To Write.
To Travel.
To Explore.

There’s an abundance of stories to be shared, myths to explore and trails to hike. Nature and history captivate me. Something remarkable happens when you stand still in the natural wonders we encounter. History tells the tales of how life was experienced generation before us. Life is an amazing adventure…

Maker of Peace, Seminole Canyon State Park in Comstock, Texas
Mamoth Caves, Mamoth Cave National Park in Kentucky
Old Mill in Little Rock, Arkansas
Magnolia in Waco, Texas

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An Ultimatum Directed at Spirit is a Bad, Bad Idea

An Ultimatum Directed at Spirit is a Bad, Bad Idea

The Adventure Continues...“You do what you can for as long as you can, and when you finally can’t, you do the next best thing. You back up but you don’t give up.” ―Chuck YeagerWhat are a few of the lines they say about tempting fate? If you want to hear God laugh,...

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Mining Quartz Crystals In Arkansas

Mining Quartz Crystals In Arkansas

To Travel. To Write. To Explore."The ride in the back of the truck is the experience, more so than the prospecting," said a twenty-something woman sitting to my left on our return to the storefront from the crystal forest mine. Two women in their early twenties...

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Getting The Pass

Getting The Pass

To Travel. To Write. To Explore.This journey has taught me many lessons. One of the financially hardest was learning about state park passes. Due to my lack of traveling outside the state of Michigan, I have only purchased the State of Michigan park pass and the...

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Where the Dinosaurs Roamed

Where the Dinosaurs Roamed

To Travel. To Write. To Explore.An element of traveling is sharing the experiences with the ones you love. In the case of my three grandsons, I traveled to Dinosaur Valley State Park for an afternoon and wandered several museums in Texas to photograph dinosaur...

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Prairie Dogs of Lake Arrowhead

Prairie Dogs of Lake Arrowhead

To Travel. To Write. To Explore.The Black-tailed Prairie Dogs at Lake Arrowhead State Park near Wichita Falls, Texas, gifted me so much more than simple cute and cuddly entertainment. The campground layout is unique and unlike like any I've yet to see again. From the...

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A Sense of History at Garner State Park

A Sense of History at Garner State Park

To Travel. To Write. To Explore.Garner State Park, to date, remains one of the top three favorite campgrounds I've resided. Anxiety weaved thoughts of what have I gotten myself into, please let there be a place I can turn around as I drove the steep, narrow road...

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Pictographs At Semimole Canyon

Pictographs At Semimole Canyon

To Travel. To Write. To Explore.On Sunday, I joined twenty curious individuals to see the pictographs on the Fate Bell Shelter Canyon Guided Walking Tour at the Seminole Canyon State Park & Historical Site in the Big Bend Country region of Texas. The scheduled...

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The Adventure Begins

I am embarking on an adventure of a lifetime. I was presented the opportunity to change my typical lifestyle to that of a nomad.

 My creativity is flowing and it feels good to be putting pen to paper. I look forward to sharing my personal insights, pearls of wisdom and stories from the road.

Life is an amazing adventure; it was never intended to be lived in gray-scale.

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