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November 28, 2020

Exile in the Lower Rio Grande Valley

When visiting the Lower Rio Grande Valley (LRGV), we often get a room in an extended stay facility rather than camp, for a break, and also because the cost is about the same, and air conditioning is nice given the high humidity and temperatures in the region. We stayed in Woodspring Suites in Pharr, which […]

Posted in Natural History. Tagged Anredera vesicaria, Lower Rio Grande Valley. 4 Comments
November 16, 2018

2018 Wrap-up

Leaving Cape May, we headed west to Front Royal, VA, to repeat the drive we did last fall, down the Skyline Drive (through Shenandoah National Park) and the Blue Ridge Parkway, as far as Asheville, NC. The fall color was very inferior this year, with only a few decent areas, at the very highest elevations. […]

Posted in Natural History. Tagged Lower Rio Grande Valley, Natchez Trace. 3 Comments
March 22, 2017

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. […]

Posted in Natural History, Uncategorized. Tagged boondocking, dispersed camping, dry camping, Lower Rio Grande Valley, rose-throated becard. 2 Comments
January 5, 2017

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 […]

Posted in Natural History, Uncategorized. Tagged butterflies, Lower Rio Grande Valley. 2 Comments
December 19, 2016

South Texas Interlude

It was not easy, but we are now Texans. Most people never have to worry about defining their state of residence, as it is obvious from their job and/or housing location, but when living in an RV, it is not so straightforward. We wanted the transition to be very clear so that our new truck […]

Posted in Natural History, News/Updates. Tagged Amazon Kingfisher, Lower Rio Grande Valley, subtropical. 1 Comment
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