Texas
Big Bend National Park
The headwaters of the Rio Grande River begin in the mountains of southwest Colorado, then turn south through New Mexico to meet up near the border of El Paso, Texas. Forming the southern border of Texas, the river winds southeasterly through the landscape, bends back north to make a small “bump” before continuing southeast again to empty into the Gulf of Mexico.
The Alamo, Fort Sam Houston, and the River Walk
The Alamo is steeped in history going back before the founding of America. First constructed in the year 1718, it was then known as Mission San Antonio de Valero. Over its 300 year history, it has been under the control of five flags of independent nations and served as a garrison for five different armies.
Padre Island National Seashore
Just off the southern coast of Texas is a group of long chain sandy islands. On the inland (west) side lies a bay of very calm salt water and on the east are the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Corpus Christi is the nearest large city, but as you go further out onto the island the people sightings become much more sparse.
Space Center Houston
Space Center Houston is a space and science museum located at NASA headquarters in Houston, Texas. The museum gives visitors an immersive experience into several NASA missions – the space shuttles, the International Space Station, the upcoming Mars program, and a brief summary of space flight history.
Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth Stockshow, JFK Sixth Floor Museum, and the Bolder Adventure Park
We spent two wonderful weeks with family over Christmas and New Years. It was an opportunity to slow down from the higher paced traveling life and enjoy the holidays. The kids spent their time on Christmas craft projects, playing with cousins, watching holiday movies, and just enjoying all the love from the grandparents, aunt, uncle, and cousins.
We’re Texans Now!
Since we started this trip in summer 2022, we have been to the southern half and eastern half of the United States, comprising 39 out of 49 states we can travel to with the fifth wheel. (We can’t bring the fifth wheel to Hawaii!) On average, we’ve been able to spend about a week in each state, learning about the history, culture, different foods, and enjoying the scenery. We’ve met a number of people on our travels and met up with friends and family that we haven’t seen in years.