Best of 2016
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My 9 Best Outdoor Experiences of 2016
Every time I have a really great experience outside, I file it away in a “Best of” category to share with you at the end of the year. Here’s my list for 2016…
- Best of 2016, Fishing, Fishing Guidance, Glamping, Glamping Stories, Kayaking, Kayaking Stories, Locations, Other Adventures, State Parks, Texas
A Sneak Preview of Texas’ NEW State Park!
A big ranch on the Texas coast has just been set aside as our NEWEST state park, and guess what?! Today you get a sneak preview of it here on Whit’s Wilderness! I’m excited to share it with you because…
- Austin, Best of 2016, Glamping, Glamping Guidance, Glamping Stories, Hill Country, Locations, San Antonio, Texas
Glamp Your Heart Out at this Texas Tipi Retreat
When Reservation on the Guadalupe asked me to come stay at their glamping retreat and do a review, I was more than happy to oblige. Me? Glamp? Why if I must! This cute…
- Best of 2016, California, California, Clean Restrooms, Hiking, Hiking Guidance, Kayaking, Kayaking Stories, Locations, My Life, Other Adventures, The Girl's Complete Guide, Truckee
9 Reasons to Make Truckee, CA Your Next Summer Vacation
This summer after our big backpacking excursion, my family spent a few days in Truckee, California, a cute mountain town near Lake Tahoe. After sleeping on the hard ground for days on the…
- Backpacking, Backpacking Stories, Best of 2016, California, Hiking, Hiking Stories, Locations, Other Adventures
Sunrise in the Sierra Mountains
One of the most majestic sights to see in the Sierra mountains will always be a sunrise or sunset. I’ve never seen another mountain range that is as filled with light as the…
- Best of 2016, California, Hiking, Hiking Guidance, Locations, My Favorite Trail in the Sierra, National Parks, Other Adventures, The Girl's Complete Guide
Two Gorgeous Swimming & Sunbathing Stops in Yosemite
As y’all may have seen here, earlier in August I went on a backpacking excursion in California with my brother and my husband, the two main men in my life other than my…
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7 Reasons You’ll Love Horseback Riding in the Rockies
A few weeks ago on our 30th birthday trip to Breckenridge, my girlfriends, our husbands, and I went horseback riding in the Rocky Mountains and it was by far one of our favorite…
- Backpacking, Backpacking Guidance, Best of 2016, California, Hiking, Hiking Guidance, Locations, My Favorite Trail in the Sierra, Other Adventures, The Girl's Complete Guide
A Guide to my Favorite Trail in the Sierra
If you are going to go on one backpacking trip in your life, might I suggest the following trail. As I said in my post yesterday, it is one of the most beautiful…
- Backpacking, Backpacking Stories, Best of 2016, Hiking, Hiking Stories, My Favorite Trail in the Sierra, The Girl's Complete Guide
A Backpacking Trip Like No Other
The most beautiful and awe-inspiring places are, without fail, the hardest to write about on this blog. Nothing I say can do them justice. I end up sputtering out phrases like “it was…
- Best of 2016, Best Of..., Birding, Central Texas, Hiking, Hiking Guidance, Hiking Stories, Hill Country, Locations, My Life, My Niece Grace, Other Adventures
Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge…and Pie!
Monday of last week was a good day. I got to spend time with my nieces and sister in law at one of the 19 National Wildlife Refuges in Texas and then follow…
