due to slow internet, travel days, and an untimely round of the stomach bug (is there ever really a timely round?), i’ve fallen behind on my big bend posts. allow me to take you back to last thursday. after a day off from exciting expeditions, mostly due to hazel being sick, we were back at […]
del rio, texas. (belated).
as i was going through pics for big bend, i realized that i never posted about our time in del rio, other than our visit to seminole canyon state park. we didn’t do a ton, partly because there wasn’t much to do but mostly because we all rotated through a terrible stupid cold. ok, without […]
big bend. balanced rock.
on tuesday (day four at big bend), we planned a desert hike. we attempted to get moving super early to avoid the afternoon high temps, which have been around 100° for most of our stay. we filled up with a bunch of water and drove over to grapevine hills trail. the drive itself was an […]
big bend. window view and junior rangers.
on monday, we started out by heading over to the main visitor center, panther junction, so the kids could work on part of their junior ranger book. anytime we leave our little corner of the park, we pass through this super cute tunnel (which has an even better view coming from the other direction). at […]
big bend. boquillas crossing.
on our trip the night before to boquillas canyon, we pulled down a side road that leads to a spot that you can cross the rio grande (legally) and go visit a little town in mexico, called boquillas del carmen. the crossing is only open wednesdays through sunday, so we decided to make a go […]
big bend. boquillas canyon.
we made the long haul from del rio to big bend last saturday. we wasted no time getting out and about and exploring. as soon as we were set up and settled in, we went back out to nearby boquillas canyon. (big bend is HUGE and nothing is actually very “near by” – but this […]
seminole canyon state park
yesterday, we made the long, boring drive to del rio, texas. there’s not much to do with the kids, but it’s a halfway point between where we were and big bend national park. there is, however, the amistad national recreational area right down the street, so we hopped over there to pick up a junior […]
art mania.
there has been a lot of drawing lately. no complaints here. all three kids, sitting quietly, following a youtube video, not fighting? i can even sometimes join in? it’s glorious. first up. our attempt at “draw so cute” stitch… anna: hazel: me (i like to color while they move on to a new character): hazel […]
medina lake, the second half.
our second half of our stay at medina lake has been pretty boring. we are tired of the long drive to go do things. so we have stuck around the camper mostly. not much to see here… some facetime with old friends. with a photobomber. we bought a new game. ticket to ride. the usa […]
one last trip to san antonio.
last sunday, we made one last mad dash into san antonio. we wanted to do a bit of river walking in the more downtown section of the river. and check out some shops and such. you know. and eat. one of the reasons we haven’t gone into town more is the insanity of the roadwork. […]