Trips
Under the World: Carlsbad Cavern National Park
Under the the earth’s crust lies a completely different world! Water boils underneath Yellowstone, lava flows beneath mountains, water shifts and flows creating caves, sulfuric acid wears at limestone, and the caverns that the water has long ago left are up for exploration! At Carlsbad Cavern Nation Park in New Mexico we had the chance […]
Waking Up in the Guadaloupe Mountains
Even as an avid camper, I have never much enjoyed setting up camp in the dark. However, when pitching a tent and cooking dinner after nightfall there is one thing that never fails to amaze me – waking up in the morning and seeing my surroundings for the first time. As Amanda and my adventure […]
McKinney Falls: What Lays Beyond Austin
A natural wonder sits just outside of downtown Austin. McKinney Falls State Park is were we camped while visiting the Texas city. McKinney falls turned out to be amazing place itself. Being able to camp so much along our trip has been great. By camping we have been able to see another side of the […]
Lone Star Pit BBQ Stands Alone
Every barbeque fanatic has a personal preference about which style, or styles, are the best. Southerners often favor the type of barbeque he or she grew up eating. Personally, I come from the barbeque wasteland of Ohio. While many of us Northerners missed out on growing up with a strong and specific barbeque culture, those […]
Music for the Soul at The Parish in Austin
Austin Texas is supposed to be home of some of the best music and music venues around, so we had to see for ourselves if we could find an authentic Austin experience. We were told to check out 6th St. for music by our camp ground host. 6th street was full of local college students […]
The Devil and Hot Tamales
“Hot Tamales and they’re red hot, yes she got‘em for sale.” These are the opening lyrics of Mississippi blues man Robert Johnson’s song They’re Red Hot. Though Johnson’s suggestive lyrics are referring to his appetite for something other than food, his reference to hot tamales is a tribute to the deep history and prominent place […]
A New Orleans Night–Blues and Grilled Oysters
Sweet smells of coffee and chicory, the salty tang of fresh seafood, the thick aroma of fried food, crowded streets that never rest, sounds of horns blasting from street corners, and smooth music flowing from restaurants, bars, and parks–its New Orleans! Instantly Brian and I were enchanted. Some local musician we met during our lunch […]
After the Oil Spill–Enjoying the Gulf Coast
On April 20th, even before our adventure began, our dreams of a beautiful Gulf Coast and wonderful fresh southern seafood were dashed by news reports about the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig off the Louisiana coast that killed 11 workers and would eventually result in the largest oil spill ever in the U.S. […]
The Ins and Outs of Hippy Paella
In Stuart Florida my cousin Katie placed a call to some of her close friends and asked them to join us for dinner! Not only were we going to be privileged to share in this group’s company but also get a taste of her friend Cristina’s “hippy paella!” Paella refers to the low-edged pan in […]
Where the Locals Eat–Manatee Springs, Florida
Way down upon the Suwannee River… is Manatee Springs State Park! Manatee Springs State Park in Florida is home to a freshwater spring where manatees come to munch sea grass every winter before turning around and continuing up the Suwannee River during their annual winter migration north in search of food and warmer waters. Manatee […]