US Border Fence - California Desert

Not too far west of Felicity, the highway gets within a hundred yards or so of the US-Mexico border. You can see the boarder fence stretching for miles with a bit of a no man's land between it and theRead more
Not too far west of Felicity, the highway gets within a hundred yards or so of the US-Mexico border. You can see the boarder fence stretching for miles with a bit of a no man's land between it and theRead more
In the hot sands of the desert just west of Yuma, you will find Felicity California. It's official population is somewhere around 3. There you will find the official center of the world (as agreedRead more
Day 28 Miles: 558.8
Total Miles: 8,184.4
States: 28
Countries: 2
Our new second longest travel day. We added Arizona and New Mexico to our list of states today. However, we already counted Arizona onRead more
The Chamizal National Memorial is right in the boarder between the US and Mexico. Sitting within sight of the Bridge of the Americas connecting El Paso with Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. We decidedRead more
After 900 miles of driving and an exciting night, we will finally exit Texas later today. Whew...
It was a. Ice goodbye to see Texas shaped waffles at breakfast. 😊On the way out, we saw a sign forRead more
Day 27 Miles: 525.9
Total Miles: 7,625.6
States: 27
Countries: 2
We covered over 500 miles today and we didn't add any states to our list! Texas is huge!!! We had quite an adventure today. We canRead more
Ok, we had an adventure tonight. We almost ran out of gas in the middle of nowhere west Texas. There is not much out there and if you don't plan it right, you can be stuck between gas stations. It wasRead more
The river walk was not as we remembered. It didn't seem as pretty. Honestly, it smelled. It has the feel of something that used to be cute, but has gotten old and was not taken care of well. Don't getRead more
The Alamo was great experience. Jenn and I visited it back on our cross country road trip in '96. The area is more built up than it was back then. No surprise.
This time, there was an audio tour. IRead more
Waking up in Houston, it was hot! It was already 89 degrees at 9am! We stayed at a Hampton Inn by Hilton and due to the points we accumulated along the way, it was a free night! Jenn now has status!Read more