BIG BEND: CANOEING THE RIO GRANDE

I never thought during our honeymoon we’d want to immediately challenge our relationship by attempting a sport requiring the full cooperation of us both. We were going canoeing. Isolated. Remote. Guided canoeing. Okay. We probably didn’t need the ‘guided’ part, but it was the only way for us to experience the Rio Grande and enter…

SOUTHEAST BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK

We had two cravings- wireless internet and a good brunch. In Terlingua, TX that meant only one restaurant: La Posada Milagro. Although you order inside, you’re meant to dine al fresco. At first we sat at the entrance, the outer walls designed to look like the ruins of the surrounding ghost town. Later we moved…

THAT JOURNEY TO TERLINGUA, TX

On November 26, 2016 Pyra-Danny and Fiance Shoes got married. This is the third part of their honeymoon travels to southwest Texas: Big Bend National Park, Terlingua Ghost Town, Study Butte, Big Bend Ranch State Park, and Alpine, TX. But first… we slept in. We were in Alpine, TX, so close to Big Bend National…

THE TALLAHASSEE OUTDOORS

“Yes ma’am, the waterfall is in full force right now,” the grandmotherly voice said with all the calm patience she could muster. Nearby Tallahassee had just survived one of the biggest storms ever and it was still drizzling rain… of course the waterfall was running. During our random Tallahassee weekend we decided to escape the small…