blog 02-22-20 Home I left Roswell in a freezing fog not knowing if this was a good move. The gloomy weather of the last 2 days has gotten to me so I would do anything to find the sun. The temp was hovering between 32 and 33 but just 50 miles west the temps were warmer and the sun was shinning. As I drove a little higher in elevation the trees and shrubs were ice coated and there were icicles hanging from the road signs. Oh dear, did I make a mistake... I slowed and watched for bridges but the ground was not yet frozen so I soldered on. Through the mountain pass there was snow on the hillsides but the fog had lifted so I felt safer. The other side of the mountain the sun ... read more

blog 02-17-20 Lunch and Museums in Roswell We had a nice slow start to the day with the second cup of coffee enjoyed in the sun outside. This is the first time on my southern trip that it was warm and nice enough to be in the open air, delightful! I left about 11am to meet Lynne in Roswell for lunch at a Mexican restaurant that had 4 1/2 stars and lots of enthusiastic reviews. The menu was extensive and they had a buffet too so choosing what to eat was not an easy decision. Lynne had a port dish that she said was the best she had ever eaten, keeping in mind she lives in the southwest most of the time. I had an equally enjoyable meal with shredded beef, my favorite but not always ... read more

blog 02-16-20 Bottomless Lakes State Park, NM I can't believe it's almost a week since my last report. I have been doing a lot of driving then sight seeing so I'm tired at the end of the day. It took 3 days in all to cross Texas. I followed rt 380 most of the way and it was an interesting 2 lane, 70 to 75 mph speed limit, straight highway traveling through small towns USA. There might be as many as 2 traffic lights through town, super wide streets and old local stone buildings dating back to early 1800s. One town had a metal smith living there and each street sign had a work of art on the corner pole with the name of the street. Picture We stayed one night in Post, TX in a ... read more

blog 02-09-20 Travel Days I left Carrabella and the Gulf of Mexico about 9:30 and headed west then north then west again. The area I covered had been severely damaged in 2018 by hurricane Michael that made landfall as a category 5 hurricane, making a direct hit on Mexico Beach. That area still hasn't recovered and as I headed inland the damage was profound. There were miles of pine trees just snapped off about 15ft from the base, houses, if still standing, had blue tarp roofs, and many trees especially along interstate 10 were just uprooted. The maintenance man at Ho Hum Campground where I was staying told me that after the storm there was nothing at the campground but wires and pipes sticking out at every angle. It took a yr for the to put ... read more

blog 02-03-20 Wakulla Springs The weather forecast is bleak later in the week so now is the time to get to the places I wanted to visit. Wakulla Springs has been inhabited by humans for nearly 15,000 yrs starting with Paleo-Indian times. The spring is a first magnitude spring with a flow of 200-300 Million gallons per day and forms the Wakulla River. It was once so clear that glass bottom boats were a regular attraction but now the waters are too cloudy to see more than 20 ft. below. The water flows from a cave connected to the FL aquifer system and 190 ft into that cave mastodon bones have been seen. The spring was purchased by Edward Bell in 1934 and developed as an attraction focusing on the preservation of wildlife and surrounding habitat. ... read more