I enjoyed the scenery when I visited Rio Frio. Here is another set of photographs. Hope you enjoy them! 🙂
My “Working” Trip to Rio Frio
While staying at Rio Frio last week I began the final edit on the Haxan prequel novel, Quaternity. I began making notes for the novel when I was staying at Palo Duro two years ago. I might as well cap off the work while camping alongside a western river in Texas, right? Meanwhile, I also …
Writers with Angst Line Up Here
I am headed to the Frio River this weekend for a camping trip. Well, I'm staying in a cabin, so it's sort of like camping, right? I will be starting the third edit of the new Haxan novel, but I may start the new novel as well. I'd like to get a chapter or two …
The Border Trip: Fort Davis Camping
Here are more pictures from what I have been calling my Border Trip. It's the trip I took from Laredo to Nogales in preparation to writing the novel I have just completed. The buttes in the distance are fantastic. Here is my campsite at Fort Davis. There was a lot of wildlife here, including javelinas …
Meet Me Tonight in Laredo
I am headed out on my trip today. I will drive up and down the US/Mexico border to research some of the places that appear in the new Haxan novel. As I drive and sight see I am also going to write, write, write. You can follow the progress of my trip on Twitter, assuming …
Cow Cabin Camping in Palo Duro Canyon
I got back from my camping trip in Palo Duro and I had a very good time. I have done a lot of tent camping over the years, but I am now a big believer in cabin camping. Or at the very least Cow Cabin Camping. These cabins were built by the CCC during the …
Camping Trip
I'm headed to Caprock Canyon and later Palo Duro Canyon this weekend and will be gone through most of next week. I'll Tweet when I can, but cell service out there is spotty at best. I'll take pictures and post them when I get back.
A Very Busy Week Ahead
Last night we used the new fire pit. I really like it a lot. I'm the kind of guy who can sit out in front of a camp fire for hours thinking about writing and that's exactly what I did last night. I also used my 7x50 Vixen Forestas to look at the grouping of …
Writing Update: Progress on the novel, and a side trip to Fort Griffin, TX in the works
Last week was the first time I had completely to myself. Well, not really, but I had enough time to myself to get past the initial (and for me problematic) creative phase of the novel and make real progress. I am pretty happy with what I have accomplished so far on this project. I have …
Why some people don’t like camping: Photographic Evidence
The Stark Beauty of Caprock Canyon
Part of the reason I like Caprock (and Palo Duro) is the stark beauty of these deserts. They really make you feel alone. The solitude is amazing and I still cannot get over how quiet it is out there. We are inundated with noise everyday of our lives in this modern world. No escaping it. …
The Buffalo of Caprock Canyon
I've spoken about this before. One of the things that rocked me when I saw the buffalo was how small they are. I mean, small compared to my expectations. I think they've been so built up in our minds through mythology they have taken on some larger size both in meaning and cultural identity. They're …
The Sunset of Destruction, the Ashes of the West: A Retrospective from Caprock Canyon
I got a lot of work done on my trip to Caprock Canyon. I wanted to dovetail the preliminary stages of working on the new novel with the trip in the hope of synergy. It worked, better than I hoped. I came up with a lot of ideas and thoughts about the novel, characters, tone …
Haxan Goes Camping!
Haxan goes camping!
Return from Caprock Canyon
Got back from Caprock Canyon today. Had a good trip and it was very beneficial as far as doing preliminary work and story ideas for the novel, including seeing and walking over the land once inhabited by Native Americans. I'll talk more about it later, but I'm headed to bed now.
Leaving for Caprock Canyon with a Very Dark Haxan Novel in Mind
Headed to Caprock Canyon this morning. Looking forward to the relaxation and working on some notes for the new novel. Kind of eager to see if this idea will hold up. I think it has promise...but you never know until you actually start mapping out the story and ideas. One thing. The more I think …
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Planning another camping trip…with writing a novel on the side!
Thinking about going camping this weekend. A couple of reasons. It's getting late in the year and if I wait much longer it's going to get cold. I don't like the cold. I can deal with the heat much better. Just me. 😛 There are also the buffalo. I'd like to follow them around for …
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More Pictures from Caprock Canyon
Here are a few more pictures from my last camping trip. I have only been home a couple or three weeks and I am ready to go back out.
Sunset and Moonrise in Caprock Canyon (Bridge of stars between)
The first thing that hits you when you are in the wilderness is the invading silence. It's oppressive. It seeps into you and invades your core and fills it like spring water welling through a crack in the ground.The silence is everywhere. It lifts you up and carries you throughout the day and night. The …
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Buffalo in Caprock Canyon — Beyond Awesome
One of the best things about camping in Caprock Canyon are the buffalo. As a western writer (and just a writer in general and a human being enamored with history and culture) I love seeing these majestic animals. I think one of the biggest surprises is how small they are. Yes, small -- compared to …
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Hoover's Corner 