Day 1 - November 22, 2006 - Monument, CO to Austin, TX Left Monument - 5 AM MST Stopped to take pictures
Sunrise over Colorado Eastern plains Raton, NM:
Welcome To New Mexico photo
Gas stop - high! Lots of road construction Texline, TX:
Welcome to Texas photo Sunny morning's drive through Texas Panhandle
Time for cotton harvest
Flat arid ...
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Day 2 - November 23, 2006 - Thanksgiving Day 7 AM - time to wake up
Breakfast at hotel Arrive at Ted's house
Meet Sara's dog Sadie and Ted's new Mac Wash Texas bugs off the car
Took Sadie for a short walk
Back to the house for "computer time" Afternoon walk to Dittmar Park Brief drive to southern Austin City Limits Thanksgiving Dinner Evening ...
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Day 3 - November 24, 2006 - Friday Another sunny day in Austin Breakfast at the hotel Yellow Rose of Texas Headed for LBJ Presidential Library
At University of Texas-Austin Campus
Wrong-O! UT played Texas A&M at 12PM
Traffic nightmare Kept going north to shopping mall
Bought a few things, fought the Black Friday crowds Met Ted at Quantum ...
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Day 4 - November 25, 2006 - Saturday Woke up to early morning fog Breakfast at the hotel Ted picked us up at 10AM
Headed for LBJ Presidential Library & Museum
Deja-vu - excellent presentation of Johnson's political career Back downtown to Congress Street
Children Giving to Children Parade
Many photo ops of kids and adults Pizza lunch on Congress ...
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Day 5 - November 26, 2006 - Sunday Up early for an Austin highlight
Breakfast at Las Manitas Drove around Lake Austin
Stopped at Mozart's on the waterfront Saw Casino Royale at Barton Creek Cinemas Back to Ted's house to exercise Sadie Went to Sam's and Wal-Mart Dinner at the Salt Lick, 22 miles SW of Austin
Traditional Texas style BBQ ribs, steak and ...
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Day 6 - November 27, 2006 - Monday Woke Up at O'Dark:00 - 5:20AM Showered
Finished Packing
Coffee at Hotel Different Route Home (Route 290-71)
Through Johnson City
North to San Angelo
US 87 to Lubbock and the Amarillo
Well maintained and little traffic
Over 100 deer killed along the roadway Cotton fields, cactus, pecan trees
Semi-Arid ...
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