Sam Houston National Forest Here is the state’s largest concentration of red-cockaded woodpeckers (156 breeding clusters). Brown-headed nuthatches and Bachman’s sparrows are year-round residents. In spring and summer, add Swainson’s warbler to the list of most-wanted species. The forest also contains the nesting grounds for several additional high-profile Neotropical migrants. These include broad-winged hawk, chuck-will’s-widow, […]
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The Travel Mindset Tikal, Guatemala: Travel in the late 1980s was a different experience than the beaten path that exists now. Jolting along the potholed road in the aeropuerto bus, we made a stop in the middle of nowhere and let a few Dutch girls off the bus. We wondered where we were, and where
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Winter Waterfowling on North Carolina’s Coastal Plain When autumn slowly turns into winter, a huge number of waterfowl head south along the Atlantic flyway seeking sanctuary from the cold and open waters upon which to feed. A prime destination for the geese, ducks, and swans is the pocosin habitat of the North Carolina coastal plain.
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GO WEST! Explore the Sandhills Journey Scenic Byway There is a place in America virtually untouched by the hand of man. It is Nebraska’s last unexplored frontier; a timeless, windblown ocean of undulating dunes, native grass, and vivid blue lakes. The Sandhills Journey Scenic Byway bisects this ancient ground, leading travelers to natural treasures undiscovered
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