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Photography Brazos Bend Alligator

Bluer Than the Sky Lake Water

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The reflection of the sky on the lake waters of Brazos Bend State Park in Texas. I was intentionally looking for this scene of reflection to photograph. Different bodies of water have different characteristics, and here at this time, the conditions were such that the reflection looks much bluer than the sky.…

Camping Crystal Beach Hotels

Things to Do in Crystal Beach

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Stretching 7 miles along Texas State Highway 87 in the middle of Bolivar Peninsula, Crystal Beach offers a variety of things to do that made it a popular destination all year-round. Crystal Beach, (and the entire Bolivar Peninsula), is accessible by Ferry from Galveston Island, and via Hwy 124 from the…

Photography Texas Hill Country Winery

Day Trip: Texas Hill Country Winery

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The nation’s fifth largest producer of wines is Texas. In Hill Country alone, there are more than 50 unique and exquisite wineries that offer top-notch Texas wine experience. Stone House Vineyard, Texas Bordering Lake Travis in such an idyllic place near Austin in Spicewood, the Stone House stood

Outdoorsy

Rock Climbing Adventure in Texas

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Serving as a training ground for climbers in Texas preparing to hike mountains across the United States, one would think the Enchanted Rock would be challenging. However,

Culture

Mother Teresa and I

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Link’s dad met Mother Teresa in person during his travels in India. He met her through knowing some people who knew some people of authority who knew how to make it happen. This was a statue of Mother Teresa located in the expansive cemetery in New Orleans called the St.…

Photography Grand Canyon at sunset

The Grand Canyon at Sunset

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Standing against the railing along the edge of the cliff, I watched as far as my eyes can see of the panorama around. Immense, wide, expansive. Because it stretches 277 miles. Who could see it all at once? For the one admission fee, you can explore it for seven days. The Grand…

Health

How to Reset your Energy Level During Traveling

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While traveling is exciting, for me, traveling can also be very stressful after all the touring, hiking, walking, and sometimes, running to catch that train or plane. So we have to give ourselves a breather. We need to take time to relax. Even a 15-minute nap or meditation or slow deep breathing…

Camping Kelly's Pond campground

Camping at Kelly’s Pond

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Kelly’s Pond Campground in Montgomery, Texas Located in the multi-use motorized trailhead of Sam Houston National Forest is the primitive camping site called Kelly’s Pond. We camped out there last weekend and we really liked it there that we wanted to go back next time. Here’s why.

Outdoorsy Horseback riding in Eureka Springs , AK

Horseback Riding in Eureka Springs, Arkansas

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In the center of the Ozark Mountains in Northwest Arkansas is the wonderful and scenic city of Eureka Springs. There we went for a vacation in December when beautiful but dangerous snow was still on the hilly grounds. Eureka Springs is famous for things to do outdoors. That day we…

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