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Adventures in Bhutan and Misadventures in India
On our birding tours we often ask other participants what some of their favorite destinations have been, and a surprising number of people have named Bhutan as one of the best trips they have ever done. Factors often mentioned, in addition to the fine selection of birds, are the beautiful Himalayan scenery and the interesting […]
Return to the Subtropics
We left the Lower Rio Grande Valley on Dec. 1 and headed for Florida, where we plan to wait a couple months for our new truck to be manufactured and for the worst of the COVID crisis in El Paso to pass. Camping in most of Florida in winter virtually requires reservations far in advance. […]
A Quartet of National Grasslands
Leaving the Amarillo, TX area, we headed northwest to visit four National Grasslands (NGs) in a relatively small area, but one that spanned four states: Rita Blanca NG in the northwest corner of the Texas panhandle; Kiowa NG in northeast New Mexico; Comanche NG in southeast Colorado; and Cimarron NG in SW Kansas. As we […]
So Where Are the Prairies, Anyway?
Our first stop after the Big Thicket was at the Lennox Woods Preserve owned by The Nature Conservancy (TNC). It is located northeast of Dallas, close to the Arkansas border. Although part of our prairies expedition itinerary, it was just thrown in for variety, as it is actually a very westerly example of the southeastern […]
The Big Thicket
We briefly came through the Big Thicket around Christmas of 1989 and really liked the area. It was well located to spend some time before beginning the main endeavor of the year, our tour of prairies from south (northeast Texas, in March) to north (southern Saskatchewan, in August), and we looked forward to a spring […]
LRGV: a Reprise
We had a good time in the Lower Rio Grande Valley (LRGV), where we spent 4 days. There is no dispersed or public camping in the prime area so we stayed in an RV resort for 4 nights, which cost more than the studio apartment we rented when we were in the LRGV in December. […]
Butterflies!
In the last post, I described the first half of our trip to the Lower Rio Grande Valley (LRGV). We spent another 9 days in the field before returning to El Paso for New Years. Fortunately, the weather improved somewhat, and we had many more opportunities to photograph butterflies than in the first half of […]
Financial Strategy
The two questions I received most frequently, after people found out I was retiring, were “What are you going to do with yourself?” and “How did you decide you had enough money to retire?” The former question is essentially the focus of this blog in general, but in today’s post I will specifically address the […]