The Tortuga found itself at the Guadalupe Mountains National Park on July 24 for a climb to Guadalupe Peak, the highest peak in Texas, at an elevation of 8,749 feet. The RV parking area at the Pine Springs campground is just that – a parking lot, but with a nice view and very close to[…]
Quick stop at Balmorhea state park to swim. A gathering of more humans in one place than the Tortuga tends to like, but it was a lovely spot and an incredible display of the aquifer’s power. Watching fish swim, kids jumping off the high dive, and yes, scuba divers training in the 30 ft[…]
I know I have said it before and I will say it again. It takes almost forever to get across the Republic of Texas. But that is what the Tortuga has to do to find some tall pines in the cool air of the Rockies. The plan is to go swimming at Balmorhea State Park[…]
The Barton Creek greenbelt is a treasure near downtown Austin if you’re interested in a get away that is not far away. On a beautiful spring day, we hiked the entire 7.9 mile long trail, considered to be one of the top 10 best hiking trails in Texas for good reason, snaking through more than 800 acres of centrally[…]