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  • It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s a Flying Lobster?

    Findley State Park, OH, July 2026 Findley State Park has as active Naturalist that runs various weekly programs. These include kayaking, stand-up paddle boarding, and Gyotaku. What is Gyotaku? It is Japanese fish printing. John saw this last year, but we did not have time to do it. Having not looked it up, we thought…

  • Cuyahoga Valley National Park

    Cuyahoga Valley National Park, OH, July 2026 We planned to go to Cuyahoga Valley National Park to bike on the canal trail. (It is not pronounced the way it looks; the proper pronunciation is Kai-uh-how-guh.) The name is Native American for “Crooked River”. (John wonders if they call the leaders of our country Cuyopoliticans?) The…

  • The Residents Behave No Better Than Animals!

    West Branch State Park, OH, June 2026 We saw a Baltimore Oriole the second day at the park. We very seldom see them, and he was brilliant orange. We walked the park a few times with the camera looking for him, but we never saw him again. One of the campers put out a bird…

  • The Birds

    Selma, NC, May 2026 This is not the Alfred Hitchcock version, but it feels a little like it when the flock of Canada Geese comes flapping, swimming, and waddling straight at you. The RV park we stayed at in Selma, North Pointe RV Resort, had a large pond beside it with ducks and geese. (The…

  • Another Turtle Rescue!

    Selma, NC, May 2026 I am beginning to think that turtles are not that smart. I have now saved 3 turtles in 2026. To be honest it wasn’t me. A guy with a cane pushed the turtle out of the road. So, I can’t take all the credit. We are staying at North Pointe RV…

  • Suicidal Turtles

    Georgia, April 2026 When we were in Yellowstone, the squirrels were suicidal. They would run across the road in front of cars. I think it might have been a right of passage. If you make it across you are now an adult or win over the lady. In Georgia, I am learning it’s not the…

  • That Tortoise Might Beat the Hare …

    Reed Bingham State Park, GA, April 2026 … but, we will get to that in a minute. John had planned to try to get pictures of the Eastern Towhee near the campground Saturday morning, and Kate stayed back at the RV to clean and pack. Sadly, the joggers and park staff driving Gators around scared…

  • Howell Landing and River Road Bridge

    Howell Landing, FL, April 2026 Not a mile past the park entrance, there is a public boat ramp and small bridge. The people in the tiny kayaks fleeing the alligator said that there should be more over here. There is a decent sized parking lot for the trucks and boat trailers, the boat ramp, and…

  • Hiking Three Rivers State Park

    Three Rivers State Park, FL, April 2026 The first day, we checked out Florida Caverns State Park to see if we made a mistake by not staying there. (Spoiler Alert: We did not make a mistake.) The second day, we drove the shorter route to the next park to make sure it was acceptable for…

  • Howell’s Bay

    Snead, GA, April 2026 We were talking to strangers by the lake at Three Rivers State Park who told us that the bridge 1 mile up had a lot of gators. We hiked back to the trailer, ate lunch and then went in search for the Florida gators. We were told correctly and saw a…