Geo: 29.3285, -103.205We arrived just about the time the Campground Hosts were making there rounds. We shared a laugh about a story they had told us about when we were there last. I had asked if the mountain lions had been around sighted lately and he said that recently a man of asian descent had knocked vigorously on his RV door, shouting 'llountain lion, llountain lion' . When he calmed down he told the story of walking into the restroom whose door had been propped open due to the summer heat and drought. There in a stall drinking from a toilet was a huge mountain lion.They suggested we try a site that was a former campground host site and it worked out perfectly.We were very close to the campground perimeter, experienced another of the World Class ... read more

Geo: 30.3586, -103.665 Marathon Alpine TerlinguaGot up the next morning and decided to eat at Johnny B's right next to the Gage. Good old food that is not really good for you but good tasting while it is hot. Stuffed ourselves and then we set off. We went to the French Grocer to check out what they had to offer and bought a few things but the produce section was not very full and this was what we needed the most of so decided to head to Alpine to see what we could find there.Enjoyed the ride and looking at the changing scenery as it flew past. The sun was shining and it was beautiful and got there and got to the store. Did your shopping and of course find many more things to buy than ... read more

Geo: 30.2676, -97.743Miscellaneous pictures from the time between Costa Rica and Big BendSpent February, March and part of April at our place in the Texas Hill Country town of Llano.It is a nice place to bicycle, enjoy wildflowers along the side of the road and go and hear nice music at the Badu House on Thursday "Texas Music Night."We did get a few repairs done and were glad to see the rain that helped keep our pecan trees healthy.... read more

Geo: 9.74892, -83.7534Set in the cloud forest above the village of San Gerardo de Rivas is the lovely Cloudbridge ReserveAfter our lunch at the Talamanca Lodge, we decided to hike on further and see how far we got. We are in better shape this year and were able to make it all the way to Cloudbridge!We went to Cloudbridge twice while we were in San Gerardo de Rivas last time and on one of the times we went on an extensive hike with Adam around Cloudbridge and to the far waterfalls and areas they are working on recovering.Part of the Cloudbridge philosophy is to protect the area from poachers and to stop farming and allow for the regrowth of the plants and trees that once grew there. They are also planting trees and vegetation so they ... read more

Geo: 9.74892, -83.7534Decided to break up the trip back to San Jose by stopping at our favorite stopover, the Roca Dura in San Gerardo de Rivas.With ease and calm we made it on the 9:00 a.m. bus from Puerto Jimenez heading to San Isidro de General. The driver did hit us up for extra because we had more than one bag apiece to put under. Small price to pay to not have to keep up with it. Once again as we left town am reminded how important the bus is to people who have to depend on it for their transportation. As a result the first part of the trip was slow going, with people getting on and off the bus.After several hours had a 20 minute stop at a big truck stop style place with ... read more