Drive Day! Might as well take one of the prettiest drives in Texas. Then we might as well sprinkle in a couple of neat hikes (Closed Canyon Trail and Hoodoos & Balanced Rock Trail @ Big Bend Ranch State Park) and maybe a visit to Fort Davis National Historic Site. Busy travel day to drop …
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We’ve been doing inside renovations for several months, but when the weather warmed up, I got to thinking about all the outside projects/renovations. I’d rather be outside than inside almost always. I go from 1) there isn’t that much to do to 2) I’m so overwhelmed I’m crippled really quickly. LOL Emily and I don’t …
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On our final day in Big Bend National Park, we headed over to the eastern side of the park. We stopped at the park’s visitor center (movie) and hiked on Dugout Well Trail before heading over to Rio Grande Village. Once there, we headed to Boquillas Canyon. I wanted to ride a canoe and donkey …
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It was hike day in Big Bend National Park for us. For various reasons, we didn’t do the South Rim Trail (sad face emoji) as I planned. We wound up doing the Lost Mine Trail. It could not have been too much worse. It was the perfect hike. It also saved us about 10 miles …
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This was one of my favorite days at Big Bend National Park. The Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive was beautiful. It had lots of stops for exploring/hiking. I was so busy taking in the sights that I even did a full face plant on one hike. Emmaline and Emily throughly enjoyed that! We ended the day …
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We were heading down to Big Bend National Park, and it was a haul! I’d never been to West Texas. There is A LOT of open space…OPEN…A LOT. Emmaline was going on the trip with us, and I’d tried every way possible to talk her out of coming. I was worried about the “remoteness” not …
My beautiful wife turned 50, and all she wanted for her party was to go roller skating. Despite my repeated warnings about “old people” and “hip fractures” not mixing, she was undeterred! Happy 50th Birthday, Em!
The window treatments that were in the house when we moved in had seen better days. It was the first thing I wanted to update (because it had crack house vibes). Also, I don’t want to be walking around half-naked with people looking in at me. Emily said we had to wait until almost everything …
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As a part of this year’s Hogrock party, we all took a few minutes to celebrate the life of the Queen of Hogrock, Theresa Weingartz. Theresa always had a smile and a laugh for others, no matter what was going on with her. She was an inspiration to those who knew her. Hogdaddy told stories …
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During renovations, I came in from working outside one afternoon, and there was a bird in our kitchen. I got him/her out (or so I thought). Later, it got back in, and so did Dad/Mom. I’m not sure how many birds came through. At some point, I’m pretty sure I heard them calling in reinforcements …
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