Texas is not known for its public lands and for the expedition enthusiast that just wants to get out, away from the city and dry camp on public land for a day or two, the options are limited. The State does have nice state parks hidden away that make nice diversions from staying home. Warning![…]
A little piece of the tropics lies south of Luling off I-10 between San Antonio and Houston. Palmetto State Park is a great get away if you don’t have much time for an expedition. The park is named after the dwarf palmetto plant and there are so many it feels like you’re in Jurassic Park. The[…]
Will they believe me if I don’t have pictures or the pictures I have aren’t very good? There are so many phone pictures that just don’t come out and the Tortuga was looking for something better. Great pictures, durable, easy to use and easy to transfer to the computer were just part of the list[…]
The Gelandewagen is finally coming home to the Tortuga Toy Box. It has been 14 long months, but the makeover was not totally complete — she needed a few final few details. As with any old truck, there are hundreds of details to chase and the last two on the initial rehab list were the[…]