Plenty to see in the fall

Plenty to see in the fall

Over the course of the days, we spent at my brother’s, there was so much to find. Here in this post are more of those things! 300 years of tree rings show just how badly hurricanes have soaked the Carolinas Rethinking How We Celebrate American History—Indigenous Peoples’ Day No Nobel Prizes in Science Went to…

My brother’s place

My brother’s place

My brother and family live on five acres in the Chihuahuan Desert. His place abuts a fifty thousand acres ranch. Just how cool is that! On our last full day, we spend the day at his house exploring. And he took us in his ATV up to the top of a nearby hill as well….

Laguna Prieta Trail II

Laguna Prieta Trail II

This was a fun trail but what I did not tell you yesterday was that we took many wrong turns before we found the real Laguna Prieta Trail. Because of the wrong turns, we saw many picnic table areas and the trail that followed along side the road. The navigator (me), finally picked the right…

Laguna Prieta Trail

Laguna Prieta Trail

We enjoyed the park so much the day before, we decided to go again. We had plenty more trails to choose from! This post is all on the Laguna Prieta Trail. So my brother and his wife decided to come along with us this time. They had not been before because it had always had…

More pictographs

More pictographs

We spent several hours in the afternoon walking the trails. And this was the only portion you were allowed to go as a self tour. To see the other pictographs in the park, you must go with a park guide. Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see,…

Datura and the moth

Datura and the moth

We were heading to visit my family. They live east of El Paso. We had wanted to go in June, but by that time it was already too hot. It is perfect now. Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know.

Along the road

Along the road

As we travel along the roads when we stop there is always stuff to find. You may have to look harder with all the mowing they do at the rest areas, but stuff is there. Here is some of what I found at the Ranger Safety Rest Area (I-20). Keep looking! The more you know,…

Night crew

Night crew

After the sun goes down, a whole new night crew shows up at Monahans! Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know

Monahans

Monahans

State parks are wonderful! And when we are out west, we almost always stay overnight at Monahans Sandhills State Park. We just love all that sand! Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know.