The second natural spring was the hot spring in Big Bend National Park. Big Bend National Park is one of my favorite parks and I have visited many times, you can check out my past visits on previous blog posts. The hot spring in Big Bend is located next to the Rio Grande in... Continue Reading →
West Texas Water Tour_ Fort Clark Springs
While Texas can be extremely hot and dry, the secret to stay cool is the cold springs and the secret to relaxation is the hot springs. In January 2017, as a far well tour before I left the country for a few years, my friends and I decided to do what we called the "West... Continue Reading →
Big Bend National Park November 2015
Got back to Big Bend National Park over Thanksgiving 2015. No mountain lion sightings but we did see some bears. I did my favorite hike in a new order: Blue Creek Canyon up to South Rim and then down Pinnacles. The hoodoos in Blue Creek Canyon were gorgeous in the morning sun and the grasses on... Continue Reading →
Tips for walking The Camino Part 3- My Favorites
A few of my favorite places on the Camino. Trabadelo: Albergue Camino y leyenda- one of my favorite places; Pio and Ana were wonderful and place was so tranquil. Astorga- I would like to go back as we didn't have much time here. Palace designed by Gaudi is here. If you go the Samos route-... Continue Reading →
Tips for walking The Camino Part 2- What to Pack
Keep your pack as light as possible... Most of you won't be using a donkey to carry your supplies so keeping the weight to a minimum will really help your feet out. While we were in Spain, the weather on the Camino was mostly between 63F and 46F (17C and 7C) and usually a chance of... Continue Reading →
Tips for walking The Camino Part 1
Here is first post of my tips for walking The Camino, or really for any long trek. More to come as I have time to post. There is no right way or wrong way; choose what works for you. There are many paths to Santiago de Compostella and there are many ways to get there. You can... Continue Reading →
Walking the Camino
In April 2015, I journeyed to Spain to walk the Camino Frances with my mom. We walked from Leon to Santiago de Compostella, spent time in Fisterre and walked on to Muxia. Being able to take this time with mom was so wonderful. The Camino is a pilgrimage walk to to the cathedral in Santiago... Continue Reading →
West Texas Art
While traveling in West Texas in January, I came across lots of great public/street art. I like street art and reuse art and look for it whenever I travel. The largest set is a trail of art called "One Man's Junk Art Trail" and is outside Alpine, Texas. Read more about the artist, Harry Weekley... Continue Reading →