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Bear Creek Park and Some Fun-gis
Monday was a holiday for me, but not for J. The kids were still gone, and I had no idea what I was going to do with myself. I considered some more mundane pursuits, but ultimately decided I really wanted to play outside, after spending most of Sunday indoors. So I posted a thread on the Houston…
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Simonton After the Storm
I thought we were headed to Lake Jackson today. But last night, the long rumored storm that was coming finally hit. Or should I say this morning. About five am, we were listening to the wind and rain pounding the side of the house and talking half coherently about how bad it was supposed to…
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HARNESS THE RIVER
I woke up thinking about water. I was remembering two places in Wyoming we had stopped at to watch water thunder down in its rocky prison and shoot out across a edge, making a waterfall. One was here, this picture above, which is probably a common stop in Yellowstone National Park (the North Rim of…
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Travelogues: Montana, GCNKHO – Custer’s Back Roads
Back to the story of past travels: Last year in June (’10), we were making our “maiden voyage” together, driving 5000 miles across America. I have told the story in past entries of making our way across Texas, spending the night in Palo Duro State Park, checking out the Cadillac Ranch, driving through New Mexico…