Another great national park with lots of hiking opportunities and endless scenery. One of the hiking trails started out as an interpretive trail, large, wide, paved, signs and quickly turned into an uphill overgrown thicket of brush. My husband, luckily, just missed stepping on a Black-tailed Rattlesnake eating a rodent
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MacMillen in the Highlands – Fort Davis, Texas
We love Fort Davis, Texas. One of our favorite destinations if you like nature, hiking, solitude, and small towns. The town has a few shops worth perusing such as the hat shop, the broom shop where they practice the art of old fashioned broom making, an ice cream store in
Continue readingBrantley Lake State Park – Carlsbad, New Mexico
Campground: Brantley Lake State Park Location: Carlsbad, New Mexico Site: 16 Cost: $14 Services: Dry camp Comments: Nice state park just outside of Carlsbad with ease of access to the Caverns and the Living desert Zoo and Gardens. Many sites have water views. Nice hiking around the lake. Link to
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Campground: Antelope Island State Park – Bridger Bay Campground Location: Island in the Great Salt Lake in Salt Lake City, Utah Site: 8 Cost: $20 Services: Dry camp Comments: Great, open spot right on the water with fabulous views. Great hiking all around the campground. A great island to explore.
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