Long Time Wish Fulfilled – Airboat Ride

December 27, 2023 On December 15(Friday), I went online and made a reservation for an airboat tour for December 21 (Thursday) at Wild Bill’s Airboat Tours. They have an easy to use reservation system and it was easy to pay online. Will Bill’s is 34 minutes from the campground. The website and email confirmation said […]

A Small Visitor

December 21, 2023 On Tuesday, after we dropped the truck off for service, Bruce drove the loaner car home. The day was so nice that I sat outside for a while with Nox. I looked down and noticed this anole at the edge of the patio pad. Nox was out with me and decided to […]

Off to See the Manatees in Crystal River, Florida

December 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 […]

Foster Falls in the New River Trail State Park

October 14, 2023 Since we had paid the day parking fee for the New River Trail State Park, VA (September 25), we decided to check out another area of the park. Foster Falls sounded interesting since the name had falls in it. We hoped for some beautiful falls. We drove to Foster Falls and parked […]

Hiking in French Creek State Park, PA

October 3, 2023 While we spent most of time in Pennsylvania visiting with family, on Thursday (September 15), we did an afternoon hike by one of the lakes, Hopewell Lake, in the French Creek State Park. I loaded Nox into the truck and Bruce drove us to the lake. It was a beautiful day use […]

Heading to Gotta Getaway RV Park Outside of Bellevue, Ohio

September 18, 2023 On Sunday (August 27), we finish packing up the RV, hitched it up, and headed to I-80/I-90. We rolled into Ohio, without a welcome sign. I did get a picture of the Ohio Turnpike sign. We exited the Ohio Turnpike onto Ohio 4, south and drove past the Norfolk Southern Railyard. It […]

Pictures from Hikes on the Hennepin Canal Trail in Illinois

August 3, 2023 Here are some pictures of wildlife (animal and plant) along the Hennepin Canal Trail that I took the last week we were at Hickory Grove Campground. I was very surprised to discover the lotus species was native to the Americans. The campground was magical in the evenings as the fireflies started their […]

Wildlife Along the Hennepin Canal Near Sheffield, Illinois

July 15, 2023 I am sharing pictures of flowers and animals I have seen around the Hennepin Canal. The oriole was very orange, but came out yellow in the picture. I worked hard to get a picture of the oriole and was disappointed that the color wasn’t right.

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 […]

Cypress Island Preserve, East of Lafayette, Louisiana

May 13, 2023 Yesterday, Bruce was wondering if there was something I wanted to do. I suggested the Cypress Island Preserve. The Cypress Island Preserve is part of The Nature Conservancy organization. https://www.nature.org/en-us/get-involved/how-to-help/places-we-protect/cypress-island/. It is 9,500 acres of cypress-tupelo swamp and bottomland hardwood forest habitat. I suggested we go in the truck due to the […]