Homesteading on a Blackberry Hilltop
December 16, 2026 I decided to share the short video I took of the Sandhill Cranes on December 12. It was in the observation building, so the sound was a bit muted. Two of the Whooping Cranes flew past while I was recording. Look in the left corner of the video when it is almost […]
Read More The Sound of Sandhill CranesDecember 13, 2025 Yesterday (Friday, December 12), we were meeting friends for lunch in Decatur, AL at Big Bob’s BBQ. We agreed to meet at 1:00 PM for lunch to avoid the lunch rush. Bruce and I left early so we could see the cranes at Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge. The volunteer at the desk […]
Read More Seeing Whooping Cranes Among the Sandhill CranesDecember 8, 2023 On December 6 (Wednesday), the weather cooled off here in Florida. With the low’s dipping down to 34 degrees F, many of the manatees came into the warmer fresh water springs (72 degrees F) to stay warm. On Tuesday (December 5), fellow RV was telling me the manatees would be heading into […]
Read More Off to See the Manatees in Crystal River, FloridaMay 28, 2023 One of the things I wanted to do was dig for selenite crystals at the Great Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge. It is the only place in the world that you can dig for hourglass shaped selenite crystals. Now, we didn’t bother to look up what to bring, as we expected to […]
Read More Digging for Selenite Crystals at the Great Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in OklahomaMay 27, 2023 After our hike in the morning, Nox was tired and just wanted to rest with all her toys. I wanted to go see the Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge, which is next to the Great Salt Plains Lake State Park. Bruce and I left Nox behind in the air conditioned RV since […]
Read More Checking Out the Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in OklahomaOctober 24, 2021 Yesterday, we went for a two and a half hour hike beside the RMANWR. We hiked in a Denver Open Space. We started from the parking lot on the corner of E 56th and Peña Blvd. We went east along E 56th to get there. The parking lot is just before you […]
Read More Back at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife RefugeSeptember 8, 2021 On Sunday, September 5th, Bruce and I went back to the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge (RMANWFR) to try another hiking trail. The map showed a trail by another pond and since both Lake Mary and Lake Ladora have such beautiful trails around them, I was hoping for another beautiful hike. […]
Read More Havana Ponds Trail at the RMANWRAugust 15, 2021 Yesterday, a friend came over to get a tour of the RV and to go hiking with us. After giving him the tour of our RV, Bruce drove to the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge. We parked by the building next to the lakes and took one of the trails to […]
Read More Bison Spotted at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife RefugeAugust 1, 2021 This morning, we headed back to the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge to hike along a couple of the lakes. We started by hiking around Lake Ladora. There were several people fishing in Lake Ladora. The first part of the flat hike was mostly under cottonwood trees. The shade was very […]
Read More A Hike Around the Lakes at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife RefugeJuly 26, 2021 This morning, Bruce asked me if I wanted to go hiking. My answer was yes, I wanted to go to the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge. The wildlife refuge is about nine miles from the Denver Meadows RV Park. It is 15,000 acres of prairie grasses, wildflowers, tumble weeds, and cottonwood […]
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