{"id":2025,"date":"2017-01-01T17:40:40","date_gmt":"2017-01-01T22:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/?page_id=2025"},"modified":"2018-07-21T07:23:37","modified_gmt":"2018-07-21T11:23:37","slug":"2-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/2-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel Chapter 2 (or is it 3?)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/2-2\/\"><strong>Next<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/2644-2\/\">Chapter 2<\/a><div class=\"content\"><p>I have not posted anything since we arrived home in October, 2015 from our first long trip. Over a year later I am now starting to blog another long trip that will take us back to some of our favorite places from before and also some new places. The broad brush plan is to travel down the east coast during December (already did that part and will post some pics). Then head west to spend several months in Texas, a month in Arizona and then visit numerous National Parks in Arizona, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and Montanna. We plan to stop in Duluth, MN in July to visit our daughter, Kathy and her adorable dog, Siena. After that we&#8217;ll wander home by August.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/myrtle-beach\/\">Myrtle Beach<\/a><div class=\"content\"><p>Our first stop was in Myrtle Beach for the month of December. We have been to Myrtle Beach many times now and always enjoy it.<\/p>\n<h4>Brookgreen Gardens<\/h4>\n<p>One of our favorite attractions near Myrtle Beach is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brookgreen.org\">Brookgreen Gardens<\/a> in Murrells Inlet. \u00a0It is an\u00a0sculpture garden and zoo on beautiful property in the South Carolina lowlands that once was several rice plantations. \u00a0The sculpture gardens are over 500 acres. It is open to the public all year but during the Christmas season they string lights on all the trees for a beautiful display.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_1007.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2044 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_1007.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_1007.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_1007-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_1007-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_0999.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2043\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_0999.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_0999.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_0999-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_0999-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_0987.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2042\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_0987.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_0987.jpg 600w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_0987-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>The Beach<\/h4>\n<p>We stayed at Myrtle Beach Travel Park (a campground we have enjoyed on previous trips). It&#8217;s right on the beach. \u00a0 Several months ago Hurricane Matthew washed over and damaged many of the dunes on the South Carolina coast.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2057\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2057\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_9222.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2057 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_9222.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_9222.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_9222-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_9222-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2057\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Newly built steps over restored dunes leading from beach to our campground.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2056\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2056\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_9221.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2056 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_9221.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_9221.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_9221-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_9221-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2056\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking South toward Apache Pier<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2051\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2051\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3915.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2051 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3915.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3915.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3915-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3915-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2051\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunrise<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2049\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2049\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3903.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2049 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3903.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3903.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3903-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3903-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2049\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Enjoying \ud83d\ude42<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2048\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2048\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3890.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2048 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3890.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3890.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3890-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3890-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2048\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our campsite decorated for Christmas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2041\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2041\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_0973.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2041 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_0973.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_0973.jpg 600w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_0973-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2041\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We found this guy on the beach. You can have a snowman even if there is no snow.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Ripley&#8217;s Aquarium<\/h4>\n<p>On a day when the weather kept us away from the beach we went to the Ripley&#8217;s Aquarium. \u00a0It&#8217;s small but interesting. This year they displayed Christmas trees all around the building, one for each state.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_1019.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3913.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2050\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3913.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3913.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3913-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3913-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2047\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_1019.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_1019.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_1019-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_1019-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_1017.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2046\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_1017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_1017.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_1017-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_1017-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_1016.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2045\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_1016.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_1016.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_1016-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_1016-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/disney-world\/\">Disney World<\/a><div class=\"content\"><p>When we first started planning this trip we spent some time deciding where to spend Christmas. Our first thought was Disney World but even though it was almost a year ago we could not get reservations at Disney&#8217;s campground, Fort Wilderness. The alternate plan was to celebrate Christmas in Myrtle Beach. A week before Christmas, Bill had the idea to try once more to get reservations at Disney. By some miracle they had an open site and we changed our plans. We celebrated Christmas with Mickey and the gang.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3951.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2055\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3951.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3951.jpg 600w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3951-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3946.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2054\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3946.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3946.jpg 600w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_3946-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/mustang-island\/\">Mustang Island<\/a><div class=\"content\"><p>Our home for the next 2 months is Mustang Island in Port Aransas, TX. Mustang Island is a barrier island on the gulf coast of Texas close to the more well known Padre Island. This is a really beautiful area. We are staying in a campground that just over the dunes from the beach. \u00a0A short walk on a boardwalk gets us to the water.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2074\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2074\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_9224.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2074\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_9224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_9224.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_9224-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_9224-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2074\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The view from our camper window. Sunrise over the dunes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Padre National Seashore<\/h4>\n<p>Padre National Seashore is nearby. We took the jeep there today. The park has 62 miles of beach only accessible via 4-wheel drive vehicles. We went 30 miles!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2080\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2080\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_9305.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2080 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_9305.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_9305.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_9305-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_9305-768x528.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2080\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pelicans flying over the water<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2079\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2079\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_9260.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2079 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_9260.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_9260.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_9260-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_9260-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2079\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Birdie Hangout<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2078\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2078\" style=\"width: 534px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_9240.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2078 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_9240.jpg\" width=\"534\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_9240.jpg 534w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_9240-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2078\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Local Art \ud83d\ude42<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2077\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2077\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_9234.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2077 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_9234.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_9234.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_9234-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_9234-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2077\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Beautiful<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2076\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2076\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_9228.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2076 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_9228.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_9228.