State of Wilderness

Category: Urban Wilderness Areas

  • Grandfather Caches of Massachusetts

    I found myself in Massachusetts over the weekend, and I had some time on my hands to go exploring. What else would I rather do than go find grandfather caches in the woods? In case you have missed the definition of the term, a “grandfather” cache is one of the active original caches hidden within…

  • Columbus, TX: Texas History and Paddling Trail

    This is the view looking out of the entrance to a Texas Parks and Wildlife Canoe Launch area in Columbus, Texas. During the struggle for Texas Independence, it is said that the army of Santa Anna camped on one side of the Colorado River here, while Sam Houston’s army camped on the other.  They crossed…

  • Wilderness, Chicago Style

    There was a gathering early this week in the suburbs of Chicago of representatives from each of the North American sites of my company, and I and my boss, Iris, were of the two from our site mandated to go.  Neither of us really wanted to, didn’t want to miss time with our family or…

  • Country Drive: Fulshear to Bellville and Back Again

    WIldflowers are starting to come out, the weather is fabulous in Texas, and these two things inspire us to get out and explore.  Armed with cameras, binoculars, and the GPS, we set out this Sunday morning to celebrate God’s glory in what J calls his church – Nature. We are having a coffee issue at…