by Tony Davis | Jun 3, 2018 | Hiking, Kansas, Sightseeing
Quivira National Wildlife Refuge is 22,135 acres of rare inland salt marsh and sand prairie located in Southwest Kansas near the small town of Stafford. Quivira was established in 1955 to protect vital habitat along the Central Flyway for migratory wildfowl....
by Tony Davis | May 3, 2018 | Locations, Sightseeing, Spain
The Andalusian region of Spain is famous for it’s pueblos blancos, beautiful white villages on the hillsides. One of the most picturesque of the pueblos blanco is the village of Mijas, located on a hillside overlooking the coastline between Malaga and Marbella...
by Tony Davis | Apr 15, 2018 | Morocco, Sightseeing
When visiting the South of Spain, it’s easy and relatively inexpensive to take the ferry over to visit Tangiers and other cities in Morocco. We chose the Algeciras to Ceuta ferry, which interestingly disembarked in the small town of Ceuta, Spain despite being...
by Tony Davis | Feb 11, 2018 | Hiking, North Carolina, Sightseeing
Mount Mitchell (elevation 6,684 feet) is the highest point east of the Mississippi River. Because of the altitude, many of the plants and animals are like those native to alpine environments of Canada. Because of it’s height and location, Mount Mitchell makes a...
by Tony Davis | Feb 11, 2018 | Hiking, Sightseeing, Wyoming
Yellowstone National Park is America’s first national park, established by President Ulysses S. Grant in 1872. Also one of the countries largest National Parks, it covers nearly 3500 acres in Wyoming (96%), Montana (3%), and Idaho (1%). We’ve visited the...
by Tony Davis | Jan 15, 2018 | Biking, Hiking, Missouri, Sightseeing
Third stop on our quick trip across the Midwest was at Sundermeier RV Park, a large and well outfitted park located on the Missouri River in St Charles, MO which is just West of St Louis across the river. St Charles turns out to be notable for several things. Most...
