Category: Destinations

  • Another Coastal Birding Season in the Books

    Five winters on the Texas coast and the birds keep bringing me back. Flamingos, Whooping Cranes, Roseate Spoonbills, and fifty egrets in a tree — another coastal birding season in the books.

  • Boca Chica — Before, After, and the Space Between

    Five years ago, Boca Chica was a quiet stretch of South Texas coastline — undisturbed dunes, shorebirds, and a small village living simply at the edge of the world. A lot has changed. This is an honest look at what we found when we went back.

  • From Pickup Day to Desert Skies: Our First Casita Trip

    After picking up our Casita in Rice, Texas, we set out on our first trip to Terlingua — a windy, rain-soaked drive that ended under quiet desert skies.

  • Painted Churches of Schulenberg, Texas

    A Solo Trip to Schulenburg, TX After having Bourbon for over a month — organizing, rearranging, adding touches to make her my own — it was time. Time for a solo road trip. Time to figure things out on my own. To spread my wings just a little more. To practice being more independent behind…