Hi Everyone,
While spending the night in a rest area in AZ, I noticed some billboard signs that had “Points of Interest” for that area. I made notes of things I wanted to see and headed out early that next morning.
I started at 5am making my way to my 1st stop- Tombstone, AZ. I am a “western movie nut” and have seen many movies over the years about this town. I thought it would be neat to go take a look at the real thing! I arrived just before sunrise. I parked my SUV and waited for the sun to rise so I could see everything. When it finally did get light enough, I started to laugh, as I noticed I parked right out front of the “OK Corral” !! (LOL)
The streets were mostly empty- with the exception of some folks heading to work, and buses getting ready to pick kids up for school. I strolled around the town and took several pictures. I will have to re-visit this area again. I want to check it out more thoroughly. It was very interesting peeking into the different shops they have there….but as it was so early -nothing was open!
After getting my quick view of Tombstone, I was once again on the road. The next stop was at an Old Mission.
This Mission was part of the National Park Service. The Mission San Jose’ De Tumac’acori was very old and I was surprised to see how much of the ruins had survived till now!
There was a school field trip at the mission while I was there….so needless to say they was a lot of energy filled children all over the place! LOL
I spent about 1 hr there…then I was back on the road to the 3rd and final place I wanted to check out before leaving AZ.
The 3rd stop was at The Tubac Presidio State Historic Park. Just outside the park entrance is a small artist village. There is many little art type businesses here. Things like pottery, quilts, sculptures and many, many more! Once inside the park, there was a whole lot to see and learn! It was more like a museum of that time period- you walked around through the different buildings and you would see artifacts from the time period -when the presidio was up and running. It was interesting to see all the items and to read about life back then. I spent about 1.5 hrs here- then got back on the road-I wanted to make California by night time.
For more info on Tumacacori: http://www.nps.gov/tuma/
For more info on Tubac Presidio: http://www.azstateparks.com/Parks/TUPR/index.html
When I hit California I came across a vast region of sand dunes- they were real pretty to look at. Then I hit the mountains again… by this time it started to storm and was getting dark fast. I kept looking for a place to stay for the night but nothing that I could afford was in this area, so I kept driving. I ended up in San Diego. I arrived about 7pm and started to try finding the hotel I had booked for when Dave arrived- I was a day early, but hoped they had a room available. Around 8pm I finally found it and I was very fortunate- they had my room vacant! So off to rest I went…it had been a very long day.
Well off to post this and the pictures that go with it. Will be back soon with more tales of me in San Diego! LOL Check back soon. Take care til then- Love Donna
Tombstone pictures # 01- 40
Mission pictures # 41-92
Presidio pictures #93- 176
SEE PICTURES IN ALBUM # 105: http://picasaweb.google.com/Pandadmd5880
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
1/22/08 Making my way out of TX going to CA
Hi Everyone…..
On January 22nd, 2008 I left San Angelo. I was finally heading out of Texas. I needed to be in San Diego, CA by 1/25/08 ,as my son Dave was flying out to meet me and spend 9 days checking out the sights with me.
