Exploring the Places No One is Talking About
Life has been busy recently and has taken time away from writing. I turned 30 over the weekend. It is kind of surreal, I do and I don’t feel older. In one way it is just another day but it is also a milestone that we have culturally attached importance to. As I worked on
I have gone a number of vastly different places since I started this site and it always surprises me to see what places end up being the most popular. Here are my top 3 most popular videos and my personal favorite so far. #3 – Two Buttes | Colorado #2 – Stanton County Museum |
This post is a combination of my Close to Home series and it is more than a bit of a Campfire Story because every theater has a ghost. I’m pretty sure it is almost a requirement. The Campus Theatre is home to Theatre Denton, this is the local community theatre in Denton, TX. Keltin and
One of our favorite places to hike is the Caddo LBJ National Grasslands out of Decatur, Texas. We can escape the city for a time and there are miles and miles of trails to explore. In February we hiked about 5.25 miles along the red trail. The is about a 9 mile loop but it
For a belated Valentine’s Day we decided to rent a Getaway cabin for a quiet weekend. This cabin outpost is about an hour and a half outside of Dallas, without traffic. With traffic, well, drive through Dallas at your own risk. Once out of the city the drive is pretty and open with pastures and
In January we visited Cedar Hill Stare Park for a morning of much needed hiking. This is a state park just south of Dallas, Texas on the shore of Joe Pool Lake. For adults the entrance fee is $7 for day use. Children 12 and under are free. The park was not particularly busy the
I haven’t posted as many book review in a while, despite the large to-read stack that I walk past everyday. This is for a couple of reasons: I keep picking up new books and setting them down again, unfinished. This is getting better, even if it is a slow process. I’ve turned to rereading well
There is a lot of stuff going on right now but I have some fun posts planned . While I work on new places to visit and things to see and gear reviews, enjoy the Bear running in the snow during the Texas Snow Storm of 2022. No, it was not as epic as the
I meant to share these photos months ago but the holidays got in the way. Bear and I had a free afternoon and we went for an adventure in Trinity Park in Fort Worth with the camera. Bear was a good boy and was happy to indulge my artistic side for a bit. Trinity Park
Over the summer my husband reviewed the Canon R5 that we upgraded to. My only request was for a macro-lens to go with it. I really love close up photography, maybe I am just channeling some Georgia O’Keeffe vibes. I really got the chance to test out this lens in Nebraska over the summer Previous
McGee Travel Tales 