Road trip

The drive from Dallas to San Antonio is about 275 miles and takes about 4 hours if you're focused on what you're doing.
On the way you drive through Waco though, and of course who could resist the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame? Man, there are lots of guns in there. One display had the boots of one ranger. Most displays were badges & guns, but It was worth seeing.

Somehow I just can't imagine a better souvenir from anywhere in Texas than a "coonskin cap" from the Alamo. By the way, you wont see "Davy Crockett" caps there; he referred to himself as David, so that's how he's referred to in Texas. As far as I can tell, they only have them in kid sizes, but I wasn't buying it to actually wear. They also don't have the face of the raccoon on the front like Fess Parker's on T.V. maybe that's a PETA thing.
Anyway, I now have a coonskin cap from the Alamo on my desk at home.


The Tower of the Americas is the tallest building in the San Antonio skyline. It was built in 1968 and was the tallest observation tower in the U.S. until Stratosphere was built. $6 gets you all day access. We rode up, got a good look around, then went to the Alamo, had dinner, the went back up at sunset to watch it get dark.
It gets really windy at night on one side of the observation deck. Like 30-40 mph wind. I'm sure a tower that tall must sway in a breeze like that, but it felt steady.

In the bottom picture, the cross shaped building in the trees is the Alamo.
The 4th of July must be great from up there in the tower.
Next time in San Antonio I want to get a better look at the riverwalk.
Excellent place for a road trip.