Category Archives: travel
Tyler Rose Garden
October 19, 2013 The highlight of Fall Break 2013 was taking Wendy to the immense municipal Rose Garden in Tyler, Texas. There are more than 35,000 bushes and 500 cultivars spread across its 14 acres. We each took dozens of … Continue reading
Tyler Rose Parade
October 19, 2013 Wendy has wanted to see the immense municipal rose garden at Tyler, Texas for many years. Since Fall Break coincided with the annual Texas Rose Festival, we went to enjoy the parade as well as the gardens. … Continue reading
Sojourn at Sulphur
October 17-18, 2013 Wendy and I began our Fall Break 2013 on Thursday with lunch with my folks in Oklahoma City and then a leisurely drive south down old Highway 77 through Norman, Noble, Purcell, Wayne, Paoli (where we stopped … Continue reading
Greenleaf Trail in Early Autumn
October 6, 2013 A Sunday with a high around 70 lured Wendy and me 111 miles southeast to Greenleaf State Park to hike the first portion of the hiking trail there. On our way south we stopped in Tulsa for … Continue reading
Walking the Katy in Cleveland
September 29, 2013 A week after the autumnal equinox, Wendy and I decided to take advantage of seasonal weather for our first out-of-town hike since we hiked in Colorado in mid-July. It rained three inches the day before, so I … Continue reading
