4-11-2024
H: 73°F L: 49°F
Dinosaur Valley State Park, Glen Rose, Texas
We started our morning, as always, with coffee outside. It was cold enough that we needed sweaters and blankets for comfort. Even the boys were cold so Peter appreciated his winter coat and Marcel enjoyed being wrapped up in my quilt. It was 65ºF – I think we have successfully acclimated to warmer weather hence our intolerance for slightly colder weather.
Luckily, we went to see the dinosaur tracks yesterday because today the river water level is much higher and muddy. We took the boys for a hike at the campground. The trails and Paluxy river are beautiful. The National Park Service designated Dinosaur Valley State Park as a National Natural Landmark in 1968 due to the excellent display of fossilized dinosaur tracks. The best time to visit the park and see the dinosaur tracks is during the summer when the river is pretty dry.
Next we went to Glen Rose, TX, a small town which was so successful at producing moonshine during the Prohibition that it has the nickname of “Moonshine Capital of Texas”. Apparently the surrounding hills were full of stills. Like a lot of small towns in Texas, it now offers cute boutique shops and restaurants. We also ventured north to Granbury, TX which is a bigger town with a nice historic town square.
We stopped by the dinosaur statues we saw yesterday and learned more about them. They were displayed at the 1964-65 World’s Fair in New York and then brought to the state park for its grand opening in 1970. They were both sporting eclipse glasses which we thought was super cool.
4-12-2024
H: 81°F L: 49°F
Thousand Trails Lake Texoma, Gordonville, Texas
Today we left early to travel north to the Texas border with Oklahoma. We are staying for two weeks near Lake Texoma. We drove through Fort Worth and stopped at a Tesla service center so Daniel could order a part for one of the Falcon wing doors. Then we stopped to charge and met a lovely couple pulling their Airstream camper with a Tesla Model 3.
After setting up, we took the boys for a walk around the campground. We walked to Lake Texoma at sunset.
4-13-2024
H: 81°F L: 59°F
Thousand Trails Lake Texoma, Gordonville, Texas
We really enjoyed relaxing today as our past week has been busy. We found a trail right by our campsite which we will definitely make use of. Given that our campsite is in the woods and offers some privacy, we will probably do a lot of relaxing at this campground.
Stats
Expenses:
- Tow vehicle fuel: $0
- Campsite: $18.75
- Camping memberships: $11.19
- Food: $0
Miles driven: 241 (139.9 kWh)
Number of people asking about the Tesla pulling the camper: 1
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Hello Daniel and Kristen!!!
Thank You for calling and saying Hi.
I have been wondering how your adventure was going and poof, here you are, Your website is amazing. I looks like allot of work. I love what your doing, such a reward for all the hard work and great things both of you have given to the world.
I will keep on following you and of course: you are always welcome to come visit if your traveling close to Chicago, Indianapolis etc.
Please be safe and continue to “CHANGE THE WORLD!!”
Larry Ponziano
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Thank you so much Larry! We think of you often on our epic adventure and look forward to getting together hopefully soon. If you are traveling around the country near us we would love to meet up with you then too.
Keep teaching the world to build better! We all have a lot to learn from you.
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