Monthly Archives: September 2010

Gourdough’s (Austin, TX)

Gourdoughs’s. . . Big Fat Donuts. . . Grilled Strawberry. . . Grandma’s Pie. . . We ate so much good food in Austin, and I feel like we only just scratched the surface. I’ve already got a growing list … Continue reading

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George’s Restaurant (Post, TX)

About an hour into our drive from Lubbock to Austin I spot a BBQ sign. I can tell from appearances that it’s probably not a chain. We’re not quite ready for lunch but I’m too curious to let this one … Continue reading

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Stars & Stripes Drive-In Theatre (Lubbock, TX)

A three screen drive-in theatre showing only double features for six bucks per head. Awesome. We caught The Expendables and came just early enough to see the end of Machete. Wish we had seen the whole thing, the drive in … Continue reading

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Painted By Giants (Arizona)

We visited the Petrified Forest not to see the strange silica laden wood or dinosaur fossils (which were still interesting) but to see the Painted Desert. Most of the desert is located within the Navajo Nation in Northern Arizona, but … Continue reading

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The Wigwam Motel (Village #6 Holbrook, AZ)

In our quest to fill in the in between places of our road trip we’ve been on the look out for interesting hotels to stay in. The history of the Wigwam motel, as well as its Route 66 heritage contributed … Continue reading

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