As I was making my way out of TX …I passed thru El Paso. While driving I heard an ad on a local radio station, for a store in El Paso that had sports memorabilia. They specifically advertised having New England Patriots things…I thought this was very interesting considering this is Cowboys territory…and Texans take their football very seriously….they don’t take kindly to outsiders!! LOL So I decided to try and find this store. I followed the directions that the radio gave- and I was able to find the store with no problem. The name of this store is “ Xicali Imports”. I was checking things out- there was quite a variety of things here…one being sports memorabilia. I was looking for a vinyl Patriots sticker (to put on my back window to accompany my Boston Red Sox sticker that Bab’s had given me). I was having a hard time locating the sticker that I wanted and the young man behind the counter asked if he could help me find something…. I told he what I was looking for….he started to get all excited and said I have them right here (near the register). Come to find out this young mans name was Mike, and he and his brother were huge fans of Boston teams. They had been to MA and had really enjoyed themselves. Mike even mentioned that they had hoped to someday move out to MA. So we were talking sports Patriots then about the Red Sox…I had mentioned that my son Dave had gone to game 7 of the American League Champion Series….well Mike got real excited then!! He said me too !!! He went on to tell how he and his brother were there at the same game….he even showed me pictures on his blackberry that he had taken at the game. I told him I was traveling and that I would mention him and his store on my web blog. When I got back out to the parking lot I noticed a jeep that I had parked next to and started laughing out loud….I didn’t need three guesses to figure out who it belonged to…..as you will see in the pictures it must have belonged to Mike and he didn’t exaggerate he definitely does like MA !!! I was great meeting you Mike….I wish you well. If you ever find yourself stop in and say hi to Mike and take a look at the many interesting items they have in stock. They are located at: Xicali Imports :7824 North Loop Drive El Paso, TX 79915
Now was I making my way into New Mexico and I started get anxious… The last time I was in this state I had my car totaled by cows!! (see 3/27/07 blog) LOL It was starting to get late- I wanted to get into and out of NM before it got to dark….I made it thru with out incident - thank goodness!! I spent the night in a rest area in AZ.
Well I’m off the get my next entry ready….will be back soon- Love Donna
SEE PICTURES IN ALBUM #104:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Pandadmd5880
On January 22nd, 2008 I left San Angelo. I was finally heading out of Texas. I needed to be in San Diego, CA by 1/25/08 ,as my son Dave was flying out to meet me and spend 9 days checking out the sights with me.
As I was making my way out of TX …I passed thru El Paso. While driving I heard an ad on a local radio station, for a store in El Paso that had sports memorabilia. They specifically advertised having New England Patriots things…I thought this was very interesting considering this is Cowboys territory…and Texans take their football very seriously….they don’t take kindly to outsiders!! LOL So I decided to try and find this store. I followed the directions that the radio gave- and I was able to find the store with no problem. The name of this store is “ Xicali Imports”. I was checking things out- there was quite a variety of things here…one being sports memorabilia. I was looking for a vinyl Patriots sticker (to put on my back window to accompany my Boston Red Sox sticker that Bab’s had given me). I was having a hard time locating the sticker that I wanted and the young man behind the counter asked if he could help me find something…. I told he what I was looking for….he started to get all excited and said I have them right here (near the register). Come to find out this young mans name was Mike, and he and his brother were huge fans of Boston teams. They had been to MA and had really enjoyed themselves. Mike even mentioned that they had hoped to someday move out to MA. So we were talking sports Patriots then about the Red Sox…I had mentioned that my son Dave had gone to game 7 of the American League Champion Series….well Mike got real excited then!! He said me too !!! He went on to tell how he and his brother were there at the same game….he even showed me pictures on his blackberry that he had taken at the game. I told him I was traveling and that I would mention him and his store on my web blog. When I got back out to the parking lot I noticed a jeep that I had parked next to and started laughing out loud….I didn’t need three guesses to figure out who it belonged to…..as you will see in the pictures it must have belonged to Mike and he didn’t exaggerate he definitely does like MA !!! I was great meeting you Mike….I wish you well. If you ever find yourself stop in and say hi to Mike and take a look at the many interesting items they have in stock. They are located at: Xicali Imports :7824 North Loop Drive El Paso, TX 79915
Now was I making my way into New Mexico and I started get anxious… The last time I was in this state I had my car totaled by cows!! (see 3/27/07 blog) LOL It was starting to get late- I wanted to get into and out of NM before it got to dark….I made it thru with out incident - thank goodness!! I spent the night in a rest area in AZ.
Well I’m off the get my next entry ready….will be back soon- Love Donna
SEE PICTURES IN ALBUM #104:
http://picasaweb.google.com/Pandadmd5880
12/29/07 Arriving in San Angelo, TX
Hey Everyone……
Time for more updates!
On Dec 29th I arrived in San Angelo. I came here to visit with my friend Jullie. I took a couple of days to get rested then on Monday nite Jullie & I went out to her favorite karaoke bar. We had a great time.
