State of Wilderness

Month: April 2012

  • Atlanta Area: Emerald Green Urban Wilderness

    I am pleased to report the American Wilderness is alive and well in Atlanta, Georgia. I took my second trip of the year out to this area and spent a lot of time hiking in neighborhood parks close to the North Druid Hills area.  Next time I go, and if you go, I recommend checking…

  • Buescher State Park: Lost Pines

    On Saturday, we drove up to Buescher State Park to hang out with our friends. Okay, so we got a “smilie” for it, too, since it was a geocaching event.  An event, for those of you who don’t geocache, is a gathering of other geocachers.  Usually our events in the Houston area are hosted in…

  • Columbus, TX: Texas History and Paddling Trail

    This is the view looking out of the entrance to a Texas Parks and Wildlife Canoe Launch area in Columbus, Texas. During the struggle for Texas Independence, it is said that the army of Santa Anna camped on one side of the Colorado River here, while Sam Houston’s army camped on the other.  They crossed…

  • George Bush Park Hikes Series #1

    I’ve started to realize that George Bush Park is underappreciated. We go there a lot, but it rarely gets my blog love.  Sometimes it is hard to drum up excitement about going there.   Some of this is due to its proximity – it’s so close that it feels like going to our backyard, and…