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 5, 2018 | Florida, Hiking, Sightseeing
Circle B Bar Reserve is an interesting nature reserve of almost 1400 acres, located in Central Florida near Lakeland FL. This makes it an easy day trip from either Orlando or Tampa. Circle B Bar is called that because it was formerly a working cattle ranch, but now...
by Tony Davis | Jan 2, 2018 | Florida, Hiking, Sightseeing
Honeymoon Island is a great place to see lots of Florida wildlife, and offers a lot of great outdoor activities. Honeymoon Island has a very interesting beach, which features some of the best shelling in the Tampa Bay area. It’s also a good place for swimming,...
by Tony Davis | Dec 31, 2017 | Hiking, Missouri, Sightseeing, Uncategorized
This place was a huge surprise on a freezing December day. Riverlands is located on the Mississippi River, just outside of St Louis on the Missouri side of the river. We visited to check on a report in the newspaper that a young Snowy Owl was spending some time on...
by Tony Davis | Dec 31, 2017 | Florida, Gallery, Sightseeing
During our Fort Lauderdale FL trip, we spent a few hours checking out Butterfly World in Coconut Beach. It was a less than 30 minute drive from our hotel, and close to the beach where we planned to spend the afternoon. Butterfly World looked like a typical Florida...
