Mike and I take a lot of walks together, often during the week after we are both done with work for the day. We find it relaxing and a way to get our legs moving and some fresh air in our lungs after being indoors all day. It doesn’t necessarily Read more…
If you have been following our trail recommendations on our Trails tab, chances are you have noticed a few pictures with a small orange Jeep somewhere in the background. Odd, right? Not to us, and a little explanation may be in order as to why we take Jimmy the Jeep Read more…
BIKER BACK!!! Yes, that is in all caps with three exclamation points, because that was what was yelled at us every two minutes or so on trail today! It was nerve-wracking. It was annoying. I wasn’t happy. And Mike knew it. Was this going to turn out to be a Read more…
On trail. That is my joyful place. I should probably say it’s my “happy place,” as that is the usually recognized term for something that brings you happiness. But the word “happy” doesn’t quite seem to justify the deepness or wideness of what I really feel when I am on Read more…
October 17, 2021 Cooper Lake State Park – South Sulphur Unit Coyote Run Trail Addicted! That’s the word to use for us after the previous day’s hike. You would think after 6+ miles the day before, we would have had enough, but mentally we were more than ready to do Read more…
October 16, 2021 Cooper Lake State Park – South Sulphur Unit Buggy Whip Trail System – Lonesome Dove Loop Saturday morning, 7 a.m., all was quiet except for the sound of the birds cawing to each other in the skies above our tent. What a relief…no wind to be heard. Read more…