After visiting David's family, we headed West across New Mexico to Tuscon, Arizona, for Patrick and Karen's wedding.

Also see David's photos of this trip.


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01laketravis
On the way out of Austin
we stop at the Lake Travis Dam
02buffalo
On the Johnson Ranch
are some buffalo
03auslander
In Fredericksburg
we eat at a German resturant
04sonic
We stop at Sonic Drive-In
for ice cream shakes
05mountains
A view of the mountains
as we drive across Texas
mirage
The heat on the road
makes a mirage
06tire
Then, 200 miles from anywhere
our brand-new rental gets a flat tire
07mikes
Luckily, it happens
next to Mike's Tire Repair!
08repair
The tire gets repaired
10cattle
And we drive on
passing Texan cattle
11yukka
And flowering century plants
which happens every couple decades
12anotheryukka
Also known as yucca
several types are flowering
09discounttire
We get a new tire
200 miles later in El Paso
13whitedistance
In the distance
are white hills
14whitesands
We stop in
White Sands Desert Monument
15whiteyukka
Yucca
grows (and flowers) here too
16annesands
Anne
in White Sands
17davidsands
David
in White Sands
18antsands
There is life in the desert:
an ant
19laposta
We got to La Posta
in Las Cruces
20inside
Which is made up
like a rainforest inside
21winery
We just miss getting into
a winery that David's Mom likes
22peppers
So we get their wine
at a supermarket instead
23reststopsign
Rest stop signs
warn of local wildlife
24pkpreparations
In Tucson, Patrick and Karen
are busy with last-minute preparations
25mongoliangrill
We all eat
at a Mongolian Grill
26shadeinternet
Patrick and Peter
escape heat in the shade
27drivetuscon
We drive through Tucson
28rehersalmeal
To the rehearsal dinner
29house
Then to Patrick's advisor's house
for the rehearsal
30greggdavidphoto
Gregg and David
take photos of...
31dove
A white-winged dove
32swords
There are swords
for the wedding party
33kid
One of the children
notices the swords
34rehearse
Everyone rehearses
the ceremony
35sunset
As they rehearse
the sun sets
36recessional
The recessional
is through a sword-tunnel
37augacaliente
The morning of the wedding
David and I birdwatch at Agua Caliente Park
38birdwatchers
We meet a group of birdwatchers
after a rare hummingbird
39davidweddingshirt
For the ceremony
David wears his wedding shirt and vest
40patrickkaren
And here are
the bride and groom
41partyphoto
The wedding party
poses for a photo
42ceremony
The wedding ceremony
43recess
And recessional
44dessertmusuem
The next day
David, Gregg, and I go to the Desert Museum
45hummingbird
Where there is
the hummingbird house
46greggdavid
Gregg and David
take lots of photos
47fox
We can also see
a fox in its underground lair
48goat
A mountain goat
49otter
An otter
50ocelot
And cats:
an ocelot
51bobcat
A bobcat
52margay
And my favorite
a margay
53boojum
And plants too
this is a Boojum plant
54thething
On the way back, we arrive at
"The Thing" after it closes
55NMhotel
Our hotel
in Las Cruces
56angies
We eat at Angies
famous for its chicken fried steak
57home
And finally back
to Texas
58_2193
We've driven
over 2000 miles
59pinkgorilla
David's parents drive us
past a pink gorilla
60busbyhouse
To Houston
and Erin and Brett's house
61busbys
Erin, Brett, and Katy
62airplane
Erin takes us
to the airport
63flying
We fly to Atlanta
but traffic makes the plane late
64hotel
So we miss our connection
and have to spend the night
65plane
The next day
we continue our journey
66welcome
And Scotland
welcomes us home
67cattle
On the way home
we see pass Scottish cattle in the fog

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