Author Archives: Roger

Balloon Ride

Posted on May 19, 2016 by Roger

I’ve been saying for a long time that I have just one item on my bucket list — to take a ride in a hot air balloon. Good friends heard me say this and very generously paid for and arranged … Continue reading →

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Sugar River

Posted on May 13, 2016 by Roger

Sugar River Forest Preserve, up near the Wisconsin border west of Rockford, is one of my favorite places to bird in Illinois. There are always a lot of birds around, including some specialties that are hard to find elsewhere in … Continue reading →

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To Oklahoma City and the Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum

Posted on March 28, 2016 by Roger

On the second Monday of our stay, three of us drove three hours to Oklahoma City to visit the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. We stopped in Fort Smith for breakfast at Irish Maid Donuts. We spent about four … Continue reading →

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Fish and Poptarts and a Snake

Posted on March 26, 2016 by Roger

On a warm, sunny, still afternoon we could see a couple small fish in the creek by our campsite. I grabbed some Wildberry Poptarts and began feeding them. Several bluegill gathered and ate greedily, joined occasionally by a larger bass. … Continue reading →

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Downstream

Posted on March 26, 2016 by Roger

One afternoon I grabbed my binoculars and wandered about two miles downstream from the Bend of the River. At times I felt like I was getting away from the park and people, but then I’d round a corner and find … Continue reading →

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