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Texas 2021

San Antonio to the Hill Country — Spring 2021

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Everything's bigger

Ten days across Texas in the spring — San Antonio's aquarium and old Spanish stone, Dallas and its bronze longhorn drive, Arboretum and dinosaur halls, the falling-water terraces of the Fort Worth Water Gardens, the Saturn V and lunar module at Houston's Space Center, the Alamo and the pink-granite Capitol in Austin, and the clear creeks and limestone ledges of the Hill Country. Tap any photo to enlarge it, or open the map.

Ten days across Texas in the spring, and the state lived up to its reputation for bigness. In San Antonio we found the aquarium and the old Spanish stone of the missions; in Dallas and Fort Worth, a bronze longhorn drive mid-stampede, dinosaur halls at the Perot, and the falling-water terraces of the Water Gardens.

Houston brought the real giants — the Saturn V rocket and a lunar module at the Space Center. We finished in the hill country around Austin, with the Alamo, the pink-granite Capitol, and clear creeks running over limestone ledges. Everything, as they say, is bigger.

This trip ran 8 days, March 28 – April 5, 2021. Along the way we spent time at Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot Museum, San Antonio & the aquarium, The Alamo, Austin & the Hill Country, and Houston & the Space Center. The gallery below tells it day by day, in 99 photographs.

Day 1

Sun 28 Mar

San Antonio & the aquarium

San Antonio & the aquarium
San Antonio & the aquariumSan Antonio's old stone and Spanish arches.
San Antonio & the aquarium
San Antonio & the aquariumInside the aquarium, a manatee drifting by.
San Antonio & the aquarium
San Antonio & the aquariumPeacocks and waterfalls in the rainforest house.
San Antonio & the aquarium
San Antonio & the aquariumHistoric Texas, all red brick and round towers.
San Antonio & the aquarium
San Antonio & the aquariumA stingray gliding over the gravel.
San Antonio & the aquarium
San Antonio & the aquariumSan Antonio's old stone and Spanish arches.
San Antonio & the aquarium
San Antonio & the aquariumInside the aquarium, a manatee drifting by.
San Antonio & the aquarium
San Antonio & the aquariumPeacocks and waterfalls in the rainforest house.
San Antonio & the aquarium
San Antonio & the aquariumHistoric Texas, all red brick and round towers.
San Antonio & the aquarium
San Antonio & the aquariumA stingray gliding over the gravel.
San Antonio & the aquarium
San Antonio & the aquariumSan Antonio's old stone and Spanish arches.
San Antonio & the aquarium
San Antonio & the aquariumInside the aquarium, a manatee drifting by.

Day 2

Mon 29 Mar

San Antonio & the aquarium · Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot Museum

San Antonio & the aquarium
San Antonio & the aquariumPeacocks and waterfalls in the rainforest house.
San Antonio & the aquarium
San Antonio & the aquariumHistoric Texas, all red brick and round towers.
San Antonio & the aquarium
San Antonio & the aquariumA stingray gliding over the gravel.
San Antonio & the aquarium
San Antonio & the aquariumSan Antonio's old stone and Spanish arches.
San Antonio & the aquarium
San Antonio & the aquariumInside the aquarium, a manatee drifting by.
San Antonio & the aquarium
San Antonio & the aquariumPeacocks and waterfalls in the rainforest house.
San Antonio & the aquarium
San Antonio & the aquariumHistoric Texas, all red brick and round towers.
San Antonio & the aquarium
San Antonio & the aquariumA stingray gliding over the gravel.
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot Museum
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot MuseumPioneer Plaza, bronze longhorns caught mid-drive.

Day 3

Tue 30 Mar

Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot Museum

Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot Museum
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot MuseumThe Dallas Arboretum in full spring bloom.
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot Museum
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot MuseumThe Fort Worth Water Gardens, terraces of falling water.
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot Museum
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot MuseumThe Perot Museum and its hall of dinosaur skeletons.
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot Museum
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot MuseumA wall of gems and crystals under the lights.
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot Museum
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot MuseumBig Texas towers against the sky.
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot Museum
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot MuseumPioneer Plaza, bronze longhorns caught mid-drive.
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot Museum
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot MuseumThe Dallas Arboretum in full spring bloom.

