(Click map to enlarge.) And here's a link to the Google map for those of you who want to follow along. Portland, ORPendleton, ORDeclo, IDPrice Canyon, Helper, UTOuray, COSilverton, COGolden, COLakeside Amusement Park, Denver, COMueller State Park, Divide, COLeadville, CODenver, CO (Cherry Creek State Park) Elkhart, KS (so we could add Kansas…
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We drove from New Braunfels, TX to Lafayette, LA today. We're happy to be back in Louisiana…it's been a while. Here's downtown Houston as we breezed by: You know you aren't home anymore (unless you live in Louisiana) when you see about 18 billboards in a row advertising places that…
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Last night after I picked Kevin up from the airport (he had a quick business trip to San Diego this week) we met up with his mom and her husband for dinner at La Hacienda de los Barrios. We sat outside in the large patio area…it was warm with a…
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There's a lot of animal action here on the Guadalupe River. While I'm working at the dinette I'm frequently Googling things like: "duck with red face and beak" "night fishing on the Guadalupe River" "frog gigging" "snakes in the Guadalupe River" I've learned that most of the very large ducks…
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Yeah, there's a little road noise here at River Ranch RV, but mostly you don't notice it (especially with the AC running most of the time.) The campground Wi-Fi is really good, plus we have strong cell service with AT&T (probably Verizon is solid here too) so it makes a…
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After our delicious chicken fried steak lunch yesterday we headed down to the River Walk for a little touristing. Shirley treated us to a river boat ride that was such a blast! Not normally a fan of the cheesy tour guide schtick (or tour guides, for that matter), we LOVED our…
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Yesterday we headed over to the Comal County Fairgrounds to check out the BBQ Cookoff. There were all kinds of bbq contraptions and probably close to 100 teams competing. It was quite a sight (and smell). It was close to 2pm and we'd read that they were judging at 10,…
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We took a lunch break yesterday and drove over to Gruene (pronounced "Green") for some grub and a little exploring. We had a salad wrap at the Gruene Door (veggies! yay!) and then drove around Gruene and New Braunfels. I really like Gruene. Floating down the river in innertubes is…
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We stopped to get gas on the way from Austin to New Braunfels the other day, and Kevin says to me as he's getting out of the car: "I'll pump the gas, you check us in" [on Facebook]. Me: "Um, dude? It's a gas station. I'm not going to check us…
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This morning (okay, well, closer to afternoon) after we got some work done we met up with Shirley & Bob (Kevin's mom and her husband) for some lunch and then headed out to explore a little Texas Hill Country. We'd read about the Garrison Brothers Distillery in Hye, TX and…
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