Hiking the Kite Trail at the Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge

The Kite Trail at the Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge is a 2.4 mile heavily trafficked out and back trail. The trail features a lake, river (Cache Creek), and great views of the surrounding area. It is also the shortest trail to get you to … [Read more...]

Mount Scott Nature Trail in the Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge

Mount Scott Nature Trail in the Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge is a 2.8 mile out and back trail located across from Mount Scott that features a lake, prairie lands, and great view of the surrounding mountains. The trail is a good for all … [Read more...]

Random Picture of the Week #158: A Lonely Road in the Wichita Mountains

This week’s random image is of a lonely road in the Wichita Mountains taken on October 18th, 2020. The picture was taken during a long needed outdoor vacation as the bad weather was rolling in. I Took a Few Weeks Off Its been a couple of weeks … [Read more...]

100s of Acres of Sunflowers in Whitewright, Texas

Every few years the farmers in Texas grow Sunflowers instead of their regular crops of corn, cotton, and hay. When this happens people come from miles to take photos of the sunflowers and do their family photos. I had a lead on some fields south … [Read more...]

Random Picture of the Week #144: Just Another West Texas Windmill

This week’s random image of week is another landscape image of an another West Texas Windmill found on a ranch that stumbled across during my 2017 West Texas road trip. The image is actually the same Windmill from Random Picture of the Week #108 but … [Read more...]

Random Picture of the Week #143: West Texas Windmill

This week’s random image of week is of a landscape image of an abandoned West Texas Windmill found on a ranch that stumbled across during my 2017 West Texas road trip. West Texas Windmill I don’t know what it is but I love old windmills. But I do … [Read more...]

Harris Creek Trail at Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge

Harris Creek Trail at Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge sits next to the Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge Center and is one of the easier trails at the refuge. The trail has two big loops and are referred to the upper loop and is about 2 1/4 miles … [Read more...]

Parkhill Prairie Park Nature Trails in Collin County, Texas

With the stay at home orders from Texas state government and Collin County Government have ordered non essential businesses to close down and stay at home whenever possible. Luckily the state allows us to get out and go walking, visit state parks, … [Read more...]

Exploring the Wildcat Thicket and the Backroads near Leonard, Texas – Old Barns

Last week I wrote an article about Exploring the Wildcat Thicket and the backroads near Leonard, Texas. In that article I shared some of my landscape pictures. Today, I want to share some of the old barns and a abandoned house chimney I found during … [Read more...]

Exploring the Wildcat Thicket and the Backroads near Leonard, Texas

One of the things I love about living in the rural North East Texas is there is so much history and a lot of great views just a few minutes from our house. When I have time or just need to get out of the house for a few hours is go for a drive. … [Read more...]

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