Snappy the Sea Turtle 2

I am just dropping in to wish you a very Merry Christmas! Here’s hoping that 2024 is full of travel and adventures!! -JMW ∆X

The airplane that is sometimes jokingly referred to as "Air Force One-Half," although any plane that carries the president of the United States is Air Force One when it's in the air. This Lockheed JetStar, now permanently displayed at the LBJ Ranch near Stonewall, Texas, flew Lyndon Johnson in and out of the ranch when he was vice president and president in the 1960s. ✈️

Visited today the Texas State Cemetery. In order to be buried here an individual had to make a significant contribution to Texas. This gravesite is for Stephen Austin, the President and Founder of Texas.

This Cavern was discovered by the Texas Highway Department drilling team in the spring 1963 during the construction of an overpass for Interstate 35. The cavern was opened to the public in 1966. Being that it was found during the Space Race, they thought it would be good publicity to name it the Inner Space Cavern to push people to visit other worlds on Earth.

Blanche Barrow was the wife of the elder brother of Clyde Barrow, known as Buck. To her dismay, Buck joined his brother's gang. Blanche was present at the shootout which resulted in the Barrow Gang becoming nationally recognized fugitives. She spent only four months with the gang. Although she never used a gun, Blanche was blinded in one eye during a getaway. In the same incident, she rescued her husband under heavy police gunfire. She was caught along with her fatally wounded husband by a posse of local men in Iowa. She served six years in prison for assault with intent to kill the sheriff of Platte County, Missouri, 🔫