SIGHTS AND SCENTS POSTED FROM THE HILL COUNTRY OF TEXAS THAT INCLUDE THE WORLD
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In July and August of 2002 we traveled from Las Vegas, NV to Alaska and back. Two months and 9000 miles. We had a great time but were really ready to sleep in a bed that did not move by the time we got back. We traveled North up Interstate 15 from Las Vegas to … Read more
In 2003 , ye old Texas Skunk along with Ms Skunk took a cruse through the Panama Canal. These are a few of the photos taken. We departed Miami at sunset…….. …….on this very large Carnival Curse Liner. It was the first time it had been through the canal and they were not sure it … Read more
In August 2004 the Skunk crawled into the entrance of the Oregon Caves, located in the extreme southwest corner of the state. Elijah Davidson, the first known man to enter Oregon Caves National Monument, entered in pursuit of his favorite dog Bruno and a bear in late November of 1874.Oregon Caves is a solutional cave, … Read more
I was on a safari in South Africa in April-May of 2009. I visited the Hluhluwe Game Preserve and the Kruger National Park. I landed at Richard’s Bay to start my African Safari. Was picked up by my guide at the airport along with two other travers and we headed for the Mpila camp in … Read more
In May, 2012 The Texas Skunk visited Guayaquil, the Galapagos Islands, and Quito Ecuador. To allow easier viewing this trip is further divided into several sections. Please click on the section desired below to view An interesting note is that Ecuador uses US paper currency. They also use our $1.00 coin and our penny. They have their own … Read more
More Hill Country Links at the bottom of this Page. Scroll down We occasionally have some backyard visitors.Click below for some film clips of them.Give them time to load. Time will dependon your download speed capability. The B&W ones were shot with a game camera using IR illumination These videos were all shot in my back yard. … Read more
We flew into Shanghai on April 10, 2013 and spent a couple of days there. We flew from Shanghai to Yichang where we boarded a river cruise ship and powered up the Yangtze River for several very enjoyable days visiting sites along the river. We navigated the Three Gorges dam via 5 locks. We disembarked in Chongqing … Read more
Guns do not kill people. People Kill People: I have never known a case of a gun, on its own, hunting down and killing anyone. McVeigh and Nichols killed 168 people and injured over 800 without firing a shot. They used fertilizer and diesel oil. I can find no evidence that they were even armed. … Read more
The Skunk and wife left Texas on May 28th and headed for the Northwest. Our route took us through SE Utah where there are many beautiful and interesting rock formations. We had a limited time schedule to get to the Oregon Coast for a family graduation so only saw those that were on the highway. … Read more
Diriyah – Saudi Arabia Okay, what or where is a “Diriyah? It’s both. Diriyah is an ancient city in Saudi Arabia that predates Columbus’s landing in the New World. It was one of the few places that the Skunk could take photographs while working there from 1989 to 1991. These photos were taken with a … Read more