Trails and tales from two girls tackling the wild
After Shannon and I left Texas, our plan was to go to Hot Springs, Arkansas, where we were going to camp, hike and soak our aching bodies in the hot, mineral springs. Unfortunately, weather had a different plan for us … Continued
I was in Texas, walking, and something struck me. Texas is a state of fences. Every house has them along with locked gates accessed only by an electronic keypad. I’ve always been on the fence about fences. They provide a … Continued
The next destination on our trip: Baton Rouge, Louisiana. This was an unplanned whim because we saw it on the map and both Shannon and I immediately thought “beignets!” Those perfectly fried, doughy, sugared confections of pure melt in your … Continued
Monday we visited Dauphin Island, Alabama. I had come across this place while searching the internet for places to hike and see birds. I wouldn’t quite call Shannon and I birders or twitchers, however, we do like watching birds and … Continued
Shannon wrote a great Happy Hiker’s Go to List and I thought I’d piggyback off of it and share with you a tail about WEATHER and how fear inspires self preservation. Weather, it seems so simple. We wake up, we … Continued