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_9228-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_9228-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2076\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Old boat washed ashore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2075\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2075\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_9227.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2075 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_9227.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_9227.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_9227-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_9227-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2075\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Miles of beach<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/padre-island-national-seashore\/\">Padre Island National Seashore<\/a><div class=\"content\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We left Mustang Island in Port Aransas on the Gulf Coast of Texas a few days ago. We were in Port Aransas for two months and took many trips in the Jeep down to Padre Island National Seashore. The National Seashore has 62 miles of 4-wheel drive beach.<\/p>\n<p>On one of our first trips in the National Seashore we were flagged down by the owner of a motorhome. He had gotten himself stuck in the sand and Bill pulled him out with the Jeep. There are actually very many RVs on the beach. It&#8217;s amazing we there are not more of them stuck in the sand.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2176\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2176\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2176 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9340.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9340.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9340-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9340-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2176\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bill Rescues Motorhome<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We often saw many people surf casting on the beach. One day we saw a couple of fisherman pull in a shark!!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2189\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2189\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9635.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2189\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9635.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9635.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9635-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9635-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2189\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shark Caught by Fisherman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The currents in the Gulf of Mexico cause lots of interesting items to wash up onto the Padre Island beach.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2187\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2187\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9494.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2187\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9494.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9494.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9494-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9494-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2187\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Really Big Tank on Beach at Padre Island National Seashore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2185\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2185\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2185 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9488.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9488.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9488-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9488-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2185\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Weather Buoy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We found a deserted cabin at around mile 40.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2186\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2186\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9489.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2186\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9489.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9489.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9489-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9489-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2186\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cabin in Padre Island National Seashore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And many pelicans !!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9647.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2241\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9647.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9647.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9647-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9647-768x372.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9352.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2240\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9352.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9352.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9352-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9352-768x520.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9351-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2243\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9351-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"742\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9351-1.jpg 742w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9351-1-278x300.jpg 278w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 89vw, (max-width: 767px) 82vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/port-aransas-ferry-and-rockport\/\">Port Aransas Ferry and Rockport<\/a><div class=\"content\"><p>There is a boat channel at the northern end of the Mustang Island &#8211; an entry into Corpus Christi bay. \u00a0There is a free ferry run by Texas DOT to cross the channel. One day we \u00a0took the ferry and then drove up the coast a bit to Rockport, TX. Rockport is a cute little coastal town with an &#8216;artsy&#8217; flavor.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2179\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2179\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2179 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9393.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9393.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9393-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9393-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2179\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Driving onto the Ferry in Port Aransas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2182\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2182\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2182 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9403.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9403.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9403-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9403-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2182\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Where&#8217;s the Road?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2184\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2184\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9416.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2184\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9416.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9416.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9416-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9416-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2184\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oil Rigs in Port Aransas as seen from the Ferry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2183\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2183\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9413.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2183 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9413.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9413.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9413-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9413-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2183\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Famous Crab Sculpture in Rockport<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/kayaking-in-corpus-christi-bay\/\">Kayaking in Corpus Christi Bay<\/a><div class=\"content\"><p>As usual, we have our kayaks with us. One day while still on Mustang Island we took the kayaks over to Wilson&#8217;s Pass on the bay side of the Island. \u00a0The route we selected seemed typical for us. We saw some wildlife and had lunch on a small island. \u00a0But on the way back the wind picked up and for the first time ever I was not sure I could paddle back to our starting point against the wind. We noticed a dirt road by the edge of the water that we thought would lead back to the place where we parked the jeep. So I pulled my kayak out onto the shore while Bill paddled the last mile or so by himself so he could drive the jeep out to where I was waiting. Turns out that some of the &#8220;road&#8221; was nearly under water and very mucky. Luckily we have a 4-wheel drive and an excellent driver, otherwise: who knows!!! He did make it out to me with a very muddy jeep and we found another way back to the main road.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2171\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2171\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2171 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1867.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1867.jpg 600w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1867-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2171\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Getting Ready to Kayak Out Wilson&#8217;s Cut<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2174\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2174\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1877.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2174\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1877.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1877.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1877-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1877-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2174\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Beach in Laguna Madre (aka Corpus Christi Bay)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2173\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2173\" style=\"width: 597px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1875.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2173\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1875.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"597\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1875.jpg 597w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1875-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 597px) 100vw, 597px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2173\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spoonbill in Wilsons Cut<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2172\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2172\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1870.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2172\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1870.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1870.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1870-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1870-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2172\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pelicans<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2175\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2175\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1879.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2175\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1879.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1879.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1879-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1879-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2175\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bill to the Rescue (My Hero!)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/shipwreck-on-mustang-island\/\">Shipwreck on Mustang Island<\/a><div class=\"content\"><p>We saw this one day on the Mustang Island beach. Apparently the skipper fell and hit his head then was airlifted for medical attention. We heard conflicting stories about where the accident occurred &#8211; one version said he ran aground right off Mustang Island, another said the accident occurred near Port Isabel and the boat drifted up to Mustang. \u00a0Nevertheless the guy is OK and the boat was removed from the beach two days later.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2167\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2167\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2167 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1339.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1339.jpg 600w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1339-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2167\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shipwreck on Mustang Island<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1350.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2170\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1350.