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Brazos Bend State Park

Brazos Bend State Park

Pretty fun trash can to start our day at Brazos Bend State Park.

 

Brazos Bend State Park

I wanted to walk up to this group of bird watchers and say, “cat stuck up in the tree, huh? Silly cats.”

 

Brazos Bend State Park

Rover?! ROOOOOVERRRRRRR!!

 

Brazos Bend State Park

I was reading a sign when I looked up and saw an alligator walking toward me, about 5 feet away. I scurried away and was able to take this photo of an alligator caution sign along with an alligator. What a ham.

 

Brazos Bend State Park

Brazos Bend State Park

A Brazos Bend traffic jam … supplied by a gator.

 

Brazos Bend State Park

A better angle of Mr. Traffic Jam himself – he must’ve been at least 8 feet long. Yikes.

Big Bend National Park

Big Bend National Park

I’m calling you out, nature.

 

Big Bend National Park

I heard you were calling me out?

 

Big Bend National Park

Day 1 was a hike in the Chisos Mountains. It was beautiful and the scenery changed a lot while we moved.

 

Big Bend National Park

 

Big Bend National Park

 

Big Bend National Park

Day 2 we did a “desert hike” … at the same park there was a ton of diversity for the landscape. It was very cool.

The Big 3-0 is DONE

Hello, 31. Goodbye, 30. I’ll tell you though, that’ll be a tough year to beat.

September involved a trip to Palo Duro Canyon State Park! (If you have played Red Dead Redemption, it's like the setting in that game.)

September involved a trip to Palo Duro Canyon State Park! (If you have played Red Dead Redemption, it’s like the setting in that game.)

 

October was the bachelor party in San Francisco! "Just Guy Things", as my sister, a co-best-man, liked to say.

October was the bachelor party in San Francisco! “Just Guy Things”, as my sister, a co-best-man with my bro, liked to say.

 

November - Colombia for a good pal's wedding! And meanwhile, the lady and I were tourists in a new land.

November – Colombia for a good pal’s wedding! And meanwhile, the lady and I were tourists in a new land.

 

January - I got HITCHED!

January – I got HITCHED!

 

February - Honeymoon in ... India!!

February – Honeymoon in … India!!

 

April - Camping with a group of friends at Caddo Lake State Park! (It was rainy, hence the sweet tarp setup.)

April – Camping with a group of friends at Caddo Lake State Park! (It was rainy, hence the sweet tarp setup.)

 

May - Canoe/camping trip (that involved a whole lot of tumps) in Arkansas.

May – Canoe/camping trip (that involved a whole lot of tumps) in Arkansas.

 

June - On the road again ... To Minnesota to hang with some of the wife's fam.

June – On the road again … To Minnesota to hang with some of the wife’s fam.

 

July - San Diego to hang out with my family at the beach ... And hey, comic con was in full swing too.

July – San Diego to hang out with my family at the beach … And hey, comic con was in full swing too.

 

Colorado

August – Colorado (as talked about in a previous post)