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Tag Archives: Texas
Palo Alto National Battlefield Park, Brownsville, TX
January 30, 2020 In less than 100 years (1754 to 1846) large swaths of North America changed hands. Great Britain, France, Spain, the United States, the Republic of Texas, Mexico, and even Russia claimed, negotiated treaties for, and fought wars … Continue reading
Posted in History, Museums, National Park
Tagged brownsville, Nilgai, Palo Alto Battlefield, Texas
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Sea Turtle Inc.
January 28, 2020 What an awesome place! John and I spent the whole day there learning, exploring and just watching these beautiful creatures. What started out as one woman trying to help a species has turned into a major force … Continue reading
Posted in Beach, Nature Notes, Science, Zoo
Tagged Adopt a turtle, save the turtles, Sea Turtle Inc., Texas
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Deep South Texas
November 26, 2019-April 13, 2020 We were WARM for winter! Volunteering, exploring and generally chilling. Here’s a bit of what we did.
Volunteering – Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge
November 25, 2019 – April 13, 2020 John and I have spent a chunk of the winter volunteering in deep south Texas at the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge visitor center. We work three days a week and have four … Continue reading
McDonald Observatory
February 23, 2019 Space – The Final Frontier The visitor center had a small but interesting museum. You’ll learn a little bit about spectroscopy and why it’s so important in astronomy. You’ll also be introduced to some astronomers and learn … Continue reading
Fort Davis NHS & Davis Mountains State Park
February 22, 2019 Davis Mountains State Park We shifted up to the Davis Mountains so we could tour that area. The State Park was very nice with full hook ups, partial hook ups and no hook ups. We scored a … Continue reading
Big Bend West Side, Cottonwood Campground, Study Butte/Terlinqua and Beyond
February 18, 2019 Cottonwood Campground – No Generators Allowed. You don’t know how nice that is until you spend a week with this roaring noise for twelve hours each day. Luckily we were out hiking most of the time but … Continue reading
Posted in Campgrounds, Hiking, History, National Park, Nature Notes, Scenic Drives
Tagged Texas
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Chisos Basin
February 14, 2019 We spent Valentine’s Day in an ancient volcanic caldera. How cool is that? While much of Big Bend appears to be relatively flat you can’t help but notice the Chisos Mountains, the southernmost mountain range in the … Continue reading
Posted in Campgrounds, Hiking, National Park, Nature Notes, Restaurants
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Big Bend East Side / Rio Grande Village
February 9-17, 2019 Big Bend National Park is BIG! We quickly learned to leave at least an hour to drive to anywhere. We started on the East Side of the park and toured that area plus the central Chisos Mountains … Continue reading
San Antonio, Texas
February 1-6, 2019 Traveler’s World RV Park Friends recommended this campground and it worked out great. We had full hookups in a nice city/country type campground with lots of activities, level gravel sites, laundry on site, bus stop right across … Continue reading