Texas Trip - By the Numbers [March 18, 2017 - May 1, 2017]

Padre Island National Seashore

Our Spring trip to Texas was a combination of beaches, mountains, history, state capitols, and visits with old friends and family members.  Oh, and don't forget the 3/4 of a million female bats.  Most of the time that we were in Texas it was very windy, which kept us nice and cool.  Once we got home, we spent months cleaning out fine sand that had been blown into the crevices in the motor home.  A free souvenir of an outstanding trip!  In keeping with our continued celebration of the National Park Service (Happy 101st Birthday!), we are including photos in this post of the 4 NPS units that we visited.

The Alamo National Historic Landmark

Here is our trip by the numbers:
4157 Miles traveled
45     Days on the road
19     Places stayed
10     Oil rigs - visited or viewed from shore
9       States visited - 3 of them for the first time in the motor home (Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas)
8       Friends/relatives visited
7       Beaches visited
4       National Parks visited (Happy 101st Birthday NPS!)
3      State Parks visited
3      Crawfish meals (yum!)
3      Barbecue meals (yum!)
2      State Capitol buildings
2      Bird sanctuaries
1      Kayak paddle
1      Petrified forest
1      Aircraft carrier
1      Presidential Library

Judge Parker's Courtroom, Fort Smith National Historic Site

Historic Bath Houses in Hot Springs National Park