The Sound of Sandhill Cranes

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 […]

Seeing Whooping Cranes Among the Sandhill Cranes

December 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 […]

Digging for Selenite Crystals at the Great Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma

May 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 […]

Checking Out the Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma

May 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 […]

Just a Day Off for Relaxing

October 16, 2021 Since yesterday was such a big day for us, Bruce felt we should just do some fun things to catch our breath. This morning, we went to the Great American Tiny House Show at the National Western Complex in Denver. After looking at the tiny houses, we drove back to the RV […]

Havana Ponds Trail at the RMANWR

September 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. […]

A Hike Around the Lakes at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge

August 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 […]

Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge

July 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 […]