“Thosands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wilderness is a necessity.
John Muir
“Not all those who wander are lost”
J.R.R. Tolkien
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The City Park on Steroids, Garey Park, Georgetown, Williamson County Texas
This city park may be one of the largest city parks in Central Texas. At 525 acres it is huge! Garey Park has 7 miles of trails over two hills and river frontage on the South San Gabriel River. How did a small town get a park this large? Well enter the Gareys. Jack and…
Vicksburg National Military Park, Vicksburg Mississippi
At last, I am here, I am so excited. I’ve wanted to see this for years! Maybe you don’t like history or maybe the Civil War doesn’t excite you as it does me, Vicksburg National Military Park is still something you need to see. This massive battlefield has 1325 historic markers and monuments, 2 antebellum…
Vicksburg, Mississippi
Vicksburg Mississippi! This one has been on my bucket list for years. Being a Civil War buff, I have read multiple books on this important battle and many of the people who were involved. Vicksburg still calls itself the “key to the south”. As long as Vicksburg stood the Union could not use the southern…
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