No. 1: One thing I've learned while being in Texas, Texans LOVE their state. I say, bring it on, Texas...your Dallas Cowboys and Houston Texans too! Wichita Falls, Texas 10.17.10
No. 2: Here at the Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar with over a dozen Steeler jerseys in Wichita Falls to watch the Steelers take down the Browns! Go Ben! Wichita Falls, Texas 10.17.10
No. 1: Everything's bigger in Texas, even "Big Tex", mascot of The State Fair of Texas. This State Fair is home of fried butter (eew!), fried margaritas (huh?), fried smores (yum!). State Fair of Texas, Dallas 10.16.10
No. 2: Steelers 3 and 1; Cowboys 1 and 3...enough said. (Nana-nana-na-na!) Chevy Truck Expo area, State Fair of Texas, Dallas 10.16.10
No. 3: Okay, I know this isn't the best photo, but walking back to my car in the parking lot, I found the smartest Texan at the State Fair! Notice Steeler antenna flag, Steeler sticker on back window, and Texas plate. Booyah! The State Fair of Texas, Dallas 10.16.10
No. 2: Getting our kicks on Route 66! Los Lunas, NM 10.15.10
No. 3: How do I loathe thee? Let me count the ways: blistering heat, stinky stock yards, pompous politicians, miles and miles of flat nothingness...and, oh yeah, the Cowboys and the Texans. Go Steelers! Farwell, Texas 10.15.10
No. 4: Okay, get this, only in Texas would they name a town "Earth". Driving into town we saw: "Welcome to Earth", the "Earth News", and, yes, the "Earth Police". Actually, this seems more like a California thing to do. Earth, Texas 10.15.10
No. 5: Everything's bigger in Texas, even bug splatters! Good thing we missed grasshopper season. Paducah, Texas 10.15.10
No. 6: Omg, look what's in my rearview mirror! It's a Texas Ranger (and I ain't talking baseball) with his lights on. Whew, only a warning. Doin' 75 in a 70mph...these Rangers are damn strict. Do as the big guy says! Cottle County, Texas 10.15.10
No. 1: Delicious shakes at "Mr. D's Route 66 Diner" along Historic Route 66. Kingman, Arizona
No. 2: Traveling Historic Route 66 between Kingman and Ash Fork, Arizona. Iconic Burma Shave safety messages (each on a separate sign) dot the highway: "Passing cars" "When you can't see" "Will give you a glimpse" "Of eternity" "Burma-Shave" Seligman, Arizona
No. 1: Sitting in this little oasis on "Hill 582", a railfan's paradise for watching Union Pacific and Burlington Northern Santa Fe trains that climb and descend this steep canyon. 100 or so trains per day. Woowoo! Cajon Pass, California 10.12.10
No. 1: The third morning camping at Van Damme State Park, we found a "California Sister" butterfly by our picnic table. On the coast south of Mendocino, California 10.7.10
No. 2: Early morning paddling on the Little River Bay, as it empties into the Pacific, at Van Damme State Park. Calm surf allowed us to make our first ocean kayak trip! Van Damme State Park, California. 10.07.10
No. 3: Second kayak trip of the day - low tide at Bodega Bay. Paddled with harbor seals in the channel, saw white pelicans and lots of other sea birds. Booyah! Bodega Bay, California 10.07.10
No. 1: Gearing up to kayak the Navarro River. Woohoo! Navarro State Park, California 10.6.10
No. 2: Enjoying some Sierra Nevada on our paddling trip on the Navarro River. Sorry Iron City! South of Mendocino, California10.6.10
No. 3: Natural arch in the rock formation at the beach of Navarro State Park. Low tide and beautiful! South of Mendocino, California 10.6.10
No. 4: Camping out at Van Damme State Park, named for Charles, not Jean Claude. On the coast near Mendocino, California. 10.6.10
No. 1: Say hey to San Francisco and goodbye to the 49ers! 10.2.10
No. 2: Alcatraz island seen from a San Francisco pier. Lock those Ravens up tomorrow and throw away the key! San Francisco, California 10.2.10
No. 3: Watching the fog rolling over the Golden Gate Bridge. Fog, the signature weather status of San Francisco. 10.2.10
No. 1: All I see around me is a sea of tie dye, dread locks, Bob Marley posters, and Grateful Dead t-shirts...and it smells sort of funny here :) San Francisco, California 10.2.10
