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We arrived at this most amazing location in the panhandle of Texas and got a campsite. As we were eating dinner, we were visited by a wild turkey! After dinner we did a driving tour which inspired us to take way too many pictures. If you've been there before as we...
Park video Where the buffalo roam...where the elk and the longhorn play... Yesterday afternoon we saw mountains emerging on the horizon beyond the vast Oklahoma grasslands. It's an amazing place. Set aside as a wildlife refuge in 1901 after the great buffalo hunts...
Among the things that the ranger at the visitor's center at Wichita Mountain National Wildlife Refuge recommended we check out was the Meersburger, crafted from high quality local beef, and the Peach Cobbler with homemade vanilla ice cream at this unique local...
Just crossed the Red River thus crossing the border from Texas into Oklahoma. Notable landscape features near the border seen to be vast golden fields and casinos. We're headed to Wichita Mountain National Wildlife Refuge today. Then toward Santa Fe by way of...
What were we thinking? Why did we plan our route straight through the center of Dallas? Hopefully we'll beat the rush hour and make it through this incredible maze of busy highways under blue skies with our gypsy wagon in tow. Ready for some sister time. Maybe even...
We found a Louisiana gem here in Shreveport. The F W Norton Art Gallery has a wonderful collection of art including but not limited to an awesome collection of Frederic Remingtons and Charles Marion Russells. Learned a lot not just about these artists but some cools...
We're camped in Lake Bistineau State Park south of Shreveport, Louisiana. After we arrived we realized we'd camped here before - in August 1984! We were on our way home from a family gathering in Santa Fe. We set up camp after dark and when we awoke the next morning...
From Vicksburg to Shreveport e are traveling US-80 which parallels I-20. We plan to camp tonight at Lake Bistineau State Park and explore Germantown and the Norton Art Museum.
After a day touring Vicksburg Battlefield we retreated to the downtown of this river town for a repast of Fried Green Tomatoes with a Creamy Crab Sauce, Blackened Redfish topped with Crawfish accompanied by Cheese Grits, and a dessert of Mississippi Mud. Although we...
Family stories say that Karen's great grandfather lied about his age in order to sign up to fight for the Confederacy even as his father was an officer in the Union army. Records we found on the Fold3 website indicated he fought and was taken prisoner at Vicksburg....
Planning a trip? Dreaming of travel? Perhaps some of our adventures could inspire yours! Over the last several years we’ve had the distinct pleasure of many cross country journeys traveling though the Lower 48 in tents and our various teardrop campers as well as an amazing Alaska adventure that did not involve a camper.
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Redford, our Ford F-150 has been itching for adventure ever since joining the family in October 2019. Yes, he and Sc@rlett have partnered with us for a few shorter excursions but today we are getting an early start on our Summer Ramble. First stop, Easter with family...
Today we celebrate! We received our second vaccine doses two weeks ago today. We invited Steve, our neighbor and pod member, to join us as we headed to the deck, opened a bottle of bubbly, and shouted “Freedom!” We then crafted some spritzers and enjoyed conversation...
Today we've done two of the things that we do every Spring, bring the hammock out of storage and begin to prepare the trailer for travel. It's another gorgeous sunshiny day and once we hooked the hammock onto it's stand we just had to give it a test run. Truly, with...