Category Archives: Plants

Foggy Start to a Fishy Finish

pictures taken hours apart Breakfast is a balanced meal of an English muffin topped – with eggs and salsa verde and the other half with butter and strawberry jam – for me. We start the morning off in an El … Continue reading

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On the Mississippi Lane to Texas

We wake up in Pensacola and I sit down with a mural of the city and the Blue Angels above within view while I chow down on a waffle with four different syrups – strawberry, chocolate, maple, and caramel – … Continue reading

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Battlefield Gardens Park Trail

I had given myself fifteen minutes to get road-ready and set my alarm accordingly. We were only a quarter of an hour behind schedule getting out of the house, but we never stick to a tight itinerary, unless there’s a … Continue reading

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Cranes & Waters

We climb out of the tent as the sky starts to lighten at Fairview-Riverside State Park. I will go find the unheated bathroom, with no shampoo or soap dispenser in the shower, while Caleb breaks down our site. I’ll defrost … Continue reading

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It’s a Rayne’n Frogs

Caleb found us a perfect spot under the stars last night at Stephen F. Austin State Park. The trees surround our view and the bathroom is lit up in the distance. It is in the low 40s when we climb … Continue reading

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