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1350.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1350-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1350-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1347.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2168\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1347.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1347.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1347-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1347-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1358.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2238\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1358.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1358.jpg 600w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1358-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/south-padre-island\/\">South Padre Island<\/a><div class=\"content\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2257\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9687.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"551\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9687.jpg 551w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9687-207x300.jpg 207w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 551px) 100vw, 551px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We were\u00a0on South Padre Island, Texas for the two weeks. We left this past Wednesday. South Padre Island is a barrier island on the gulf coast of Texas and is very far south, close to Mexico. \u00a0We did not like it as much as Mustang Island. South Padre is more populated (lots of hotels and skyscrapers) and the beaches in many places are full of trash (very sad).<\/p>\n<p>We were there during Spring Break Week and we had been told by numerous people that the Island would be overrun with college students and we would not be able to drive anyplace due to gridlocked traffic. When we arrived at our campground some of the neighbors said they were leaving early to avoid the Spring Break &#8220;chaos&#8221;. We did see a number of college students and a slight increase in traffic but probably would not even have noticed if we did not hear the dire warnings from friends.<\/p>\n<p>We were hoping to do some 4-wheeling on the beach as we did on Mustang Island and Padre Island National Seashore, but the tides and weather were against us. On the beaches where 4-wheeling is normally done the water was so high it almost touched the dunes &#8211; even at low tide. The sand that was uncovered was soft and deep &#8211; easy to get stuck. So we did not drive on the beach but we found other things to do.<\/p>\n<h2>Nature Center<\/h2>\n<p>We visited the South Padre Island Birding and Nature Center.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2269\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2269\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9774.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2269 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9774.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9774.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9774-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9774-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2269\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pretty Waterfall at Entrance to South Padre Birding &amp; Nature Center<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9773.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2268\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9773.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9773.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9773-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9773-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2267\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2267\" style=\"width: 518px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9763.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2267 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9763.jpg\" width=\"518\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9763.jpg 518w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9763-194x300.jpg 194w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 518px) 100vw, 518px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2267\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Love Those Feet !!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2266\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2266\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9756.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2266 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9756.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9756.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9756-300x252.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9756-768x646.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2266\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Osprey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9753.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2265\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9753.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9753.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9753-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9753-768x414.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Dolphins &amp; Doggy<\/h2>\n<p>We went on a dolphin tour. The tour was on a small pontoon boat with a great skipper and a small dog who communicates with the dolphins. It was a beautiful day for a boat ride and we saw lots of dolphins.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9780.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2271\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9780.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9780.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9780-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9780-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2281\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2281\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_4162.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2281 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_4162.jpg\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_4162.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_4162-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_4162-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_4162-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2281\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Notice the small black fin of a baby dolphin behind mama.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>ISLA BLANCA STATE PARK<\/h2>\n<p>We stayed in the Isla Blanca State Park Campground. We had a site close to the beach.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2256\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2256\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9685.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2256 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9685.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9685.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9685-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9685-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2256\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our Site at Isla Blanca<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2255\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2255\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9682.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2255 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9682.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9682.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9682-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9682-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2255\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Picnic Pavilion at Beach &#8211; always full of nasty seagulls<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2254\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2254\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9676.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2254 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9676.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9676.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9676-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9676-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2254\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jesus is watching over the campground \ud83d\ude42<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2284\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2284\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9681.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2284 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9681.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9681.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9681-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_9681-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2284\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Communication tower knocked down sometime before we arrived. Note the red light on top is still working.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2251\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2251\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2251 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1373.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1373.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1373-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1373-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2251\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fishing Jetty in Isla Blanca Park<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Happy Birthday<\/h2>\n<p>And we celebrated Bill&#8217;s birthday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1374.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2252\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1374.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1374.jpg 600w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1374-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/IMG_1373.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/blooming-desert-parks-in-southwest\/\">Blooming Desert Parks in Southwest<\/a><div class=\"content\"><p>During the past month we visited a number of national parks in the desert southwest: Big Bend National Park in Texas, Saguaro National Park in Arizona, and Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in Arizona. \u00a0We lucked out with timing of these visits. There was an unusually high amount of rain over the winter which has made the desert turn green with an abundance of wildflowers.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2395\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2395\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0236-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2395 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0236-1.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0236-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0236-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0236-1-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2395\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Barrel Cactus and Wildflowers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2396\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2396\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0280-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2396 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0280-1.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0280-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0280-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0280-1-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2396\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittlebush<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2397\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2397\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0288-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2397 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0288-1.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0288-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0288-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0288-1-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2397\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittlebush<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2398\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2398\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0289-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2398 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0289-1.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0289-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0289-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0289-1-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2398\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hedgehog Cactus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2399\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2399\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0295.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2399 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0295.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0295.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0295-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0295-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2399\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Creosote Bush<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2402\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2402\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0318.