~ Carmen When traveling, it is important to stay flexible.  Joe and I recently planned a weekend road trip to St. Louis.  As the weekend approached, the forecast for an impending ice storm became more and more confirmed.  Joe, the ever present optimist, remained confident.  Me, not so much.  The morning of our trip, the......

~ Carmen Deep in the valley of the Ozark Mountains you’ll find Devil’s Den State Park.  Constructed in the 1930s as part of Roosevelt’s plan to pull the US out of the depression, this state park has stood the test of time and remains one of the best examples of Arkansas’s natural beauty.  We have......

~ Carmen Fredericksburg’s Natural Attractions Nature hangs out her sign everywhere~ German Proverb When people think of Texas, it is often pictured as a vast expanse of flat cattle land, with an overall brown tone.  One visit to Texas’s Hill Country will shatter that myth.  Texas Hill Country is located in central and south Texas......