The next few days I spent exploring San Angelo. I found it very similar to Killeen. A military town (Goodfellow AFB). There were a few things different here than in Killeen- one being there as a good sized University here, and the other there was an old section of town that dated back to the 1800’s when Fort Concho was “the military base”.
On Jan 12th, Jullie & I went to see a play at the Angelo Civic Theater. It was a musical called “I love you, You’re perfect, Now change!” The play was excellent…very funny. It took a look at relationships from being to end…from youth to the golden years.
Jullie and I also enjoyed dinner at Carino’s. They had delicious Italian food!
My next adventure was to Fort Concho, on January 15th. At the front desk was a very helpful young man whose name was Corey Robinson. Corey was very helpful and gave me a brief history of the Fort and made sure I had everything I needed to do my tour. I took the self tour, but they do have guided ones for those who choose them. It was very interesting seeing the fort…..not like I pictured forts in the west. There were a lot of artifacts to look at and read about. I found it especially comforting as I was walking from one building to the next. I got the sense of home while I was there…..It had to do with the structures themselves. They were made in the early 1800’s- The house I grew up in, was constructed in 1724- These building had the same creaky wooden floors and stairs. Also the door frames and thresholds looked the same….it sort of was like being back home in Hanover. We owned that house from 1962 - 1994, when Mom moved to Taunton.
For more information about Fort Concho please see: http://www.fortconcho.com/
Next on January 19th, I went to see a place called Buffalo Gap. When I got up to go here it was very early and there had been a deep freeze overnight. I was wishing for my ice scraper! (LOL) Within a few minutes of the defrosters being on I was on my way. I saw a beautiful sunrise as I head north. It didn’t quite take me as long I thought it would…and when I got there most of the things around there were not open. I went and grabbed a cup of coffee, and found a flea market opening up. This flea market is opened on the 3rd weekend of every month. There were not a lot of tables open as this was the 1st event of the new year and it was mighty chilly. But there was quite a bit of space for tables so during the spring and summer - I’m sure this quite a big event.
I went back to the Buffalo Gap Historic Village around 10am. They had just opened, so I was first customer for the day. This is a small village set up in approx. 1 acre site. It is a village set up to depict 50 years of Texas history in the area. It is divided into 3 areas the 1880’s, early 1900’s and 1925 era. This was a self guided tour- with the use of information wands. You punch in the number of the site you are looking at and there is a recorded description of what you are seeing. It was a very informative site. If you’d like more information about this area see: http://www.buffalogap.com/
I was starting to end my time in Texas….It was time to get moving again.
I want to say thank you to Jullie for having me stay with her. I enjoyed my visit with her very much. I also enjoyed meeting a few of her friends…..a special thanks to Niki and her husband Harland for making me feel welcome.
It was now January 22nd and I was back on the road again…..My new destination was San Diego, CA. Needed to be there by the 25th as my son Dave was flying in to meet me there and spend 9 days visiting.
Well I’m off to get the next entry ready….I hope you enjoy the pictures of San Angelo- With love-Donna
PICTURES 1-2 ~~~~JULLIE
3-58 ~~~FT. CONCHO
59-184~~ BUFFALO GAP
SEE PICTURES IN ALBUM #103:http://picasaweb.google.com/Pandadmd5880
Time for more updates!
On Dec 29th I arrived in San Angelo. I came here to visit with my friend Jullie. I took a couple of days to get rested then on Monday nite Jullie & I went out to her favorite karaoke bar. We had a great time.
The next few days I spent exploring San Angelo. I found it very similar to Killeen. A military town (Goodfellow AFB). There were a few things different here than in Killeen- one being there as a good sized University here, and the other there was an old section of town that dated back to the 1800’s when Fort Concho was “the military base”.
On Jan 12th, Jullie & I went to see a play at the Angelo Civic Theater. It was a musical called “I love you, You’re perfect, Now change!” The play was excellent…very funny. It took a look at relationships from being to end…from youth to the golden years.
Jullie and I also enjoyed dinner at Carino’s. They had delicious Italian food!
