Just about everyday this past week we have been on the move. First heading south, then west, then south again, driving for almost 2,000 miles.  We were struck by the vast, the rural, and the beauty. Even arriving in the sprawl of Austin, Texas, all three of these qualities existed.

A vast Texas sky like no other, seen from Lady Bird Johnson’s office window in the LBJ museum.

The rural available even on a suburban evening stroll.

And the captivating beauty of Hamilton Pool.

There is much to this adventure, this America, which I can only grow to love more and more each dawn.

Today we set further south, and then east, and tomorrow straight north. But that’s a tale for another week.