Tag Archives: Goose Island State Park
Aransas National Wildlife Area
During our stays at Goose Island State Park outside Rockport, TX, we always try to make a visit to Aransas National Wildlife Area which is about a 35 mile drive. Aransas NWA is famous as the winter home of Whooping … Continue reading
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Tagged Aransas NWR, Goose Island State Park, Whooping Cranes
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Planning Our Return to the Donut Shop
Well, even though migrating birds are starting to show up, it is time to think about our return home. We’ve had a couple of objectives: celebrating Easter with our Mississippi friends and seeing Rich, Lydda, and grandson Bronson in Ohio. … Continue reading
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Tagged Clarko State Park, Goose Island State Park
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My Latest Interest: Geocaching
I was out looking for a bald eagle’s nest at Fountainebleau State Park when a Texas auto pulled up. The driver asked if I’d found it and having been there before, helped me locate it through my scope. When I … Continue reading
Farewell to Goose Island
We leave in the morning for Falcon State Park after eight days here at Goose Island. It’s finally shorts and T-shirt weather and we’ve enjoyed getting out to walk, bike, and run. Penny has become pretty well-known with her running … Continue reading
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Settled In at Goose Island
The trip down on Saturday was uneventful and traversing Houston on a Saturday morning was relatively easy – although the Houston drivers must have trained in Boston. We did go by hundreds of school kids working along one of the … Continue reading
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