After visiting North Cascades NP, Mt. Rainier NP and Olympic NP, on our 30th Anniversary road trip, our final park was Crater Lake. We visited Crater Lake in mid-June, yet, sad to say, the road around the crater was closed due to snow! But the good news was that we had beautiful weather. They said…
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North Cascades National Park, Washington
Our first national park that we visited on our 30th Anniversary Road Trip Celebration was North Cascades National Park. There are two options for lodging in-park, neither accessible by car. Ross Lake Resort requires a one mile hike down to the lake for the ferry, or an additional 2.5 mile hike around the lake. Ross…
Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge, Texas
Just a few miles northeast of Surfside Beach, you will find Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge. We actually visited this location twice because we enjoyed the auto tour so much, and had some extra time our last day at Surfside Beach. There were a lot of birds, and we found a slew of alligators! Definitely worth…
Surfside Beach, Texas
About an hour west of Galveston, you will find the small town of Surfside Beach, located on San Luis Island. I found this little town when looking for new beaches to visit in Texas. Although there was not a lot to do in Surfside Beach, within a short driving distance were two national wildlife refuges…
Feeling Thankful
We recently returned from a road trip down to the Texas coast and into mid-Texas to visit family. Blessed with safety, good weather and good health. Enjoyed beach walk sunrises, sunsets and discovered few hidden (and not so hidden) alligators on our nature explorations! I will share more in future posts. Happy Thanksgiving! Alligator snooze…
peace of life today 