Atlanta State Park in Texas has a colorful past. Located near Atlanta, Texas and a short way away from the Arkansas border, the state park is on the Wright Patman Lake. The Wright Patman Lake was created between 1948 to 1953 to control the Sulphur River and provide water to Texarkana (Texas and Arkansas) and the communities are the area. […]
Clear Creek Recreation Area is just a great place to camp, picnic, swim, hang out, boat, hike, and just relax from the stress of life. Located near Jasper, Alabama. I was just heading out to New Mexico from Atlanta to visit family and I found this great little place to camp for the night and spend the late afternoon. But […]
Galvaston Island State Park is a place to hike and see all kinds of bird, take your canoe for a spin, or even camp! But for me it was time for me to turn tail and hike back the way that I came. I saw a snake that with a pink head. I am not sure how it had a […]
Grayson Lake State Park in Kentucky is an amazing place to visit. It was just like heaven when I visited. The clouds came over the hills and the hills were just so green. Plus it has to different dams. I just wish I had a boat to completely enjoy it! The one dam is clearly waiting for the flood of […]
Palmetto State Park is enchanting and magical place to visit. Something is in the air here that makes the worst day turn lovely. It is a place to visit with people and a place to escape depending on your mood. The State Park has several different areas to visit. One area overlooks this valley. There is not a lot of […]
Rainbow Springs State Park is partly man made and partly nature. The site once was the home of mammoths, Native American, and a town named Juliette which helped mine phosphate in the area. But in the 1930s, it became a theme park with glass boat rides, a zoo, a monorail, a rodeo, and more. But the theme park closed in […]
Fannings Spring State Park and Fort Fanning Historical Park are two great places of beauty, wildlife, and history. Over 14,000 years ago, the park was used by the Paleo Indians for fishing, hunting, and enjoyment. Over 2,000 year ago, the Native Americans used this area for food, shelter, and enjoyment. The harbor would be used for Steamboats and a Fort […]
Choke Canyon State Park is full of wild life which can be spotted at every turn. It also has two different Units which include Calliham and South Shore, i.e. they are about a half mile to a mile apart. Calliham Unit The Calliham Unit is full of camp sites, cabins, hiking, a boat ramp, a beach, and so much more. […]
Fort McAllister was created to protect Savannah during the Civil War. The land was on McAllister’s farm and he created the Fort with his slaves and other southern troops that he commanded. The Fort was very slow at first and really was just a camping area with lots of bugs biting the troops. But it would have two major events […]
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area is a special place for me. I spent several days here with Olive Oil bonding as she was only about eleven weeks old plus it was Thanksgiving Weekend. The place was just so peaceful that I did not want to leave but we had to as it was time to get back to Pittsburgh. The […]