My next adventure was to Fort Concho, on January 15th. At the front desk was a very helpful young man whose name was Corey Robinson. Corey was very helpful and gave me a brief history of the Fort and made sure I had everything I needed to do my tour. I took the self tour, but they do have guided ones for those who choose them. It was very interesting seeing the fort…..not like I pictured forts in the west. There were a lot of artifacts to look at and read about. I found it especially comforting as I was walking from one building to the next. I got the sense of home while I was there…..It had to do with the structures themselves. They were made in the early 1800’s- The house I grew up in, was constructed in 1724- These building had the same creaky wooden floors and stairs. Also the door frames and thresholds looked the same….it sort of was like being back home in Hanover. We owned that house from 1962 - 1994, when Mom moved to Taunton.
For more information about Fort Concho please see: http://www.fortconcho.com/
Next on January 19th, I went to see a place called Buffalo Gap. When I got up to go here it was very early and there had been a deep freeze overnight. I was wishing for my ice scraper! (LOL) Within a few minutes of the defrosters being on I was on my way. I saw a beautiful sunrise as I head north. It didn’t quite take me as long I thought it would…and when I got there most of the things around there were not open. I went and grabbed a cup of coffee, and found a flea market opening up. This flea market is opened on the 3rd weekend of every month. There were not a lot of tables open as this was the 1st event of the new year and it was mighty chilly. But there was quite a bit of space for tables so during the spring and summer - I’m sure this quite a big event.
I went back to the Buffalo Gap Historic Village around 10am. They had just opened, so I was first customer for the day. This is a small village set up in approx. 1 acre site. It is a village set up to depict 50 years of Texas history in the area. It is divided into 3 areas the 1880’s, early 1900’s and 1925 era. This was a self guided tour- with the use of information wands. You punch in the number of the site you are looking at and there is a recorded description of what you are seeing. It was a very informative site. If you’d like more information about this area see: http://www.buffalogap.com/
I was starting to end my time in Texas….It was time to get moving again.
I want to say thank you to Jullie for having me stay with her. I enjoyed my visit with her very much. I also enjoyed meeting a few of her friends…..a special thanks to Niki and her husband Harland for making me feel welcome.
It was now January 22nd and I was back on the road again…..My new destination was San Diego, CA. Needed to be there by the 25th as my son Dave was flying in to meet me there and spend 9 days visiting.
Well I’m off to get the next entry ready….I hope you enjoy the pictures of San Angelo- With love-Donna
PICTURES 1-2 ~~~~JULLIE
3-58 ~~~FT. CONCHO
59-184~~ BUFFALO GAP
SEE PICTURES IN ALBUM #103:http://picasaweb.google.com/Pandadmd5880
Friday, October 17, 2008
Tranferring of Blog Complete!!
Hi Everyone,
As most of you know I was having problems with my AOL blog account. I wasn't able to resolve them and started to look for a new home for my blogs. I found this blog site and I really liked it. I'm not able to put all my pictures on here like the old site, but they provide a program to post pictures for users. In all of my blogs I list a link for this site, so that you can view the pictures I have taken.
After I had found this site AOL announced that they were closing down their blog site- so this is for the best!!
I now plan to finish updating my blogs- I had been holding off until I found "New Home". I have many blogs from January 2008 til present day.... including my last days in TX and my travels to CA, then my route back to MA.....I will try to have everything completely up-to-date by the end of November...so please check back and often for the latest blogs and pictures....Until next time take care everyone!!- Love Donna
As most of you know I was having problems with my AOL blog account. I wasn't able to resolve them and started to look for a new home for my blogs. I found this blog site and I really liked it. I'm not able to put all my pictures on here like the old site, but they provide a program to post pictures for users. In all of my blogs I list a link for this site, so that you can view the pictures I have taken.
After I had found this site AOL announced that they were closing down their blog site- so this is for the best!!
I now plan to finish updating my blogs- I had been holding off until I found "New Home". I have many blogs from January 2008 til present day.... including my last days in TX and my travels to CA, then my route back to MA.....I will try to have everything completely up-to-date by the end of November...so please check back and often for the latest blogs and pictures....Until next time take care everyone!!- Love Donna
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