Arkansas- The Natural State (Pt 2)
Let me preface by saying that I cut out about 75% of the pics of trees and water and cliffs. This page would just be twenty pictures of trees and rocks if I uploaded everything. That being said, here are…
Arkansas- The Natural State (Pt 1)
After the Louisiana shock, we crossed into Arkansas for a bit more familiar territory. Plenty of outdoor spots to explore, albeit with different characters than in the Rocky Mountain states. Starting off in the privately owned Garvan Woodland Gardens we…
French Quarter and Lizard Leashes!
One of the big items on the list for Kate was a few days in New Orleans. Seeing as there was little camping nearby and it was getting pretty hot and humid, we ponied up for our first hotel stay…
Hello ‘Gators!
Texas had a bit more in store for us, seeing as it is just endless. We left the beaches and drove through Houston to spend a couple of days in the pines of Davy Crockett National Forest. Right on the…
To the Texas Beach, Baby!
We left off with a brief mention of Pedernales Falls and Reimer Ranch. I have a couple more photos of the small but unique little water holes there. Here's a bit of the rushing rivers of Pedernales Falls: It was…
Austin. ‘Nuff Said.
Go figure we liked Austin. I'd expected it to be fun and young like Portland or Boulder, but what surprised both Kate and I was just how active it is. We have a good friend from our Arizona days, Chris,…
Texas Teaser
Everything's bigger here! We definitely noticed this when entering the original Six Flags in Arlington. No pics, but a little taste of what we saw: One family of six carried an entire 24 case of Coca-Cola in the original packaging…
Oklahoma: Tree Overload!
Eastern Oklahoma brought forests and ticks to us! Before you naysayers explain the claustrophobia inducing dense trees of the east coast, let me remind you that we're coming from Arizona. I've had some experience growing up with evergreens in Colorado,…
The Day Our Dog Grew Up
Determined to not cross over our footsteps like we did so many times in New Mexico, our first major decision for the next leg of the trip was whether or not to skip Oklahoma's pan handle. In retrospect, it seems…
New Mexico’s Bisti Badlands
The Bisti Wilderness is another red dot on our National Geographic Road Atlas that seems to be well kept secret on the statewide nature scene. It's a fragile looking geological valley full of petrified wood and bizarre sand formations tucked…