When camping at Monahans Sandhills in Texas, I woke up before sunrise and walked out on the dunes. It was dead quiet and seemed like I was the only human on earth. The sun rose slowly with a orangish-red glow and created the most incredible … Read More →
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Panos of West Texas
(click each image to open large panoramas) Texas state road 652 headed west to the New Mexico state line and the Guadelupe Mountains. Texas state road 652 headed west to the New Mexico state line and the Guadelupe Mountains (HDR image) Devil’s Hall Trail in … Read More →
Stonehenge, Odessa, TX
We ran across this Texas oddity by complete accident. I pulled off I-20 at Odessa to let Trey take have a bathroom break and noticed a little sign with a stonehenge icon on it and an arrow pointing north. I headed that way and did … Read More →
Ghost Town: Orla, TX
On the way to the Guadalupe Mountains we passed through this little West Texas ghost town.
Monahans Sandhills State Park, TX
We pulled into Monahans Sandhills State Park after dark and set up camp. Trey went to sleep not realizing how big the sandbox he would get to play in was going to be. Before sunrise I got up and headed to the top of a … Read More →
Abilene, TX
Our stop in this town was to see our friend Emily Peters who works as a reporter for the Abilene newspaper. From 2007 to 2009, I worked with Emily who was a part of the IMB’s West Africa media team. Since her return to US … Read More →
Dallas Fountains & JFK
After the cattle drive in Fort Worth we swung by downtown Dallas where we let the kids cool off in a fountain (it was about 100 degrees with no cloud cover). Not only did they enjoy it, but so did all the business men & … Read More →
Texas Cattle Drive
The first place the McBs took us was to the old stockyard in downtown Fort Worth. Twice a day they have a little cattle drive re-enactment where several cowboys (and a cowgirl) herd a bunch of longhorns around the block. It takes some real skill … Read More →
Monahans Sandhills Photos
Here are some more photos from our day at Monahans Sandhills State Park in Texas.