Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Saturday, December 26, 2015

Thursday, December 24, 2015

Monarch Butterfly Reserve

Over the dry Sierra Madre mountains

and up in to the pine oak forest

to the butterfly reserve

a beautiful camp site just inside the reserve

the hiking trail

to the butterflies

Hanging large dense clusters

to stay warm


Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Cascadas in the Mountains of Valles

The steep mountains around Valles are full of waterfalls

A beautiful hike up the river to ...





Cascada el Chuveje
Another falls and lagoon  at  Cascada el Tamasopo
An old aquaduct  supplied water to the region
Another river winds through the trees to ...
Cascadas de Micos

el Bonito Hot Springs and RV park






Setting Up
Warm Hot Springs with a nice sandy bottom
A banana grove and lots of birds
But over 50 camp sites and all empty

Friday, December 4, 2015

El Cielo Biosphere Reserve

1500m up

a cloud forest

steep winding roads

small isolated communities

pine forests

and hiking trails

Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Sabine National Wildlife Refuge

Sabine National Wildlife Refuge Louisiana
The largest coastal marsh on the gulf of mexico

Natchez Trace Parkway

400 miles with little traffic



and free camping