This was what I was looking for in Texas. A visit to a beautiful state park on an equally beautiful […]
Austin – Texas
Austin, Texas!! We spent about a day and a half exploring all Austin had to offer. On our first night, […]
Hamilton Pool Preserve – Texas
While researching places to hike in Texas, I stumbled across Hamilton Pool Preserve. I actually couldn’t believe this place was […]
John Deere Historic Site – Illinois
While we were in northern Illinois visiting Castle Rock State Park and White Pines Forest State Park, I saw a […]
Robertsville State Park – Missouri
My goal for 2020 is to adventure more. Whether it is hiking, camping or just exploring, I want to do […]
Giant City State Park – Illinois
Giant City State Park is a special place nestled deep in the Shawnee National Forest. I have been here a […]
Ramsey Lake State Park – Illinois
Earlier this year, I wanted to do a park clean up to support the Illinois Park Project. I was looking […]
Torrey Pines State Reserve – California
I can’t believe it has taken me so long to blog about this place, but I am dreaming of warmer […]
Don Robinson State Park – Missouri
Don Robinson was a St. Louis business man who made his fortune by selling the cleaning product “Off”. Upon his […]
Silver Dollar City – Missouri
As long as we can squeeze a bit of nature into our vacations, I don’t mind doing a few touristy […]
Talking Rocks Cavern – Missouri
On our last day in Branson, we were dodging some rain showers so I was trying to think of something […]
Lakeside Forest Wilderness Area – Missouri
We spent a few days in Branson, Missouri which is about 4.5 hours from St. Louis. Branson is a very […]
White Pines Forest State Park – Illinois
As we were driving to Castle Rock State Park, I saw a sign for White Pines Forest State Park. I […]
Casey – Illinois
I am always up for checking out new things. Casey, Illinois is a small town along Interstate 70 between Effingham, […]
Castle Rock State Park – Illinois
We headed up to northern Illinois to meet up with the Illinois Park Project to do a trash pick up […]
Kishwaukee Gorge North Forest Preserve – Illinois
A few weeks ago, we headed up to northern Illinois to meet up with the Illinois Park Project for a […]
Cedar Bluff Trail – Missouri
Castlewood State Park is one of a Missouri’s post popular state parks for good reason. It has rocky trails, overlooks […]
Turkey Run State Park – Indiana
So here is the thing…if you have not been to Turkey Run State Park in Indiana, drop everything you are […]
Glassburg Family Conservation Area – Missouri
One of the more local trails that has been on my ‘To Hike’ list is the trail at Myron & […]
Sweetwater Creek State Park – Georgia
On our way back home from Florida, we decided to stop half way and stay the night outside of Atlanta, […]
Kennedy Space Center – Florida
I will be quite honest with you…I never really found ‘space’ that interesting. I was never fascinated by it like […]
Blue Spring State Park – Florida
We recently returned from a week long vacation to Florida! Our main purpose of this trip was to visit the […]
Castlewood State Park – Missouri
We had two reasons to celebrate last weekend! First, it was Ellie’s 8th birthday and second, it was National Dog […]
Beaver Dam State Park – Illinois
The second clean up event for the Illinois Park Project was at Beaver Dam State Park near Carlinville, Illinois. This […]
Fox Ridge State Park – Illinois
A few years ago, I had visited Fox Ridge State Park near Charleston, Illinois. I left feeling a bit disappointed […]
Planned Spontaneity 