This past weekend we took a beautiful weekend fall trip in Texas, which can be hard to do! We don’t have many places that have incredibly beautiful fall leaves, but we love to find areas that do.
First, I want to share a little pumpkin carving inspiration.
Everyone has been asking about this years pumpkins! We went with a Ghostbuster’s theme (of course). Mine was the new, scary looking ghost. My husband did the who ya gonna call? sign. They lasted a total of one day this year due to our exceptionally warm temperatures this year. But we had a blast doing it. And Ruger loves when we carve pumpkins because he is a TOTAL pumpkin addict!
I always get a little bummed out this time of year because it continues to stay warm, so our fall colors don’t really appear until mid-November. My husband and I decided to take a little weekend fall trip in Texas to the west Texas mountains. And we did see some beautiful fall colors in the canyons so it was worth it!
We really love road trips, so this was the perfect getaway for us!
When we lived in California years ago, we would take long road trips back to Texas to visit a few times a year. We would drive at least 24 hours straight too and it was the best time! This trip was nostalgic of those long road trips 🙂
How perfect is that leaf? They had these all over the canyons!
Most of the leaves were still two toned with little pieces of green in them, but I love that look!
In the middle of West Texas, you rarely see water. This stream was flowing naturally, and it was freezing cold water too! The water was so clear and pretty.
One of the neatest things we saw was this mule deer. She ran right in front of us when we were walking along the trail. I got out my camera to take a picture, but she had disappeared. As we started walking further, she came back and walked up really close to us ! She stood there watching us for awhile too, so I got a lot of pictures!
When you finally reach the canyon, there is this really old rock cabin that was built during the great depression and made completely out of rocks, even the roof. The man who built it discovered the canyon in the 1920s and couldn’t believe there was an oasis like that in the middle of the dessert. The cabin isn’t lived in anymore since the land belong to the National Park Service, but it was really neat!
It was a fun trip and so nice to just hang out together without any outside distractions. I had zero cell phone service while we were there, so I was completely unplugged from social media! Such a nice change 🙂
If you every head to west Texas, be sure to check out Mckittrick Canyon.
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I hope you have a fun Halloween!
Check out instagram and snapchat for Ruger’s Halloween costume this year 🙂 Last year he was a Dallas Cowboy, the year before he was a pumpkin!
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Your pumpkins turned out so cute! I love the Ghostbusters theme! Happy Halloween girlie! <3, Pamela Sequins & Sea Breezes
Thanks girl! We just had to do the Ghostbusters 🙂 Happy Halloween!
I’m glad you guys were able to enjoy the weather and some leaf peeping! Somehow my pumpkins never turn out that good LOL!! xo, biana –BlovedBoston
I am so happy we got to see some fall colors 🙂 I am getting better at the pumpkin carving….my husband is a pro so he has helped me over the years lol
I’ve heard many wonderful things about parts of west Texas and I love your photos.I’m also loving your hair!! It looks great. So glad you had a good weekend. Here’s to a great week!
You would never believe west Texas has so many pretty areas, but it does! Thanks girl! The sun has really lightened my hair this summer, but I kind of like it 🙂 Have a great week!
wow those are some very cool pumpkins!
Thank you! We had fun craving them 🙂
Happy Howl-o-ween! Love the pumpkins you carved… you guys are so good at that. I’m better pasting a face to a pumpkin – sharp objects on a curved surface + me = injury! Pretty pics of your trip… I love the fall colors!
Thanks Laurie! I am the same way….I always manage to make a mess or hurt myself when I carve lol luckily my husband comes to the rescue, he’s so good at that! It was so nice getting to see some fall colors!
Your trip looks so pretty! I need to see more of West Texas. 🙂
West Texas has so many unexpected places you wouldn’t think of!
Your pumpkins look good better then mine because I don’t have any and why I do all I do with a pumpkin is cut it up and cook it………………………lol
I’ve never eaten a fresh pumpkin from our carved ones, but it is so fun to eat the seeds 🙂
How adorable is the ghostbusters theme for your pumpkins and I swear Lola would be right up in our space sniffing all the pumpkins like Ruger. I agree, the older I get, the more I crave to see that fall foliage. That will never happen in Florida so I’m already planning to visit our friends next year who live in the mountains of Nashville. Sounds like you guys had the perfect getaway to enjoy a change of scenery!
Nashville is so pretty in the fall! Especially in the mountains, that will be fun! Ruger is so addicted to pumpkin lol 🙂 It was a fun little getaway!
That pumpkin carving looks nice. I like that stream. It looks so serene there. Dropping by from SITS Girls Sharefest.
It was so serene and peaceful there! WE enjoyed it 🙂 So happy you stopped by!