A Ride Around Houston
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Giraffe Drool at Fossil Rim
Fossil Rim Wildlife Center is 1800 acres of animals animals animals (over 1000, representing 50 or so species). Although we love animals, most of you know neither of us likes zoos much. The drive-through style can be almost as sad as the cages, but Fossil Rim has lots of space for addax, bongo and the […]
Dinosaur Valley
Located just outside Glen Rose, TX, Dinosaur Valley State Park reportedly has some of the best preserved dinosaur tracks in the world! (The 70-foot Apatosaurus and 45-foot Tyrannosaurus Rex above were built under commission of the Sinclair Oil Company for the New York World’s Fair Dinosaur Exhibit of 1964 – 1965 . . . they haven’t […]
Granbury
We spent our few days off (making up for working the weekend) in Granbury and the surrounding area. Granbury is a town of about 7,600. It was settled in the mid-1800s, and many of the buildings in the historic town square look much the same as they did when the town was up and coming. […]
Big Tex
Texas State Fair History The Texas State Fair has been held at the same site, Fair Park (itself a National Historic Landmark), since 1886. Our visit was the second day of the month-long fair, but we arrived pretty early so the crowds weren’t too bad until people started arriving for the Grambling State vs. Prairie View game […]
Sixth Floor Museum in Dallas, TX
The Sixth Floor Museum The former Book Depository in Dealey Plaza, downtown Dallas, TX, houses the Sixth Floor Museum. Each exhibit chronicles the events leading up to John F. Kennedy’s assassination. The museum’s permanent exhibit includes film, audio, photos, some Kennedy family history and lots of other artifacts. One highlight is the sniper’s perch, where police […]
Hueco Tanks
The Hueco Tanks State Historical Site lies about 30 miles northeast of El Paso. We had seen a preview of the general area when we arranged to go to the home of a nice fellow who races his dragster at the El Paso Speedway, and also happens to be the local distributor of Sunoco race fuel. […]
It’s a tough life, but someone’s got to live it…
Padre Island Day Trip: Tough Day at the Office
Our job as mobile marketing tour managers has a number of perks. When we’re on a contract, we’re on-call 24/7, but when we have a day off, it’s always somewhere new. No matter where, or how tired we are, we try and make the most of these days by exploring whatever’s nearby. A Day-Trip […]
A True Redneck: RockOn! in Dallas
Obviously unprepared for the climate change, we arrived in Dallas from Milwaukee/Chicago. (Don’t worry, Mom, it looks worse than it is.) We’ve finished the first two weeks of a new mobile marketing tour, and not a drop of rain! It’s been sunny and in the high 80s the whole time. Shopping this weekend will definitely […]