State of Wilderness

Category: Urban Wilderness Areas

  • Mother’s Day on the Katy Prairie

    Mother’s Day on the Katy Prairie

    For my Mother’s Day present this year, my husband gave me what most mothers probably secretly want (especially mothers of three boys):  solitude, peace and quiet, a break from the housework, and a chance to just be myself, by myself. I had found an opportunity to participate in a nature workshop at one of the…

  • Hundred Acre Woods

    Hundred Acre Woods

    “You can’t stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.” ― A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh This past weekend, we did go to others, specifically our friend Misti and her son Forest to explore, like Winnie The Pooh and his friends, the Hundred Acre…

  • January: Winter Snippets

    Well, winter is slowly heading into spring, and it feels like we haven’t done much of anything around here. No camping weekends, no fun little trips, playing it close to home for the most part, and my itch to get out there and see the world is still needing to be scratched. However, looking at…

  • W.G. Jones: Sweetleaf Nature Trail

    We’ve had quite a few walks in the woods this year, but all seemed to have a sub-text to them. We’re walking in the woods with a group from Hike It Baby, or like the weekend before, with a Meet Up group composed of people with similar interests. We were there to walk, but also…