Dallas and Mother Neff State Park

In the waning days of January, I took a weekend trip to Dallas. On the way back to Austin, I visited Mother Neff State Park, Texas's very first state park. The highlight of my trip was the Dallas Museum of Art. Situated downtown Dallas near a park built over the highway, the impressive and free museum rivals any of the Smithsonians. I particularly liked the Early Americas art exhibit.

Sunday afternoon, about halfway home, I pulled off the highway near Waco. Mother Neff State Park shelters hilly woodlands, campgrounds, and a few miles of trails with spurs terminating respectively at a lookout tower, a limestone cave, and an emerald pond. I hiked to each of the landmarks, more quaint than spectacular but a pleasant respite from Austin all the same.

Snapshots from that most recent escape are finally posted here in the waning days of February. As we hurtle towards March, I've hastily pulled together a spring break road trip that is now barely a week away. It's a little odd not knowing where I'll live next. Every road trip destination has added weight, it may just be where I end up.