The Lone Star Rocks!

I love my Texas mug! Reminds me of all the places I've been in the Lonestar state just in the last year. I have driven all day long for hours and hours and was still in the state of Texas, lol. Its a really big state that offers so much beauty and family fun spots that its worth traveling through. Just to mention a few, there's Seaworld in San Antonio, Texas State Aquarium in Corpus Christi, Space Center Houston. 

My most recent destination has been in Huntsville, Texas. Home of the famous 67 foot Statue of Sam Houston which can be seen up to 6 miles away. He was the General of the San Jacinto war back in 1800's and now home of The Sam Houston State University too. There are many more things to see and do here, such as visiting the Sam Houston Memorial Museum, the Veterans Museum and the State Park. Check it out if you ever go to Houston. Just follow this link Huntsville, Texas
 

Moody Gardens/Galveston equals Awesome

Moody Gardens is the place to be if your in the south Texas area. I love this mug because of the style, it can actually hold a good amount of coffee in it. The regular size coffee cups don't seem to be big enough any more, I guess I've out grown them, lol. Anyway Moody Gardens Galveston Island is a great place to take the family. There's the Rainforest, The Aquarium  Pyramid, 3 D Theater, Ridefilm and so much more. Do yourself a favor and check it out.

                   

In the same area you will find The Strand Historic District in Galveston. The coolest place ever to shop, dine and even take a horse and carriage ride too. We had so much fun there. 

While there we also took a ride on the Ferry which was so much fun too. Its a short ride to Port Bolivar and during the ride there's usually dolphins jumping around the water and Seagulls flying around. While your vehicle is parked on the ferry you can get out and look around and feed the seagulls if you want.   

   

          

Palo Duro Canyons

This is my green mug from the trip to Palo Duro Canyon in Amarillo Texas this past summer. My Mom and nieces came to visit me while I was still working there and wow what a beautiful site. Its definitely a tourist site to add to your list.
The Canyon is huge with lots to do, everything from camping, bike riding in the trails and even riding horses, which I got to do the first time I went last year. Riding through the Canyon was like being in the movies, lol. No cell phone service, no noise other than the horses trotting along the beaten paths. Me and a few co-workers went and had a blast just enjoying the view of the Canyons glaring all around us. I only wish I could back and do it again.

             

Mount Rushmore

All I can say is WOW. I had the opportunity to visit Mount Rushmore while working in Montana. Its located in the western part of South Dakota around the Rapid City Area. Here's some of the pics I took. If your ever in that neck of the woods, its a must see!The drive itself was awesome- going through the Black Hills.
The only cost was for parking, so its a great and inexpensive place to take a family.
I actually didn't even get a coffee mug here because I was to busy shopping for everyone else in my family. So darn it now I have to go back, lol. I really cant wait to go again though.
Just a little bit about the history of why its called Mount Rushmore in the first place.....apparently a attorney from New York went to South Dakota to do some title work and then they ended up giving the mountain his last name of Rushmore. Just interesting to know.

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Mother Nature at her best!

I cant say enough about these pics, there just beautiful. The Geysers at Yellow Stone National Park in Montana and Wyoming is the reason for the steam over the water.             
They say there are more Geysers here than anywhere else. We really wanted to see the Old Faithful Geyser and missed it by five minutes, ugh. It would have been another 90 minutes to catch the next eruption but we had no more time to spare since we only had a short time to visit the park, but what we did see was amazing.

We stopped along the path of this gorgeous river on the way to Yellow Stone. Such beauty to be standing on the bridge watching the water flow by and the smell of fresh clean water was amazing to say the least. 
This picture was just outside of the Bear Tooth Pass in Montana.
I will post more pics eventually for you to see the beauty that I can't explain.

This is the Excelsior Geyser Crater apparently the largest geyser in the world. Doesn't erupt now as it did a long time ago but is defiantly a sight to see. As we walked around the park near the geyser you can feel the heat which makes you want trot a little faster and even begin to think what if it decides to erupt and you have no where to escape, lol just kidding. But the blue surface of the water and steam together is really an amazing site to see.  


   
              

Shes soooo silly

My grand daughter playing with my iPhone in CamWow, lol

The Big Texan Visit

Have you been to the 'Big Texan" in Amarillo yet? I went a few times while I was working there. Loved the atmosphere but the food wasn't really all that good except for the steak hamburger it was good.. I got to see a couple of guys trying to eat the 72 oz steak, only one was able to eat it all within an hour even though he choked in the beginning but was ok. Its a great place to take pics, lol

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My Wyoming

While working in Wyoming a co-worker and I decided to go shopping on our lunch hour in some old shops in Gillette, while she was buying jewelry I was looking at mugs. Being that we really didn't have time to look but quickly, I saw this cup with the mountains on it and took it home with me.
One day I hope to have more time to actually visit some tourist spots and get some really cool and unique mugs. I'm always open for suggestions.

BearTooth Pass Highway

While working in Montana I made time to do some site seeing. We took advantage of the time we had there going around our work schedule. Some of the locals that lived there was kind enough to share some tourist information so off we went, heading to Yellow Stone National Park. 

On the way there we traveled through the BearTooth Pass  Highway and there's no words to describe what we saw. Surrounded by pure beauty as we drove up the mountain side in circles until we reached the top. Looking down as we drove up the narrow roads was a little tense but is something I will always remember.    







 

The Mug from 'The Cross"

Have you heard of "The Cross" in Groom Texas? Wow what a sight to see. Its off of interstate 40 E about 45 minutes from Amarillo. Check it out if your in the area!  

My Sturgis cup from South Dakota

While I was working in Montana, I took advantage of being in the area so I went to Mt Rushmore in South Dakota as well as site seeing through out the Bad Lands and much more. 

Since I was driving right by Sturgis I took the exit to go down into the motorcycle area where they have the rally's, though the rally wasn't going to be there until the following week, I was actually glad about that but it was still cool to drive around the souvenir shops.
                                     

Where did you find your mug

What kind of cool mugs have you found and where? I need ideas for future vacation spots to create memories with the mugs that I love, lol. Though mine are not necessarily cool or unique looking, they do remind me of good times and that's all that really matters anyway, right. 

The states that I have visited since collecting mugs are Oklahoma, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, New Mexico and Texas. I have been in many more states but wasn't collecting them.

I'm hooked on mugs

okay, I am hooked. Just recently in the last few years I have started collecting coffee mugs. My job has me traveling around to different cities and states so I have to buy something right? I don't want big things to carry around, and I usually end up not liking tee shirts after taking them home or they shrink after washing them so I decided on coffee cups. I really really like using them when I drink my coffee in the morning because it reminds me of the good time I had at that particular place on cup and gives me a smile- what a way to start the day! Ah the memories with a smile, cant get any better than that