State of Wilderness

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  • Tales From The Avenue of the Giants: We Do Not See The Albino Tree

    Albino Redwoods are so very rare that only fifty of them are known to be in existence. Six of those are located inside Humboldt Redwoods State Park.  Others have locations kept secret to keep foot traffic down near the trees. I thought I was going to take everyone to see one.  I had the coordinates…

  • Tales From the Avenue of the Giants: Hidden Springs Revealed

    Hidden Springs Revealed The first thing that happened had to do with last night.  Not this current last night, but the last night before this day, this day of odd surprises.  I had made reservations before our trip for last night in the Humboldt Redwoods State Park. I had struggled over which of the two…

  • 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…

  • 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…