State of Wilderness

Author: keely

  • Lake Livingston State Park

    On the Fourth, we headed about an hour and forty five minutes northeast of us to a state park that I particularly like, Lake Livingston.  Lake Livingston itself is the second largest lake in Texas, being 39 miles long and 7 miles across at its widest. It covers 93,000 acres, 635.5 of which belong to…

  • Puerto Rico Adventures #1: Bio-Bay

    We’ve been home for over a week, recovering from our latest adventure.  It took us a while to come back because we were really exhausted from lack of sleep, and then from trying to play catch up with work and the house maintenance.  Part of me feels like the Facebook pictures say it all,  but…

  • WG Jones: The Namesake of Our Favorite Forest

    This morning, a group of intrepid geocachers hiked along the front part of the south side of the W.G. Jones State Forest Area.  A total of fifteen finds were had, including five different kinds of cache hides (traditionals, letterboxes, puzzles, multis, and an event cache).  Even though it was approaching 95 degrees in the Texas…

  • Proyecto Titi: Saving the Cotton Top Tamarins Through Sustainable Practices

    I just returned from a primatology conference in Puerto Rico, and of all the lectures I attended, my favorite one was one that had little to do with my day-to-day work, but shared some fascinating information that I want to share with you. Okay, so here is the deal: my favorite animals are dogs, horses,…