Category Archives: travel
Straying at Sequoyah
For my last day of Thanksgiving Break I decided to find some new trails to hike. I’d spent the prior day on housework, mulching leaves and doing laundry. The weather was warm for November, if blustery. I scanned the map … Continue reading
Black Friday at Platt
November 27, 2010 That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. –Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet The bard’s maxim is put to the test by what was once Sulphur Springs Reservation, then Platt National Park, … Continue reading
Visiting the Devil’s Den
Several friends who read my day hike posts recommended a trip to Devil’s Den in the Boston Mountains of northwestern Arkansas. Unfortunately this year its famous caves were closed to help protect its bats from the white-nose syndrome which has … Continue reading
Roman Nose
November 15, 2010 I have visited Roman Nose State Park, situated a few miles north of Watonga, Oklahoma, on multiple occasions. Watonga is famous for its cheese, although the remnants of Hurricane Erin back in 2007 blew away the cheese … Continue reading
Charon’s Garden
After a couple of weekends without day hikes due to a conference in Kansas City and subsequent illness, I was anxious to hit the trails again. Former student Quincy Amen, currently living in Lawton, had invited me to visit him … Continue reading
Meador Manor 