Author Archives: Trail Rocker

Yesterday, Barbara, Judy, Mike and I traveled to the eastern border of Texas, with Louisiana, to take a boat ride in the swamp lands. Caddo lake is the only natural lake in Texas and is fed by the Red river. Legend has it that the lake was formed in 1811-12 by the nearby New MadridContinue reading “Caddo Lake”

On Thursday our friends Mike and Judy treated Barbara and I to one of the local fish hatcheries in Athens, Texas. This is a cool place to visit. They have a video that tells about the Texas fisheries, several tanks where you can see many different types of fish, a nature trail, with exhibits, pondsContinue reading “Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center”

This morning I got up early, 5:30AM, to go fishing with my friend Mike Collins and his father-in-law, Earl.  While loading the truck, Earl cut his arm and required some medical attention.  After we got Earl taken care of we noticed that the lights on the boat trailer weren’t working.  We stopped at the gasContinue reading “Fishing Lake Limestone”

Yesterday Barbara and I, along with our friends Judy and Mike, dropped Hopper off at the vet. Hopper had to go in for surgery to repair a torn ACL in his back right leg. So we didn’t sit around and worry about Hopper, we did anyway, we headed to Waco to visit the Waco MammothContinue reading “Hopper and the Wooly Mammoth”

We found out today that our little boy needs surgery on his back right leg to repair a torn ACL. So he’s scheduled for surgery on Monday, September 27th. Please keep him in your prayers. Due to this our arrival on the west coast will be delayed by a couple weeks. Hopefully, we’ll all arriveContinue reading “Hopper”

Last night Barbara and I took a sunset, dinner cruise on Table Rock Lake aboard the Showboat Branson Belle. We were treated to a magic act, a live music show, featuring music from the 60’s to today and a fantastic dinner. The meal was comprised of a green salad, roastbeef, chicken, garlic mashed red potatoes,Continue reading “The Showboat Branson Belle”

On Friday, after we finished our golf cart tour, Barbara and I toured the nearby natural history museum. The museum focused mostly on the Indians of the Ozark Mountains, but also had information on most of the major tribes in North America. Please be kind when you view these photos as I did not haveContinue reading “Natural History Museum”

On Thursday Barbara and I traveled south to the Ozark Mountains in southern Missouri. Today Barbara and I enjoyed a 2.5 mile trail through the mountains, over bridges, some covered, and past many waterfalls in a golf cart. Yes a golf cart. I chose this trail so that Barbara could enjoy the scenery too. Usually,Continue reading “Fun in the Ozarks (Day One)”

Yesterday Barbara and I traveled from Indiana to St. Louis so that we could visit the Gateway Arch one more time before we head back to the west coast. The arch is truly an engineering masterpiece. It does make me wonder if we will be able to excel in engineering and science, in the future,Continue reading “The Gateway Arch”

For the past three nights Barbara and I have been staying at the Kentucky Horse Park campgrounds. Yesterday we visited the horse park. This is a beautiful park. When I first saw it I thought of the Kentucky Derby. While at the horse park we learned a lot about horses, got to meet some formerContinue reading “Kentucky Horse Park”