Month: November 2022

Big Bend Hikes: Pine Canyon Trail

Posted on November 30, 2022 by

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Thanksgiving Day in Big Bend National Park started off crisp and clear, eventually warming up in time for a nice mid-day hike into Pine Canyon. The Pine Canyon Trail starts at the end of Pine Canyon Road and is reached via 6 miles of… Continue Reading “Big Bend Hikes: Pine Canyon Trail”

Category: Big Bend National Park, Fall Season, Hikes, National Public Lands, Native plants, Photography, Texas

Edisto Beach Moments

Posted on November 28, 2022 by

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Our annual family trip to Edisto Beach occurred one week later in November than normal. It meant that we missed the late-season hurricane that came up the coast but had to endure less than ideal weather from the backlash of the storm. It was… Continue Reading “Edisto Beach Moments”

Category: Atlantic Ocean, Edisto Beach, Lifestyle, Photography, Places of Interest, South Carolina

Memorial to a Friend

Posted on November 28, 2022 by

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While visiting Edisto Beach, South Carolina a couple of weeks ago, my extended family and I visited Boone Hall Plantation in Mount Pleasant. The day before this visit, I learned of the passing of a friend and former colleague. Joe Wright was a man… Continue Reading “Memorial to a Friend”

Category: Flowering Plants, Friendship

Big Bend Flora 11.9.22

Posted on November 9, 2022 by

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Another beautiful red-flowered perennial blooming in the Chisos Mountains is the Ipomopsis aggregata. I found this little gem along the Lost Mine Trail – a popular 5-mile out and back trail near the Chisos Basin. It’s one of my favorite hikes in the park… Continue Reading “Big Bend Flora 11.9.22”

Category: Big Bend National Park, Flowering Plants, Hikes, Native plants, Nature, Photography

Big Bend Flora 11.2.2022

Posted on November 2, 2022 by

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Hiking the upper part of the Lost Mine Trail in the Chisos Mountains last week, I came upon the showy, bright red, tubular flowers of Salvia regla or Mountain Sage. Often blooming in the spring and, again in the fall, the flowers are attractive… Continue Reading “Big Bend Flora 11.2.2022”

Category: Big Bend National Park, Fall Season, Flowering Plants, Flowering Shrubs, Hikes, Native plants, Native Trees and Shrubs, Photography, Texas

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