Hi Wayne. As a record of your trip, they are fine, but as a "public" photos, they do not do a lot in conveying the sense of your road trip. When I take a trip, esp. a road trip, I like to give a sense of movement and progression between photos (think of a photo album that tells a story in pictures). This is just me; there are other ways of creating visual impact from these kinds of photos.
As to the individual pictures, you need:
--More people in your photos. Not just people randomly stuck in the photo, but people doing things that are interesting. I think the photo of the stone worker is the best of the entire lot.
--Photos of your family. Again, the value of these photos seems to be very personal and not public in nature, but since these photos are for yourself and your family, you need to include them--granddaughter, daughter, you, etc.
--Less photos of isolated objects, like the Texas flag or the twirly thing. They are decorative, but that's it.
I like San Jose-5, it might work as b&w w/ the contrast bumped up; San Jose-1 is also a nice scene. San Jose-6: flip upside down, it's a smile. By the way, I have family in S.A., and when I was a teenager I would ride my bike to the missions, and that was a lot of fun. I have a picture of my two boys playing in the turret at San Jose-6, and I like it very much because of the play of the light.
Keep shooting!
