Santa's Wonderland

The day before we went to Florida we had an opportunity to go to a light show that Mike had won tickets to. We drove on a hayride thru several acres of lights, they were really beautiful.

this is blurry but this is a tunnel of lights that we drove thru

miles in trips

Crazy amount of miles!!  Since June I have gone from UT to TX 1437.3, and back again so 2874.6,

then to OR 734.1 and back so 1468.2, then to CA 577. and back so  1154, then back to TX, 1437.3,

then to UT and back so another 2874.6, 3 trips to San Antonio and back, each 221.2 so each is 442.4

all 3 totaling another 1327.2, then from here to FL 960.7 so 1921.4   grand total 13057.3 miles and that does not include driving you do to live and trip to coast while I was there etc. INSANE!!

The Alamo

pic of Alamo from double decker bus tour. No pictures are allowed to be taken from inside the Alamo. They keep the mood sacred inside. I took several of the courtyard. The feeling inside the Alamo was so surreal. 

statue in front of Alamo

again

again

again

and again

outside

outside

outside

more of the wall surrounding the Alamo

loved the live oak

walkway

more from court yard

trees

this live oak was amazing, cannot remember the year they said it was planted, may have been 1836 or before and been part of the original yard

loved this tree

obviously

looking toward the rooms where the last of the men went to buy more time, the bulk of the men were found in those rooms

loved how thick this arch was, the building of this fort was incredible. 

more courtyard

looking towards main building, 1 room in this building is where the women and children were found hiding

my tree! 

I sort of have a thing for trees!! 

after a VERY long day!!

Texas Roadsign

This is the first road sign I saw when I got close to my destination...a little scary!!

If water on road, turn around don't drown

flooding possible