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Caprock Canyons State Park, Where the Texas Bison Roam Free

March 13, 2018 by BrittanyHighland Leave a Comment

Guide Caprock Canyons State ParkWe followed the sidewalk almost directly across from our site, heading straight toward the bathhouse. As we left the campground, turning a corner through the dry Texas brush, furry figures came to a halt a few yards in front of us. We squinted, trying to discern between mounds of sandy dirt and earth-colored animals. The yelping from the sentinels, a high-pitched bark that gives the prairie dog its name, told us exactly where to look.

We were within sight of the trailhead, coming back from a five and a half mile hike, which included a rigorous climb and descent. I couldn’t believe my eyes as I whisper-shouted, “Look!” to Eric. Blocking our exit, a bull bison stood munching the tall grass. He had spotted us, so we slowly created our own trail back to the Jeep.

Two stories of many from our week at Caprock Canyons State Park in the Texas Panhandle. This underrated state park is unlike any place we’ve stayed in more than four years of fulltime travel. To think it’s in our home state, and we had never been there before this month.

You’ll never stumble upon it. You have to know about it to find it. But once you do, you’ll be immersed in wildlife and red rock beauty. This is home to the Texas State Bison Herd, a group of about 100 animals that literally roam free around the entire state park, including through the campground and onto hiking trails. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Activities and Sights, Exploring America, Park and Campground Reviews Tagged With: state park, texas

McKinney Falls State Park, Where It All Started

March 9, 2015 by Eric Highland 4 Comments

Upper Falls at McKinney Falls State Park

Upper Falls at McKinney Falls State Park in Austin, TX

Brittany and I started our RV adventure at McKinney Falls State Park in Austin, Texas just over a year ago. Today we find ourselves here again. It is sublime. Simply put, we love this place and it’s time to get back into our RV blogging groove…

We’ve received so many messages from folks, asking us to update our blog. Thank you for that! It means a lot to us to know y’all follow our adventures. You are truly our family out here on the road and we’ve been blessed to meet so many of you in person!

We’ve been floored to have 1700+ of you follow us on Facebook, 700+ on Twitter, and even 100+ on Pinterest!

I know we haven’t updated our blog in awhile and this year we resolve to do better. We’ve actually hatched a plan… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Activities and Sights, Exploring America Tagged With: austin, state park, texas

Captain’s Log: RV Wanderlust 06-25-2014

June 25, 2014 by Eric Highland 1 Comment

Eric and Brittany Highland

Meriwether Navigator Brittany Highland and Captain Eric Highland of RV Wanderlust

  • Date: 06-25-2014
  • Current City: Marianna, FL
  • Current Location: Florida Caverns State Park
  • Site Number: 19
  • Wi-fi Signal: Verizon – Average / AT&T – Weak / Campground Wi-fi – None
  • Mission: Summer 2014 with the kids!
  • Compliment: 2 Officers, 5 Crew, 0 Guests
  • Captain: Eric Highland
  • Navigator: Brittany Highland
  • 1st Mate: Trogdor the Burninator
  • Crew: Darius 17, Arianna 15, Javen 13, Silas 10
  • Guests: None
  • Weather: Clear / 83°
  • Precipitation: 70%
  • Humidity: 72%
  • Wind: 7 mph
  • Fuel: 50 Gallons of Diesel – 1/2 of a tank
  • Odometer: 102,687
  • Generator Hours: 4612.1
  • Estimated Date of Departure: Friday, June 27th
  • Next Destination: Orlando, FL

Special Orders: Repair Issues To Be Addressed. Enjoy Summer, Repairs Later.

Captain’s Remarks

11:39 – As usual, our lives are filled with adventure at every turn. This week we canoed right past a 5-6 ft alligator and then went swimming in a natural spring-fed pool. We’ve been so busy, again, I’ve had to force myself to sit down and write a Captain’s Log so we are able to look back and reflect on our adventures someday. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Captain's Log, Our Full-time RV Life Tagged With: florida, florida caverns state park, marianna, state park

RV Park Review: Natchez State Park in Natchez, MS

April 17, 2014 by Eric Highland Leave a Comment

One of our bucket list items was to drive the entirety of the Natchez Trace Parkway. We crossed that item off our list when we finished the journey on March 22, 2014 at the north terminus of the Trace, near Nashville.

But the journey started 13 days and 444 miles earlier, south of that point in Natchez, MS where the Trace begins.

Brittany of RV Wanderlust in Natchez, MS

Natchez, MS along the banks of the Mighty Mississippi River

We only drive on the weekends, since we do client work from Meriwether during the week. So we needed a place to stay for the week before we began the journey up the Parkway. After looking around at our options, we landed on Natchez State Park.

When given a choice (meaning it has good Internet connectivity and sites large enough for Meriwether), we’ll always choose a National, State or County park. They are treasures of our country. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Exploring America, Park and Campground Reviews Tagged With: mississippi, natchez trace parkway, state park

RV Park Review: McKinney Falls State Park in Austin, TX

March 7, 2014 by Eric Highland 7 Comments

McKinney Falls State Park sign

If you want an RV park in Austin, TX, but you still want to feel like you are RV camping in nature, you can’t beat McKinney Falls State Park. (If you want to be in Austin but closer to the city, you can take a look at our Review of Austin Lone Star Carefree RV Park here.)

When we are looking for an RV park in Austin, McKinney Falls State Park is definitely one of the RV parks on the top of our list. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Exploring America, Park and Campground Reviews Tagged With: austin, rv park review, state park, texas

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