CREW Bird Rookery Swamp – 2/18/2022 by Bill Gadbow CREW stands for Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed. The CREW Bird Rookery Swamp has a three-mile trail through a working cattle ranch, and it is about eight miles from the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary. On the half-mile car ride from the rookery entrance sign Read more »
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JN “Ding” Darling NWR – Sanibel Island, Florida
JN “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge – Sanibel Island, Florida – 2/16/2022 Sanibel Island is a barrier island in the Gulf of Mexico not far from Fort Meyers. You access it by crossing over a really long and tall bridge / causeway. About half of the island is dedicated to an excellent wildlife refuge Read more »
Bunche Beach and Hanging Out Poolside
Bunche Beach and hanging out poolside in Florida – 2/21/2022 by Bill Gadbow Chris and I got a great deal for eight nights at the La Quinta in Fort Myers Beach on Summerlin Road. It has the best pool in the area, and we spent days sitting poolside, Read more »
Hollister Ranch Beach
Eight Miles of Heaven on Earth — by Will Kellar — The Hollister Ranch The 14,400-acre Hollister Ranch property spans between Gaviota State Park and Point Conception about 30 miles west from downtown Santa Barbara. The Ranch obtained its name from Colonel W.W. Hollister, who purchased the massive tract of land in 1853 Read more »
Pennsylvania Farm Show
PA Farm Show by Bill Gadbow, photos and videos by Chris Gadbow Chris and I grew up in Upstate New York, so we are used to harsh winters with a lot of snow. The part of winter that you never get used to is the Cabin Fever that sets in during the second Read more »
Santa Cruz Island, California
Santa Cruz Island, California Our family seems to really like the Channel Islands off of the California coast. In the last few years, all eight adults have visited these islands at least once and some of us have gone more than two or three times. So, we have a lot of pictures. I picked out Read more »
Mount Cuba Center
Mount Cuba Center Chris likes to watch British TV dramas on Masterpiece Theater. For her birthday this year, I am finally breaking down and getting her the Brit Box channel. Don’t tell her, but I actually like some of the series that we watch together. I thought Doc Martin was pretty good. The Durrells of Read more »
Birding at Cape May, New Jersey
I have to keep reminding myself that this isn’t a competition. You don’t need to be a par golfer to enjoy golf. You don’t need to be able to calculate pot odds in your head to enjoy Texas Hold’em. You don’t have to be an expert film critic to watch a movie. And – Read more »