As the famous Stevie Ray Vaughan song goes, “It’s flooding down in Texas, and all the of the telephone lines are down.” Well y’all, that epic Wrath of God drought we’ve been sitting in these last eight years or so…
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Quite a few of us in this RV Life have grandkids that travel with us on occasion. We’ve discussed in previous posts those old-school road trip games, some tips for those more modern kids, as well as how to just…
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Now that summer is truly here, it’s air show season! You may not realize, but air shows attract more spectators than pro baseball, football, basketball and NASCAR! Average air show attendance of the more than 400 air shows in North…
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When we were in Matagorda Friday camping at the LCRA nature center and RV park, we saw the most beautiful stars we have seen since visiting he McDonald observatory in the Davis mountains. The sky was so clear and there was…
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If ANY food deserved it’s own National Day of Celebration it’s the miraculous golden brown, sometimes iced, sometimes jelly-filled, sometimes glazed, but always enjoyed doughnut! I admit I have my favorite doughnut shop, and I admit I sometimes pass it…
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Lake Tahoe is one of those other-worldly beautiful places. It’s America’s second deepest lake behind Crater Lake up in Oregon, it’s America’s sixth largest lake behind the five Great lakes, and it is considered an alpine lake because it lives…
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Anyone who’s read these blogs for any amount of time knows how proudly Texan I am, and when it comes to food Tex Mex is the name of the game around these parts. “Tex Mex” is kind of a misnomer…
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I used to know an old man who built custom wooden yachts to order for most of his adult life — everything from the day-sailor all the way up to a 65′ Schooner that sailed the Pacific for a couple…
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We’ve all been there. Imagine you’re headed down the road, it’s a beautiful late afternoon up in the mountains. You’re in between towns and you’ve got just enough time to make it to your campsite and get everything set up…
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Memorial Day began after the Civil War as Decoration Day and was used to remember the fallen on BOTH sides of that tragic struggle. The South started recognition as early as 1866, with the North following suit two years later….
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