Blog posts associated with our RV trip
We started keeping track of dead animals for our amusement on this trip. We only saw skunks in Texas; they haven’t gotten the word that stench does not overcome gross tonnage. Clearly, the chicken has things to teach the skunks … Continued
Drove up and over Birmingham, past Huntsville, up to Chattanooga then down to Trenton GA. Lunch at Jefferson’s in Scottsboro, excellent food. Me a chicken avocado sandwich, Deb some shrimp tacos. We followed the Tennessee river valley, walled in by … Continued
Drove to Winfield AL via Corinth MS (Thai lunch at Blazing Noodlez, an excellent meal), Tupelo, Guin and Gu-win. Found the Tiffin service center and chatted with the other Wayfarer owners here for work on their rigs.
Woke to very cold temp, so we waited until 9am to get up. Outside was bright sunshine and 32 degrees. Got away at 10am. We took I-30 toward Memphis. This part of Arkansas is very wet and flat. Rice, soybeans … Continued
Drove to Arkadelphia AR. Lunch at the Rt67 Grill in the historic center of town. Good slaw and burgers. Refuel at Valero. Found a deserted Caddo Valley RV, which is a big/ flat gravel lot with very modern utilities pods. … Continued
Drove to Sulphur Springs TX. Jim woke at 0730 and made coffee, feeling some better. Shady Lake RV park is proximate to Walmart and cheaper fuel. We cooked and slept, snugly.
Drove to Weatherford TX, west of Ft. Worth. Stayed off interstate, instead driving through Ballinger/ Comanche/ Stephenville on US 67 and 322. Cut back up TX171 at Cresson to Weatherford. Pleasant drive, but rough road. Stayed at Weatherford / Fort … Continued
Drove away at 10am. Saw a vermillion flycatcher at a picnic stop just south of Alpine on TX-188. Fueled at Alpine. Took US-67 to San Angelo. Oil fields, solar farms and wind turbines as we crossed the Permian Basin. Fuel … Continued
We are away from Paisano by 9am, heading to Santa Elena canyon, which was cut by the action of the Rio Grande River. Arrived at park gate at 0930 and at the canyon by 1040. Up 2000 ft, down 2000 … Continued
Dumped tanks, then drove to the Terlingua ghost town. Not much to see in this ex-mining town (cinnabar that yields mercury). Terlingua Trading Post is a tourist attraction, with folks sitting on the porch to drink beer. We bought a … Continued