Small Roads, Big Views
Tuesday, December 28, 2021
Buc-ee's
Since it's Texas, we had to visit the world's largest convenience store: Buc-ee's, near New Braunfels. It is the size of a large supermarket, with over 200 gas pumps. The pictures don't really do it justice. Inside are convenience store products plus a deli. Here is the jerkey selection: And half of a Reuben sandwich we split:
Friday, December 24, 2021
Wednesday, December 22, 2021
Heading Back
We were sad to leave Big Bend, but we're on our way home. First stop is back to Marathon, where we enjoyed the star party last time. The adobe courtyard is decorated for Christmas:
Friday, December 17, 2021
More pictures near the River
The ruins of an adobe farmhouse, the chimney is built of petrified wood:
Thursday, December 16, 2021
The River at Last
After two weeks of fantastic mountains and desert, we made it to the Rio Grande. It's ... small. Between drought and both countries taking out lots of water, there isn't much flow. In all of these photos, the far side of the river is Mexico. Our first view:
Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Rock Formations
Seen on some of our hikes: All the water that falls into the Basin flows through this chute over a cliff. Another, much lower waterfall chute.
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