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| Kids in Thurber, TX. |
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| In the tent getting ready to sleep. |
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| In front of the store in Buffalo Gap. |
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| David playing with the owl at the Abilene Zoo. |
The big trip is finally here and we are so ready to begin our fun filled west adventure. The first stop on the list is Abilene State Park. One the way into Abilene, our first stop was in Thurber, Tx: population 8. Thurber was the only privately owned, by the Texas Pacific coal Co., town from the early 1900's until 1936. There are some orginal buildings left from the coal town, which also paid its workers in Thurber coupons that were only good at shops in the town, at it's peak the town had over 10,000 people. While in Abilene, we visited Frontier Texas, which is the coolest museum I have ever been to. They had life size interactive holograms of the early settlers. We all had a blast. Next, we toured Buffalo Gap, which is an entire village of original early 1900's buildings. There was a church, farmhouse, courthouse/jail, school house, bank, depot(with original segration signs) and barbershop. It was so neat. The combination of Frontier Texas and Buffalo Gap really brought an understanding to the kids of what life was like for the early settlers. The following day we went to the Abilene Zoo, which while not on par with Ft. worth and Dallas, was also great. This was the kids favorite thing we did while in Abilene. So far, tent camping is fine. The take down and set up is the biggest pain, but once evrything is set up, it is quite enjoyable. The kids have had many experiences and encountered many animals we would not have seen if we weren't camping. We 'll see how fond I am of it by day 10. Next, we are off to Caprock Canyon!
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| An exhibit at Frontier Texas |
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| In front of an antique car at Buffalo Gap |
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