It’s hard to believe that a hotel restaurant, in continuous operation since the Civil War, has closed, and the Garner family reunion was its last event. The historic Stagecoach Inn Restaurant, billed as “The Oldest Operating Restaurant in the State of Texas,” closed its doors behind the last of the Garner clan to leave, with…
8,000 | Altitude, in Feet, At Which We Had Our Most Strenuous Day 3,036 | Total Miles Traveled 750 | Estimated Number of People Viewing Old Faithful Geyer at 2 pm on May 27 152 | Coal Cars Counted on BSNF Train 72 | Horses Counted in One Pasture at Buffalo Valley, East of the…
Day 6 of our Yellowstone Adventure found us at the most popular tourist attraction in the park: Old Faithful. Because most of Yellowstone is an active volcano (one of only about 35 in the world), molten rock lies just beneath the surface, causing geysers to shoot jets of water, mud pots to form, and fumaroles…
We decided to spend Day 5 of our Yellowstone Adventure at the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, one of the park’s most picturesque spots. Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone is a relatively young formation, perhaps having between 10,000 and 14,000 years old. Although few geologic studies have been done, it’s generally agreed that the canyon…
Unlike many Americans, who wake up on Memorial Day thinking about backyard barbecues and family gatherings, we awoke to the sights and sounds of Buffalo Valley, east of the Teton Range. Thought to be some of the youngest mountains in the world, the Tetons were formed when earthquakes caused the mountains to rise and the…
Today’s road trip took us from Custer, South Dakota, to Moran, Wyoming. In between, we experienced nearly everything Mother Nature had to offer: Wind, rain, lightning, thunder, hail, snow, sun…you get the picture. Speaking of pictures, we shot this one right outside of Douglas, Wyoming. We loved the railroad bridge set against the distant windmill,…
We started our trip 45 minutes late. Perhaps because we didn’t have any sense of urgency. After all, we were simply traveling due north to Oklahoma City, then on to Wichita, and, from there, points west, including Salina and Hays, before spending the night at our destination. A day of driving and an evening relaxing…
In one week, we plan to motor west on Route 66. Our destination is Yosemite, but we’ve arranged to see Amarillo, Gallup, Flagstaff, Winona, Kingman and Barstow along the way–cities made famous by the 1946 R&B classic. We spend some time after work each night and on the weekends preparing for this first long road trip in…
We’ve begun making preparations for our mid-May trip to Yosemite and we can hardly wait to hit the open road! We’ll be traveling along much of the old Route 66 and staying at many of the places Bobby Troup named in his 1946 classic tune. First stop, Amarillo (Palo Duro Canyon State Park), then on…
One advantage to living in North Texas: Wait a while and the weather will change. Five days ago we enjoyed temperatures in the 60s. Three days ago, the Polar Vortex enveloped us and wind chills dipped well below zero. Today, highs were in the upper 40s, with the promise of 70-degree temps four days from…
Garinns on the Go 