Day 4

Wed 31 Mar

Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot Museum · Houston & the Space Center

Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot Museum
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot MuseumThe Fort Worth Water Gardens, terraces of falling water.
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot Museum
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot MuseumThe Perot Museum and its hall of dinosaur skeletons.
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot Museum
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot MuseumA wall of gems and crystals under the lights.
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot Museum
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot MuseumBig Texas towers against the sky.
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot Museum
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot MuseumPioneer Plaza, bronze longhorns caught mid-drive.
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot Museum
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot MuseumThe Dallas Arboretum in full spring bloom.
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot Museum
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot MuseumThe Fort Worth Water Gardens, terraces of falling water.
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot Museum
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot MuseumThe Perot Museum and its hall of dinosaur skeletons.
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot Museum
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot MuseumA wall of gems and crystals under the lights.
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot Museum
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot MuseumBig Texas towers against the sky.
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot Museum
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot MuseumPioneer Plaza, bronze longhorns caught mid-drive.
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot Museum
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot MuseumThe Dallas Arboretum in full spring bloom.
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot Museum
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot MuseumThe Fort Worth Water Gardens, terraces of falling water.
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot Museum
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot MuseumThe Perot Museum and its hall of dinosaur skeletons.
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot Museum
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot MuseumA wall of gems and crystals under the lights.
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot Museum
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot MuseumBig Texas towers against the sky.
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot Museum
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot MuseumPioneer Plaza, bronze longhorns caught mid-drive.
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot Museum
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot MuseumThe Dallas Arboretum in full spring bloom.
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot Museum
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot MuseumThe Fort Worth Water Gardens, terraces of falling water.
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot Museum
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot MuseumThe Perot Museum and its hall of dinosaur skeletons.
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot Museum
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot MuseumA wall of gems and crystals under the lights.
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot Museum
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot MuseumBig Texas towers against the sky.
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot Museum
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot MuseumPioneer Plaza, bronze longhorns caught mid-drive.
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot Museum
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot MuseumThe Dallas Arboretum in full spring bloom.
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot Museum
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot MuseumThe Fort Worth Water Gardens, terraces of falling water.
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot Museum
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot MuseumThe Perot Museum and its hall of dinosaur skeletons.
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot Museum
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot MuseumA wall of gems and crystals under the lights.
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot Museum
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot MuseumBig Texas towers against the sky.
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot Museum
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot MuseumPioneer Plaza, bronze longhorns caught mid-drive.
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot Museum
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot MuseumThe Dallas Arboretum in full spring bloom.
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot Museum
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot MuseumThe Fort Worth Water Gardens, terraces of falling water.
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot Museum
Dallas, Fort Worth & the Perot MuseumThe Perot Museum and its hall of dinosaur skeletons.
Houston & the Space Center
Houston & the Space CenterHermann Park and the Houston skyline beyond.
Houston & the Space Center
Houston & the Space CenterA Saturn V rocket, longer than a football field.
Houston & the Space Center
Houston & the Space CenterThe F-1 engines that pushed men to the moon.
Houston & the Space Center
Houston & the Space CenterThe lunar module, down on its fake moon.

