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GC1AA06 The Crown Jewel: The Unforgettable Smith River
One of the other highlights of this day of our trip, besides the Eight Dollar Mountain Road and subsequent mud issues, was an exploration of a section of trail in the Smith River National Recreation Area that lead to the confluence of the Middle and South forks of the Smith River. The hike we took…
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Flip Flop Fudge: An Eight Dollar Road Adventure
So, I have recounted how on this second full day of our western road trip, we did not manage to make it to the Gold Bluff Beach Campground before they were all full up. After doing the Fern Canyon hike, we figured it would be best to find a place to lay our tents out…
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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…
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Country Roads and New Friends
Sometimes I have read that all you need for geocaching is a sense of adventure. I always found that kind of interesting because I thought everyone HAD one of those. Turns out, not so much. A love of nature and appreciation of the outdoors is also not as common as I would have thought. That’s…