Look Out Texas

[Sky King]

Well it took the DH 4 years to convince me to go to Texas - I thought it would be to hot & to dry - nope - Alpine Texas has better weather than Boise - not as cold in the winter and not as hot in the summer. I totally appreciate everyone's thoughts and opinions - I grew up in Yellowstone National Park, another type of scenery I love. Lived outside of Baltimore for 7 years, that was my least favorite - too humid, too crowded and very claustrophobic due to all the trees and underbrush Talk about "values of the place" well having lived in Idaho for 24 years I find one has to seek out pockets of like minded people - sometimes those pockets are really tiny...

Am working on my blog post and we'll put a flicker page together.

A note on the Javelina's - we met some great fellow bike riders who live in Alpine, Max let us park our truck and trailer at his house for 3 days while we went riding. I was telling him about seeing some Javelina's and I said Jalapeno instead. I immediately realized it and we were just roaring with laughter - I said well, you can sure tell I am a tourist. Haven't been to the Sonoran on my bike yet, Death Valley last year was also a fun ride.

[Crankin]

You are a better person than me, Sky King! Really. I got so tired of having to explain myself to people in AZ, I sometimes thought I was an alien! Seriously, I was fine if I stayed within my own little community of friends, but at work and out in the world, no. Living in a college town helped, but I remember even when I transferred to ASU, as a senior, listening to some of the other women students made me shake my head in wonder.
But, I still have plenty of places I want to see. In the process of researchig a trip to France for the summer.