Nine Mile Ranch & Nine Mile Canyon
Nine Mile Ranch - Number 6 On The Map This is the first Streamin-In-Shiny Gem since November of 2019. We're rather persnickety about what we…
Clayton Lake State Park
Eagles, osprey, hawks, wild turkeys, water foul, canadian geese, snow geese, deer, rabbits, dinosaur tracks, and a very friendly park ranger greeted us at Clayton…
Canyon de Chelly Part Two
I read another great chapter in the book, Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer, https://milkweed.org/book/braiding-sweetgrass. The chapter was titled, The Honorable Harvest. She talks about…
Canyon de Chelly Part One
According to archaeologists, Canyon de Chelly National Monument (Chelly is pronounced Shay) has held Native American inhabitants for over 5000 years and it is one…
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
I told Larry, when we were in Iowa City, that I wanted to go the Tallgrass Prairie. I don't know why. It just called to…
Blackhawk Memorial County Park
We'd never been to Wisconsin and the weather was nice so we decided to go north after Iowa City. Our first stop was a campground…
Sabao Lake
We had been on the road for an hour already on winding back roads when we finally made it to Route 95 North. The highway…
Kickapoo Cavern State Park
No cell service, anemic WiFi, and no trash removal, that's all the downside (if you can call it that) we can think of for Kickapoo.…
Three Rivers Petroglyph Site
Three Rivers Petroglyph Site sure was one of the high points of the trip for me so far. Phew! This site is managed by the Bureau…
Davis Mountains State Park, West Texas
I recommend that you add this park to your bucket list. It is beautiful, quiet and remote with great hikes, wildlife and good basic amenities…