Nature Scenes in Northwestern Missouri
We spent some time hanging out in the Northeastern corner of Missouri, where we went to two National Wildlife Refuges and stayed in various parks where we did some birding. Again and again we saw …
The adventures of Jen and Doug and a black cat named Mr. Knightley.
We spent some time hanging out in the Northeastern corner of Missouri, where we went to two National Wildlife Refuges and stayed in various parks where we did some birding. Again and again we saw …
Prairie Dog Town Gotta stop and see Prairie Dog Town while visiting Lubbock – especially since it might not be there for long. It was established in the 1930s by K.N. Clapp, who was alarmed …
WARNING: The Rattlesnake Museum is all about rattlesnakes, so if snakes give you the heebie-jeebies, you might want to skip this post! Albuquerque is home to the Rattlesnake Museum, supposedly the world’s largest collection of …
Since our excursion to the highest point in Nebraska got us relatively close to the state capitol of Wyoming, we decided to spend a night in another new state in the van, including a visit …
The Potter Sundry The Potter Sundry in Potter, Nebraska, claims to be the home of the Tin Roof Sundae. I’m not here to argue with any excuse for ice cream. It’s a small cafe with …
We were settled in Sioux Falls, South Dakota for a couple weeks around Doug’s jury duty service, and took a weekend trip around the Northeast corner of our home state. Let’s be honest, there is …
Doug and I made several stops to see birds in South Carolina, but mostly they eluded us. Our first stop was the wildlife drive in Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge in Jefferson, but it was …
Assateague Island National Seashore is most famous for being home to a herd of wild horses. I had been once a long time ago, but Doug had never been. Since we were in the area …
When I saw pictures of the beautiful horses at Gypsy Gold Horse Farm in Ocala, Florida, I immediately wanted to go see them. They looked so beautiful, and I was powerless to resist! The farm …
Fresh off our bat kayak adventure, Doug and I headed to Gainesville, Florida, where we hoped to make a stop at the University of Florida Bat Houses. We did, and it was awesome! There are …