Led more than 70 week-long Sierra Club service projects & b’packing trips in Texas Trans-Pecos. Wilderness 1st responder. Degrees in English & History from UT-Arlington. Retired journalist. Avid environmentalist & feminist. Very progressive. Love Classical guitar, rockabilly, classical, & country music. Photos mostly by me
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I camped for the night near here on the Texas side of the river
Near the Rio Grande well below the Marufo Vega Trail near where I camped on a solo b’backing trip
Another solo backpacking trip. Good thing I didn’t count on finding water here
Not to be confused with the Dog Canyon in Guadalupe Mts. NP, also in Texas
New Year’s resolution is to spend time with my guitars. I’d say “quality time” but that’s wishful thinking. Haven’t played in a while due to life events & broken fingers. No longer have that guitar. Prefer my Gretsch
Opening up newly acquired park land for non-jumpers. We left some fence posts to give birds of prey a perch to scout for meals
At 1,310 feet long and almost 300 feet above the water, the Pecos River bridge is the highest highway bridge in the state
Top of Guadalupe Peak, 8,751 ft. Me, wife Karen, daughter’s fiancée Glenn, son Michael, & daughter Shellie. Sadly my wife died in 2019
A city park in the city where I live
A new bride from back east stayed only one night here because of its isolation
Big Bend Ranch SP is larger than all other Texas’ state parks combined