Heading 63 Miles to Arkansas RV Park

June 29, 2022 Our last day at Poverty Point State Park, LA was Monday (June 27). Check out time was 1:00 pm, so we had a lot of time to get ready to go. We had hoped to stay past the 4th of July, but the park was full that weekend. Earlier, I found us […]

Off to a Safari

June 28, 2022 On Saturday (June 25), we decided to go on a safari. Bruce reserved a spot for the 1:00 pm tour. We drove the short distance from Poverty Point State Park to the Wild Country Safari Park. The gift shop has several birds. We paid to be driven in the open aired school […]

Delhi, LA City Park

June 28, 2022 We stopped at the Delhi, LA City Park. This park is next to the Bayou Macon. There was a boat ramp into the Bayou Macon and a pier next to the boat ramp. I did not take pictures of the boat ramp or pier. There was a very nice playground. I considered […]

Desperately Seeking Mercury

June 28, 2022 Last Wednesday (June 22), we got up early to see the planet alignment. This was just before 5:00 am. Nox was excited to go with us, so we put the harness on her and let her come with us. I took some pictures of the alignment. In the first picture below, Jupiter […]

Restoration Park in West Monroe, LA

June 24, 2022 Since we had to go into West Monroe to pick up our prescriptions, I looked online to see what sort of attractions were in the area. Restoration Park looked interesting. It started out as a sand and gravel strip mine and when the mining operation was done, people used it as a […]

Morning Walk at Sunrise in Poverty Point Reservoir State Park, LA

June 23, 2022 Nox woke Bruce up needing to go out at 4:45 am. Bruce moving about woke me up. He took Nox for a walk and when he got back, he asked if I wanted to see the planetary alinement. I said, “yes.” I quickly got dressed. On the way outside, I grabbed my […]

Hiking at Poverty Point Reservoir State Park, LA

June 21, 2022 I wanted to go hiking along the trails in the woods instead of the trails in the sun. I want the cool woods instead of the bight sunshine beating down on me. Poverty Point State Park has a few trails in the woods: Jesse James Trail, Outlaw Trail, Hardbottom Trail, and Macon […]

Nox Hiding from a Snake

June 19, 2022 ****Warning Picture of Snake in the Blog Post**** Nox asking to go outside. “Okay, Nox! We’ll take you outside!” Oh no, a snake on the trail. It is just a harmless snake. Nox didn’t like the snake. Once we got home, she buried herself under her towel to hide from the snake! […]

Evening Walk Around Poverty Point State Park with Nox

June 19, 2022 We had a lovey walk yesterday evening. The sunset was spectacular and Nox enjoyed the cooler evening. Nox doesn’t enjoy walking in the heat. We saw various flowers and animals while we were walking. When we stopped to admire the sunset for a while, Nox got bored with standing and lay down […]

Poverty Point World Heritage Site – Part 3 – Walking Trail

June 18, 2022 The ranger provided us with a hiking trail guide for the 2.6 mile (4.2 km) trail. The trail is mostly flat and easy to walk. There is normally one climb to get to the top of the large Mound A. Unfortunately, the trail to the top of Mound A was closed due […]