Heading to Texas

We've not seen much of Texas, so last year we started planning a trip to tour the second largest state in the Union. Since Barb and I don't like hot and humid weather, we decided to go there in March before the heat sets in. We will also be visiting friends in Arizona (the same good folks we visited in Alaska who winter in AZ) and a short trip up to the Grand Canyon to see it in snow before we head south to San Antonio.

This plan has caused a few problems. First, there is the snow and the snow and the snow. After the last big snow, 15", I snow-blowed a path from the motorhome in the back yard to the driveway. At that time, the ground was frozen and would have been a good time to drive it out. However, I procrastinated and ended up getting stuck in the mud last Wednesday after a rain/snow event melted the ground. Luckily I was only 10 feet from the driveway and used the old Ford van to pull it out. Wednesday night another snow storm moved in and quickly became a blizzard, which is coming to an end as I write this on Friday. I cleared the driveway this morning and it is melting nicely now that the temperature has risen to 38 degrees.

Barb is a little reluctant to leave on Monday because of all the snow, but I think the roads will be just fine by then. Hopefully, by the time we get a couple hours down the road, we should be in good shape.

If you want to follow along on the map, we will be taking I78 to I81 to I40 to Flagstaff, AZ. After we see the Canyon, we'll head south to Phoenix via I17 and then I10 to San Antonio. Of course, there will be many stops along the way as we travel through Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Arizona.

Hope you enjoy our trip with us,

Ron & Barb