Month: February 2021
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Texas Episode 4: Stormy McWinterstormface, 2021
February 10 – 22, 2021 We have the ability to travel anywhere in the world but we ended up stuck here, smack dab in the middle of a natural disaster. The Kemp I finished reading the book, Empire of the Summer Moon by S.C. Gwynne during our first few day in the hill country. I…
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Texas Episode 3: Fredericksburg and Cycling the Texas Hill Country
February 3 – 15 Our drive north to Fredricksburg wasn’t all that interesting. We saw the usual large ranches, herds of beef (with all their legs), and goats and sheep. We passed roads named Rifle and towns named Geronimo, all quintessential Texas. The roads got hillier and the trees changed from short oaks to short…
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Texas Episode 2: Goliad – Small Town, Big History
February 1 – 3, 2021 Travel Journal Our plan was to move inland, away from the coast and into the area of Texas between Austin and San Antonio known as the Texas Hill Country. Fredricksburg is the town that Lysette wanted to visit for cycling so it became our destination. We needed one stop on…
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Texas Episode 1: Port Arthur, Sea Rim State Park, & Galveston
January 29 – February 1, 2021 My impression of Texas entering the state was as a massively large southern state, hugely full of itself with big oil, large ranches, dual axel pick up trucks, huge belt buckles, 10 gallon hats, and strong egos. What I have learned is the state of Texas, although still a large…
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Louisiana: Palmetto State Park
January 26 – January 29 Our time in the state was brief. Most people think of New Orleans when they think of Lousiana but this town wasn’t in our plans. I have spent my share of time there with college football, watching UGA lose their national championships hopes to Pittsburg with a Dan Marino last…
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Mississippi Territory
January 16, 2021 – January 26, 2021 This is a bonus Travels With Toohey History Moment. Something that has always interested me about Mississippi and Alabama were that they were close to being mirror images of each other. This got me thinking about why? My research found that both states were a part of the…