April 29. Mile 2535. Port Mansfield to Mission, TX
Early up. Early out. Port Mansfield is small but packed with interesting sights. A spin through the Laguna Point Recreation Area just outside Port Mansfield reveals a large herd of…
April 28. Mile 2455. Port Mansfield, TX
Hello Tribe. Today is Thursday, June 6. We are spending time on the Oregon Coast. From Florence to Pacific City. Here are a few teaser pictures. Now back to the…
April 18. Mile 2055. Cameron, LA to Surfside Beach, TX
We camp on a near-deserted county beach a mile north of Surfside Beach, Texas. To the northeast is the 44,500-acre Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge, a broad area of freshwater…
April 17. Mile 1910. Sherburne Wildlife Management Area to Cameron, Louisiana
Sun up at Sherburne. A Chuck-will's-widow singing. A member of the Goatsucker family (Caprimulgidae). I love saying goatsucker. A muggy, buggy, seventy-degree day, We head west on I-10. Cross…
April 16. Mile 1420. Sherburne Wildlife Management Area, Krotz Springs, Louisiana
Up early and away. Heading West on Route 98. Through New Augusta and McCallum, Mississippi, then around the south side of Hattiesburg, where we pick up I-59, passing by…
April 14. Mile 1412. Lake Perry State Park, Louisiana.
We say our goodbyes to our great friends and gracious hosts Cary and Terry. Half an hour’s drive brings us to Hayneville, Alabama, southwest of Montgomery, where we find…
April 12. Mile 1140. Montgomery, Alabama
Another nice day breaks. We are preparing to leave. I fumble a leash attachment. Sawyer looks at me. I look at him. At that moment he sees it in…
April 10. Mile 756. Lake Hartwell.
Today we traveled west-southwest from Lake Jordan (Pittsboro, NC) down I-85 through horrendous, mind-numbing, bumper-to-bumper traffic around Charlotte, North Carolina, passed Gastonia. We toiled in more mind-numbing traffic around…
April 9. Mile 448. Pittsboro, North Carolina. Jordan Lake State Recreation Area. Popular Point Camp Ground.
Today we traveled from the Coan River Marina back to Richmond then southwest on I-85 to Pittsboro, North Carolina negotiating horrendous traffic around Raleigh. Luckily, we discovered the 4,560-acre…
Road Trip 2019 Day 1. Monday, April 8. Mile 178. Lottsburg, Virginia.
Hello friends, neighbors, and colleagues. The Talleys are on the road. We left Staunton this morning bright and early, as bright and early as it gets for us. Away…