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Hill Country Highways: Burnet, Durn it, Episode 5: One Year Anniversary
I am standing in a pitch black field. The darkness soaks up my coat and pants, and I can barely make out my bare hands. Dark sky protocol dictates that the only lights out here are four infrared bulbs: two marking the path, and two marking the edge of the shed that housed the telescopes that…
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San Marcos: Purgatory Creek Natural Area and Prospect Park
I think I am turning green after this weekend..green with envy over this sweet, sweet setup my best friend growing up has got going on over there in the smtx. Not only does she have this great big yard that is part elevated open green space for the kids to play/part wilderness, but she also…
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Michigan moments
I had been in Texas in the morning, Georgia midday, Illinois early afternoon, then driven through Indiana to here, near Kalamazoo, Michigan. I was on a mission; I have been trying to fill in my calendar on gc.com of days I have found a cache, and this was a day I needed. Finally I had…
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Cinco Ranch Nature Trail #4 – The Darn Dog
“Daddy, did you hear that dog?” said the little girl who had just passed us on her bike to her father next to her. “Yes, I did,” he said. I was not surprised. I bet everyone at the lake last night heard my dog. The little girl was referring to the whining he was doing…