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2402 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0318.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0318.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0318-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0318-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2402\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Saguaro Cactus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2405\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2405\" style=\"width: 534px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0347.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2405 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0347.jpg\" width=\"534\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0347.jpg 534w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0347-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2405\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crazy Looking Saguaro Cactus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2406\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2406\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0375-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2406 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0375-1.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0375-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0375-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0375-1-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2406\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Organ Pipe Cactus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2408\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2408\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0379-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2408 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0379-1.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0379-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0379-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0379-1-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2408\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fish Hook Cactus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2409\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2409\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0381-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2409 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0381-1.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0381-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0381-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0381-1-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2409\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ocotillo Flower<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2411\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2411\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0396-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2411 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0396-1.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0396-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0396-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0396-1-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2411\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ocotillo (Ocotillo is actually not a cactus &#8211; it is candlewood)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2412\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2412\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_1382.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2412 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_1382.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_1382.jpg 600w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_1382-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2412\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Torrey Yucca<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2414\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2414\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9893.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2414 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9893.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9893.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9893-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9893-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2414\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prickly Pear Cactus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2415\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2415\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9939.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2415 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9939.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9939.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9939-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9939-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2415\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Prickly Pear Cactus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0297-1.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0304-1.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0331-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2403\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0331-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0331-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0331-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0331-1-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0343.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0376-1.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0390.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2410\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0390.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0390.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0390-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0390-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_1398.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2413\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_1398.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_1398.jpg 600w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_1398-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And the landscape that is so different from the northeast is spectacular.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2416\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2416\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0003.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2416 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0003.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0003.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0003-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0003-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2416\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Window in Big Bend<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2419\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2419\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0224-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2419 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0224-1.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0224-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0224-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0224-1-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2419\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Saguaro National Park<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2421\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2421\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0281-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2421 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0281-1.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0281-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0281-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0281-1-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2421\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Arch in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2424\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2424\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0403-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2424 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0403-1.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0403-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0403-1-300x110.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0403-1-768x282.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2424\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">On the Road in Arizona<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2420\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2420\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0257-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2420 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0257-1.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0257-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0257-1-300x88.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_0257-1-768x225.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2420\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2425\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2425\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_1406.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2425 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_1406.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_1406.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_1406-300x65.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_1406-768x166.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2425\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Desert View Hiking Trail in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2427\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2427\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_1410.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2427 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_1410.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_1410.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_1410-300x65.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_1410-768x166.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2427\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunset at Our Campsite in Twin Peaks Campground (Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2431\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2431\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9845.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2431 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9845.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9845.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9845-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9845-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2431\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">View from our campsite in Terlingua, TX (Near Big Bend National Park)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2434\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2434\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9952.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2434 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9952.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9952.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9952-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9952-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2434\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rio Grand River &#8211; Big Bend National Park<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2435\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2435\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9957.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2435 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9957.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9957.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9957-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9957-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2435\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Santa Elana Canyon (Big Bend)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2436\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2436\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9973.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2436 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9973.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9973.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9973-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9973-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2436\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Not Snow &#8211; Just White Rocks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2437\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2437\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9979.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2437 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9979.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9979.jpg 800w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9979-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9979-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2437\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mule Ears &#8211; Big Bend<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9880.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/IMG_9886.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/maryannburt.com\/wp\/2-2\/\">Next<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Next Next &nbsp; 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