State of Wilderness

Month: May 2017

  • Solitude in Cross Creek Ranch

    A rare thing happened last week.  My two year old came home from daycare and went to sleep.  Suddenly, we had spare time.  I offered my husband first rights of refusal, but he wanted to stay home.  Not me. I left and headed out to my favorite place, the wetlands at Cross Creek Ranch.  I out…

  • McKinney Falls State Park, Last Month

    McKinney Falls State Park, Last Month

    Last month, we explored a state park we hadn’t been to yet, as part of my ambitious camping plan I planned out last fall.  The older boys opted to spend the weekend at Grandma’s house.  Somehow this was preferable to spending the weekend in close quarters with us, which might be a sign that we have…