Day 5

Thu 1 Apr

Houston & the Space Center · The Alamo, Austin & the Hill Country

Houston & the Space Center
Houston & the Space CenterSam Houston on his horse in the park.
Houston & the Space Center
Houston & the Space CenterA cold drink earned on a hot Texas day.
Houston & the Space Center
Houston & the Space CenterHermann Park and the Houston skyline beyond.
Houston & the Space Center
Houston & the Space CenterA Saturn V rocket, longer than a football field.
Houston & the Space Center
Houston & the Space CenterThe F-1 engines that pushed men to the moon.
Houston & the Space Center
Houston & the Space CenterThe lunar module, down on its fake moon.
Houston & the Space Center
Houston & the Space CenterSam Houston on his horse in the park.
Houston & the Space Center
Houston & the Space CenterA cold drink earned on a hot Texas day.
Houston & the Space Center
Houston & the Space CenterHermann Park and the Houston skyline beyond.
Houston & the Space Center
Houston & the Space CenterA Saturn V rocket, longer than a football field.
Houston & the Space Center
Houston & the Space CenterThe F-1 engines that pushed men to the moon.
Houston & the Space Center
Houston & the Space CenterThe lunar module, down on its fake moon.
Houston & the Space Center
Houston & the Space CenterSam Houston on his horse in the park.
Houston & the Space Center
Houston & the Space CenterA cold drink earned on a hot Texas day.
Houston & the Space Center
Houston & the Space CenterHermann Park and the Houston skyline beyond.
The Alamo, Austin & the Hill Country
The Alamo, Austin & the Hill CountryThe Alamo, where Texas made its stand.
The Alamo, Austin & the Hill Country
The Alamo, Austin & the Hill CountryThe pink-granite dome of the Texas Capitol.

Day 6

Sat 3 Apr

The Alamo, Austin & the Hill Country

The Alamo, Austin & the Hill Country
The Alamo, Austin & the Hill CountryMcKinney Falls spilling over the limestone.

Day 7

Sun 4 Apr

The Alamo, Austin & the Hill Country

The Alamo, Austin & the Hill Country
The Alamo, Austin & the Hill CountryCypress-lined creeks in the Hill Country.
The Alamo, Austin & the Hill Country
The Alamo, Austin & the Hill CountryClear water over the white rock ledges.
The Alamo, Austin & the Hill Country
The Alamo, Austin & the Hill CountryThe bay and the causeway out to Galveston.
The Alamo, Austin & the Hill Country
The Alamo, Austin & the Hill CountryThe Alamo, where Texas made its stand.
The Alamo, Austin & the Hill Country
The Alamo, Austin & the Hill CountryThe pink-granite dome of the Texas Capitol.
The Alamo, Austin & the Hill Country
The Alamo, Austin & the Hill CountryMcKinney Falls spilling over the limestone.
The Alamo, Austin & the Hill Country
The Alamo, Austin & the Hill CountryCypress-lined creeks in the Hill Country.
The Alamo, Austin & the Hill Country
The Alamo, Austin & the Hill CountryClear water over the white rock ledges.
The Alamo, Austin & the Hill Country
The Alamo, Austin & the Hill CountryThe bay and the causeway out to Galveston.
The Alamo, Austin & the Hill Country
The Alamo, Austin & the Hill CountryThe Alamo, where Texas made its stand.
The Alamo, Austin & the Hill Country
The Alamo, Austin & the Hill CountryThe pink-granite dome of the Texas Capitol.
The Alamo, Austin & the Hill Country
The Alamo, Austin & the Hill CountryMcKinney Falls spilling over the limestone.
The Alamo, Austin & the Hill Country
The Alamo, Austin & the Hill CountryCypress-lined creeks in the Hill Country.
The Alamo, Austin & the Hill Country
The Alamo, Austin & the Hill CountryClear water over the white rock ledges.
The Alamo, Austin & the Hill Country
The Alamo, Austin & the Hill CountryThe bay and the causeway out to Galveston.
The Alamo, Austin & the Hill Country
The Alamo, Austin & the Hill CountryThe Alamo, where Texas made its stand.

Day 8

Mon 5 Apr

The Alamo, Austin & the Hill Country

The Alamo, Austin & the Hill Country
The Alamo, Austin & the Hill CountryThe pink-granite dome of the Texas Capitol.

Where we wandered