took us around three hours. The Big […]