Neither of us have been participating in many of the activities organized here at the Wrinkle Ranch but last week when I learned the hiking group was tackling Brown Canyon I jumped at the chance. The canyon is a part of the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge (BANWR) that is only accessible by taking a [...]
We set off a bit later in the day than we had hoped, sometimes life just gets in the way. It was a chilly but sunny morning as we hit I-10 heading east. We thought we were dressed appropriately in jeans and long-sleeved shirts but soon we would be dreaming of shorts. In Benson we [...]
As we were driving to visit an area of the Santa Cruz River, Lance and I had to laugh. Just two short years ago we would have never entertained the idea of driving somewhere just to see a bunch of birds. In my family birders were affectionately called “Bird Brains.” Funny how life changes.
Of course, [...]
As I mentioned previously, I grew up in the Tucson area. The city lies in the Sonoran Desert which covers parts of Arizona, California and the state of Sonora in Mexico. The Sonoran Desert is the largest and hottest desert in North America and yet it is also the wettest desert—receiving anywhere from 3” to [...]
Our time in New Hampshire was spent in the north country, “North of the Notches” as they say. We settled into an RV park just outside of Gorham. Gorham is a small crossroads town; two highways meet here, the train trundles through several times a day, the Appalachian Trail meanders near town and the wide [...]
Our time on Mount Desert Island was wonderful; we enjoyed lots of outside time. Here are two videos of our adventures there, including a whale watch boat trip and a sea kayaking trip.
Of note in both clips is the calm sea—we were lucky to have two very nice days out on the water. It had [...]
For our time on Mount Desert Island (MDI) we opted to stay on the “Quietside.” Meaning that we were on the opposite side of the island from the ultra-touristy town of Bar Harbor. Our RV park was tucked in the hills above the small fishing village of Southwest Harbor. When I say hills I am [...]
This story starts by backtracking briefly to Port Isabel. I neglected to mention in our last post that Lance and I ran cross a noisy group of Great Kiskadees there. We were riding our bikes around town and heard this raucous chatter.
Since Port Isabel is so close to the Mexican border and is rather [...]
In our pursuit of Whooping Cranes we used a two pronged approach: touring the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge by land and by sea. The land tour was first. The Refuge was about 30 miles from Goose Island State Park where we’d been camping. It was a gray, drizzly day but the drive was rather scenic, [...]
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