The next few posts are going to be mostly photos because I don’t have much of a story to go with them. Think of it like Playboy, but without the nakedness. This one is about Port Aransas, locally known as “Port A”, an island in the gulf coast of Texas. … But, wait! There’s more…
Here are a few of the weird, wacky, and wonderful oddities found in and around Rockport, Texas.
A Big Tree? So big it gets a sign of it’s own? This is Texas – the tree must be really big!
Huh. Somehow I thought it would be bigger. (That’s what she said.)
Maybe it’s the angle? (That’s what he said.) Let’s try another view… (Baby, get closer to it…)
Nope, it’s not the angle. I mean, yes it is a ‘big tree’, but worthy of a sign and a fence? I don’t know.
But, wait! There's more...I’ve been in the Republic of Texas for only a few months now and I love it. For roughly ten years in the mid-1800’s, Texas was it’s own country known as the Republic of Texas with four presidential terms and three presidents. That’s your history lesson for the day. You’re … But, wait! There’s more…
Evidence of the Wild West is alive and well all over the southwestern states. Tributes to fallen outlaws and admired cowboys abound. Warren Earp, Rex Allen, and Koko the Horse are all buried in Willcox, Arizona.
But, wait! There's more...First, Tombstones in Tombstone and now a Dead Thing in Dragoon. (SPOILER ALERT: If you plan to see “The Thing?”, as advertised on the many signs along Highway 10 in Arizona, don’t read any further. They make an effort to keep The Thing? a secret until you get inside the … But, wait! There’s more…
A sign nearby says,
“On this spot the Earp and Clanton factions met on October 26, 1881 to settle the west’s most famous feud. Doc Holliday stopped on Fremont Street a few feet from where indicated. Here Frank and Tom McLaury finally dropped on Fremont Street. Billy Clanton died where he stood. Virgil and Morgan Earp were wounded.”
But, wait! There's more...The Ocean-to-Ocean Bridge was the only way to go coast to coast back in the day. The Ocean-to-Ocean Highway Bridge has spanned the Colorado River in Yuma, Arizona since 1915. If you were heading from coast to coast at that time, the Ocean-to-Ocean Bridge was the only place to cross … But, wait! There’s more…
For the first time in my adventures, I’m about to tell you of an “attraction” I will never again go to. Nope, it’s not Mexico. Not far from the border of Mexico, is the small town of Felicity, California, the self-proclaimed “Center of the World”. After a long road trip to … But, wait! There’s more…
Calipatria, in southern California, boldly claims to hold such distinctions as possessing the “World’s Tallest Flagpole” and being the “Lowest Down City Below Sea Level in the Western Hemisphere”. The population is around 7,700. That includes the 4,000 inmates at the Calipatria State Prison. If you’re as good at math … But, wait! There’s more…
When I escaped (and we won’t go into how, but we’ll just say he let me go), I went to the Salton Sea Beach.
And then I walked on the millions of dead fish that cover the shore.
Lemme esplain… (and you might not want to look at the pictures or go any farther if you’re eating lunch.)
Ok, but don’t say I didn’t warn you.
The Salton Sea Beach is on the eastern side of the Salton Sea in southern California. It’s a wonderful park and campground full of amenities. And the birdwatching is terrific.
But, wait! There's more...
