State of Wilderness

Category: Travels

  • South Florida

    On the road between Naples and Immokalee, somewhere near the Big Cypress National Preserve, the egrets reign supreme.  Both the Great and the Snowy are seen flying unperturbed, perching in the trees along the roadside, or walking stilt-legged in the canals looking for food.  They are often joined by the herons, both Great and Little…

  • Hill Country Highways, Episode 4: For the Birds

    We had a single purpose when we went to Burnet, a single purpose that had morphed into other diversions but was our sole motivation for our journey. So here it was, Sunday morning, and it was time for the main event. Only, things weren’t going well right from the start. There was an incident with…

  • Hill Country Highways: Burn it, Durn it! Episode 3, in which we visit the caves

    One does not simply walk into Longhorn Caverns. There is a locked gate. In order to get in, you have your choice to pay the $12 or so per adult for the general tour, or pay upwards of $45-70 for the Wild Cave Tour, which is about twice as long and involves going through the…

  • Hill Country Highways: Burnet, Durn it! Episode 1

    Over the weekend, we headed out to Burnet, Texas for a weekend getaway.  This was a trip that ended in adventure, education, and eventual disappointment. First off, I will admit that originally I was mispronouncing the name of this town.  I was telling my “sisters” about the trip I had planned there, and Stevie Muree…