Texas weather is wacky. My friends typically wrap up our spring camping season in May while we stay home during June, July, and August. But in 2022, we had the warmest May in many years. …

I live in Dallas, Texas. For many parts of the US, the prime camping season is during the summer. But here in Texas, unless you are lucky enough to have an RV, you generally don’t camp during the summer because it gets too hot. On the other hand, we can…

It doesn’t seem like a campout unless there’s a campfire. Last year at a summer campout, I think I demonstrated what I’m willing to do to enjoy a campfire. It was in the 90s and I built a small campfire because it was a group campout with kids. When there…

My wife and I love to watch TV and movies. I even proposed to my wife during a TV commercial. There’s more to that story but we’ll save it for later. My wife and I first lived in Frisco, Texas in the mid-1990s and the local cable didn’t have MTV. …

The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife posted a tweet saying that “Bear spray doesn’t work like bug spray. We would like not to say this again.” I grew up in Waco, Texas and went to college in Enid, Oklahoma. Enid is in the northwest part of the state. It is very…

I love camping. In the first 6 months of 2022, I figured I’ve spent almost 30 days sleeping under the stars. As a result, I’ve come up with several tricks to make it easier to go camping. Here are three tips. The first tip is to get a tent that…

I love to hike. Dallas, Texas is mostly flat but there are more hills than you would expect. And we have a thriving mountain bike community who does a great job of maintaining trails in the area. One of my favorite places to hike is Arbor Hills in Plano. …

According to the National Park Service 5 national parks have bison. They are: Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota Badlands National Park, South Dakota Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota And if you want to see bison at a national park…

I don’t like macaroni and cheese. Neither does my wife. Neither does our friend Alma. Meanwhile, I absolutely love spaghetti and lasagna. Heck, I think pasta is one of my foundational food groups. And it’s not like I don’t like cheese. I love cheese. I just don’t like how the…