Juggling life's 2 greatest adventures: Travel and Motherhood
Juggling life's 2 greatest adventures: Travel and Motherhood
Answering the most common question about West Texas, “What is there to do?” Well, let me take you around the desert and show you the best sights, hikes, food, playgrounds, museums, and so much more!
Pecos, Texas! The only way to get there is if you are actually intending to get there, it is absolutely in the middle of no-where West Texas! This small town, which will seem big after driving through so many small towns to get here, may not have much; but it is loaded with history! Home …
Summer is hot and school is out. As a mama in Midland, Texas you are literally scrapping the barrel for some way to keep your kids entertained. Also it would help if there was something they could do to run off all of their energy! Thank goodness for whatever genius thought up the idea of …
West Texas isn’t exactly known as paradise on earth, but the college town of Lubbock is definitely the paradise of West Texas! Trust me, as a gal livin’ down in the Midland/Odessa area, the thought of taking a trip up to Lubbock is like getting back into civilization! With an incredible selection of food, shopping, …
Deep into the desert of West Texas is where rodeos began, where Pecos Bill was dreamed up, and where cowboys rode into the sunset! Welcome to Pecos, Texas! This old town may not have much to it, but it sure has a great history. So to commemorate the cowboy/western history of this town, the city …
My senior year of high school, my parents moved us down to Odessa, Texas. We quickly gave this West Texas town a new nickname of “Odessa-lation.” This desolate land was an eye sore and lets be honest pretty creepy. So lets just say I was extremely happy when my husband and I moved up to …
West Texas is known for its heat, it’s oil, and…..yeah that’s about it. Yes its got ridiculous heat, and more oil derricks than you have ever seen in your whole life, but it is also home to a couple hundred donkeys. More like a THOUSAND donkeys! Tucked back in the boonies of San Angelo …
Fort Davis is a small town tucked away in the mountains of West Texas. The town has been built around the old military fort that still stands as a National Historic Site. Though the military fort is super old, there is something on this land that is much older and that is the wildlife of …
While walking around bins of hundreds of rattlesnakes, watching them strike at the handlers walking through pools of them, one thing is certain for me….I get you Indiana Jones, I totally get you! Snakes are one of the most terrifying, but fascinating creatures on this planet! I mean really they are beautiful, but just looking …
Right in the heart of the oil field and surrounded by forests of mesquite trees is the West Texas town of Midland, Texas. Other than being home to the Rockhounds baseball team and a huge selection of Mexican restaurants, most people don’t know what to do in this barren town. Challenge accepted! I grabbed my …
You see one here! You see one there! You see one everywhere! You can not drive through Odessa, Texas without seeing the giant colorful jack rabbit statues along the side of the road. These 31 iconic Odessa jackrabbits are a symbol of this west Texas town that many people see, but not many stop and …