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Travelogues: Amarillo By Morning (Colorado by Night)
On the second day of our epic journey last summer, we spent half the day exploring Palo Duro State Park, in the places and ways I described below. We left around lunch time, heading first to Rudy’s Barbeque, then to Cadillac Ranch. Neither of us were too interested in being a typical tourist, but both…
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Travelogues: Amarillo By Evening
In planning the great western road trip starting in Houston, there are a few choices on how to reach the scenic vistas of the west. One way out is to head through Amarillo. We weren’t on a quest to see cities, though, we were on a quest to experience state and national parks, and to…
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TEXAS CHALLENGE 2011
We’ve been anticipating this year’s Texas Challenge for a long time now. Last year was my brother’s first time to participate in this type of format for geocaching, and it fed right into his competitive nature. His local region did not have a team of their own last year, so he played for our team,…
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Lake Jackson: Gulf Coast Bird Observatory and Wilderness Park
This past weekend, we attended a bird banding workshop at the Gulf Coast Bird Observatory location in Lake Jackson. These bird bandings are held every third Saturday from 8 am to noon and are open to the public. I personally was interested in being able to identify more birds. We were also interested in using…