Over the past weekend I joined some other Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPW) enthusiasts in an excursion to the Gus Engeling Wildlife Management Area for a hike. The main purpose of this hike was to see an elusive orchid called Calopogon oklahomensis or Oklahoma Grass Pink. Following is a description of the area from the…
The Texas Land Conservancy (TLC) has owned a certain parcel of land for a long time, and the Conservancy is making much progress on preparing the land for more visitors. From the TLC website: About the Preserve Nestled just outside of Rio Vista, the 145-acre Malone Preserve is a testament to the beauty of North…
Waco is only about an hour and a half from Dallas. I went recently with some friends and we had a great day. Did you know two guys were hiking around the Waco, Texas area in 1978 and stumbled upon a mammoth bone? They were smart enough to let the proper people know and after…
Happy 2020! I am posting a few pictures from a recent sojourn to Montgomery, Alabama. I have not traveled the Deep South all that much, so this was an interesting trip for me. My ‘ol friend (we’re talking kindergarten) and travel amiga, Ann, and I decided to get out of Dallas for a brief respite.…
After leaving Galway we headed to our next destination: a hotel on the grounds of Drumoland Castle. Above is Drumoland Castle, which now is also a posh hotel. We checked in to our hotel (not the posh Castle hotel) after going through the castle grounds instead of just taking the exit off the highway and…
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