Road Trips

Life in South Texas

     Our workamping duties, every eighth day, have given us lots of time to explore the tip of Texas. There are several State Parks that are part of the World Birding Center. We’ve seen some species of birds that are found only in this part of the country, along with javelinas and armadillos. We began [...]

Day Trips in the Rio Grande Valley, 2008-2009

 MEXICO:
     Alamo, Texas is our home for the winter. The nearest entry into Mexico is PROGRESSO, TX about a 30-minute drive. We made this trip four or five times, parking on the Texas side and walking across the bridge to Nuevo Progresso, Mexico.

Buffalo Bill’s Wild West

     We had been to Cody before but, enjoyed the museum there so much that we wanted to visit it one more time. The Buffalo Bill Historical Center is five museums in one, and your admission pays for two days in a row. The Buffalo Bill Museum has historical displays about the life of Bill [...]

Yellowstone National Park

     How fortunate that Dubois is only a couple of hours from the Tetons, and Yellowstone…truly in our backyard this summer. We decided to treat ourselves to one night at the Old Faithful Inn, early in the season before the “hordes” arrived. It was so relaxing to sit in the immense lobby drinking tea and [...]

Road Trips-Summer 2008

As you can see, Wheel-Around has a brand new look! Bruce/Number One Son/Website Designer has decreed that Mom and Dad must enter the 21st century with Blogging. We’ll try.
As our summer in Dubois, Wyoming is coming to an end, we will review some of the adventures we had on our days off. The work schedule [...]