For my birthday I wanted to getaway from everything for a bit, escape, relax and just breath in nature. I actually planned this trip back in November and was more than ready for it when April got here. This was a short trip but if was full of good food and drinks, some beautiful scenery
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If you missed my a post in the Backroads Road Trip series or wanted to look something up but don’t want to go back through two months worth of posts, don’t worry. I have got you covered. Below is a link to a downloadable PDF of all the information! Safe travels! If you are interested
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Happy Earth Day everyone! We live in a fantastic, beautiful world and we should celebrate it everyday. If you want to know ways to live and travel more sustainably make sure to check out these posts: Road Trip Sustainability and Living More Eco-Friendly. If you want to get involved in other ways possibly donate to
Any trip teaches the traveler a lot but road trips are their own beast. A mostly unstructured wander through the wild places, adventures on the road less traveled. Proving that the journey is just as important as the destination. Road trips can be as structured or as unstructured as you like. When it comes to
We stopped here for two reasons gas and dinosaurs. There are a strangely large number of dinosaur figures on the sides of Texas roads or in fields. We must have an odd love of dinosaurs. There is a green brachiosaurus somewhere off HW 287 and recently while hiking down near Navasota, TX we went past
Hello all it is a beautiful spring day here in Texas. Don’t forget to enter my GIVEAWAY and don’t forget to explore my new DISCOVER TEXAS adventures! ENTER THE GIVEAWAY HERE Also, it you are interest in getting some exclusive content in the future make sure to sign up for my email list! INSTAGRAM│FACEBOOK│TWITTER│YOUTUBE │KO
Here is some tech to make your road trip easier. Depending on where you are staying during the road trip you probably will not need all of these. However if you do intend to camp here are some small items that might make your trip easier and safer. Remember too that you don’t have to
The snow it gone in Texas and the spring thunderstorms are here along with some fantastic flowers – some of my favorites! I absolutely love trees in bloom but I have to act quickly if I want pictures of them. Keltin and I have a new lens – a 50mm – and this was the
I don’t typically review local restaurants but I feel like this one deserves it and with less travel its good to explore our own backyards. I have visited twice within the last month and the food has been incredible both times. If you are visiting North Texas I highly recommend checking out Windmills. Its an








