“Nothing” as in a hole… in a rock… or a window in a rock: Window Rock. Located in the national capital of the Navajo Nation of Window Rock on the Arizona side of the Arizona/New Mexico border.
Replicating Zane Grey
Zane Grey was disappointed in the cabin he commissioned on the Mogollon Rim (pronounced muggy-own). He expected a log cabin, but got a New England style cottage because the builder figured he was an Easterner. (Ok, he was born in Ohio.)
Signs and Wonders
I wonder about some of these road signs.
Fort Lancaster
Fort Lancaster was fairly short-lived, opening before the Civil War, abandoned during, and re-manned as a sub-post of Fort Stockton. After the Civil War, it was manned by Buffalo Soldiers (black troops, white officers).
Easter Island to Stonehenge
In Texas you can go from Easter Island to Stonehenge is just a few steps. The replica of England’s Stonehenge is dubbed Stonehenge II and it is not broken like the original. Of course, those aren’t real stones either – there plaster on wire mesh. Everyone asks how I find these memorable locations. OK, one person asked once. There’s an app for that!
Witty Museum
San Antonio’s Witte Museum was an interesting diversion. Not pronounced WIT. Not pronounced WITTY. It’s WITT -E. There was a room stuffed with Texas animals. Right, the animals were stuffed, too.
Train Ride
The Texas Transportation Museum in San Antonio is mostly about trains. We visited between shuttling Mark between baseball venues. One of those trips involved a pleasant conversation with a police officer.
Mount Olympus
Ok, not Mount Olympus, Olympic National Park. There were animals, waterfalls, gift shops, but no view from the top.
(Not Star) Trek
Northwest Trek features animals native to Washington. A short drive from Kim and Bob’s, Northwest Trek includes over 720 acres of free roaming and exhibited animals. The fox, bobcat, and cougar did not come out of hiding, but there were plenty of other critters to see.
Tiptoe
April is tulip season in Washington’s Skagit Valley. The weather was great so we didn’t have to tiptoe through the tulips… with apologies to Tiny Tim. (Actuality I listened to his rendition of Tiptoe through the Tulips and concluded that no apology is merited.) We drove through the area a bit and visited Tulip Town.