Category Archives: Southwest trip
Galveston Beach
"Galveston, oh, Galveston, I still hear your seawaves crashin,…" On the way to Galveston Beach State Park, we took the ferry across the Houston ship channel. Halfway across, we downloaded Glen Campbell’s "Galveston" and listened to it the rest of … Continue reading
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Au Revoir Louisiana
After thawing ourselves and the rig out at Fontainbleau State Park where we took a long walk and saw this Bald Eagle along with a number of American Coots, some Common Gallinules, and numerous kinglets and warblers. Here are a … Continue reading
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Some Louisiana Birds
We took a leisurely walk yesterday and saw dozens of birds, including this shy Yellow-rumped Warbler who along with his cousins, was foraging with the underbrush. Not that easy to spot until he moved. Can you spot him? Fontainebleau State … Continue reading
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A Cold and Windy Trip
January is always a dicey month, weather-wise and we took an extra day to better prepare and to give me a chance to check Grow Compost for the other rare gull that has been hanging out there. Sure enough, driving in … Continue reading
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A Week To Go
Next Tuesday, my friend Sally, my dog Penny, and I plan to launch for the Southwest. It will be nice to escape the winter ice and snow and hope for a better year ahead, after the tragic losses of 2016. … Continue reading
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Six Weeks To Go
Having gone to bed and then awakened early to the horrific news from Paris, it was good to be nudged out for an early dog walk by Penny. I had heard a rifle shot while it was just getting light … Continue reading
Posted in beekeeping, iPhone 6, Penny, Southwest trip 6, Trip Planning, Vizsla
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Vote for the Boats
You may recall that we sold our kayaks and purchased two super light Hornbeck boats this summer. We like them a lot but wonder about lugging them 7,000 miles, much of which is desert, for the relatively few chances we … Continue reading
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2016 Trip – Return Trip
I remember sitting beside the Pacific Ocean a couple of years ago, watching surfers, seabirds, and our grandkids cavorting, and thinking “We’ve got nearly four thousand miles to drive back but this makes it worth it.” Well, God-willing, we’ll have … Continue reading
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2016 Trip – Westbound Portion
As I noted a while back, I’ve been doing some trip planning and locking in some reservations in parks that fill up fast. The initial half of our trip is to do some birding in Arizona and visit our son … Continue reading
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2016 Trip Planning
I was watching the clock on my computer, waiting to try to reserve a site for our February visit to San Diego, as the February sites opened up at 8:00 AM August 1st (11:00 EDT). I knew that the South … Continue reading
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