We decided to make a big push home so we could make a stop in Colorado. So we drove about 10 hours on Friday with an interesting stop for lunch. Buzz was in the mood for some Chicken Fried steak before we left the South. So we got off the Interstate at the only decent…

So today was supposed to be the hottest day of the week so we decided to go for a dip. But first, back to Franklin’s Barbecue. We pull up and the line was as long as it was on Saturday but it seemed less “dense”. So we got in line and the manager comes out…

Austin….what an interesting town. First off, it is much bigger than we expected. It is quite a large city (almost a million people) and it has so many attractions, music venues, and restaurants, it is a little overwhelming at first. We checked into our clean but very, very dated condo on Lake Travis which is…

A 30 minute drive through the surprisingly beautiful countryside led us to the Palo Duro Canyon State Park. (Side note: I say “surprisingly beautiful” because my only impression of Texas is Houston….in the summer. All I remember is flat, you could see forever, and hot, the whole atmosphere shimmering with the heat. I thought I…