With South Padre Island in our rear-view mirror, we followed Texas Highway 100 west, but didn’t make it very far. The South Texas Ecotourism Center in Laguna Vista, which opened in 2022, has the mission “to encourage the exploration of South Texas by highlighting its assets . . . and giving visitors, students, and locals … Continue reading On the Road–Part 8
Following a night in a motel at Port Aransas and part of a morning back at Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center to catch another glimpse of the still-present American Flamingo, we left Mustang Island behind. I won’t talk about our detour to Corpus Christi where we failed to see the way-out-of-the-way dumpster-diver Cattle Tyrant from South … Continue reading On the Road–Part 7
While the title given to this series of posts about our Texas road trip applies to the vast majority of our mode of travel, one leg was made not on the road but across a body of water. When I studied the map to determine our way south, I was excited to learn that State … Continue reading On the Road–Part 6
Goose Island State Park served as our base camp for four nights. We had booked our tent site based on availability and images on the park’s website, but if you have ever made online reservations, you know that reality does not necessarily correspond to photographs. Things can go both ways: one can be disappointed or, … Continue reading On the Road–Part 5
This is part 2 of a series of posts about our road trip to Texas. If you missed part 1, click here. Following our first night at Goose Island State Park, we set out to visit Aransas National Wildlife Refuge 32 miles to the east, where I hoped to see Whooping Cranes (Grus americana). Various … Continue reading On the Road–Part 2
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