Texas – Mellow Migrations

Big Rocks Park in Glen Rose TX

By Jeremy KernsPosted on April 26, 2024Posted in City Parks & Nature Preserves, Location Review, Roadside Attractions, Swimming HolesTagged attraction, On-The-Way, park, rocks, Texas, trail, trails, walking paths

Big Rocks Park in Glen Rose, Texas, offers a unique outdoor experience with its expansive stony terrain. Ideal for family outings, it allows for climbing and water activities along the Paluxy/Brazos Rivers. However, its popularity often leads to crowding. A solid choice for travelers passing through Glen Rose, the park is an enjoyable stop rather than a main destination.

5 Parks in Collin County Texas Only The Locals Know About

By Jeremy KernsPosted on April 15, 2024Posted in Best of List, City Parks & Nature Preserves, Hikes & BikesTagged disc golf, frisbee golf, hidden gems, hike, hiking, nature, nature preserve, North Texas, park, ponds, recommendations, Texas, trail, trails, walking paths, walks

Collin County, located just north of Dallas Texas, is home to a great many parks and preserves. These can range from the quite large, like the 800-acre Oak Point Nature Park & Preserve in Plano, down to small neighborhood parks with little more than a playground. Here are five of our favorite parks that Collin […]

DFW Founders Plaza Airport Observation Area

By Jeremy KernsPosted on April 11, 2024Posted in Location Review, Roadside AttractionsTagged airplanes, airport, attraction, DFW, North Texas, observation, On-The-Way, Texas

If you like watching airplanes take off and land – and let’s be honest, who doesn’t? – then the DFW Founders Plaza Airport Observation Area is a site you won’t want to miss. PROS FREE! An inexpensive activity for the whole family A great educational opportunity Picnic tables available Lots of grassy space if you […]

Ray Roberts Lake State Park – Isle du Bois Unit

By Jeremy KernsPosted on February 15, 2024Posted in Hikes & Bikes, Location Review, National & State ParksTagged destination, hiking, lake, park, state park, Texas, Texas State Park, trail, trails, walking paths, walks

Ray Roberts Lake State Park is a Texas State Park located, as luck would have it, on Lake Ray Roberts. This park has nine different units, two of which are their own parks located across the lake from one another. We visited the Isle du Bois Unit because of its Randy Bell Scenic walking trail […]

Five Great Walking Paths in North Texas

By Jeremy KernsPosted on February 12, 2024Posted in Best of List, Hikes & BikesTagged hidden gems, hiking, North Texas, Texas, walking paths, walks1 Comment

There are a lot of great places to hike around North Texas but sometimes you want to take a more leisurely stroll on a walking path in a beautiful location. We’ve selected five of our favorite walking paths in this region where you can enjoy the nature without worrying too much about the difficulty of […]

Mineola Nature Preserve

By Jeremy KernsPosted on February 6, 2024Posted in City Parks & Nature Preserves, Hikes & Bikes, Location ReviewTagged alligators, destination, disc golf, frisbee golf, hiking, nature, nature preserve, park, ponds, Texas, trails1 Comment

Location Data Address: 4429 SE Loop 564, 1860 Co Rd 2724, Mineola, TX 75773 Coordinates: 32.623, -95.465 The Mineola Nature Preserve is a very unique location that offers just about every activity you might expect in a park and then some! There’s incredible wildlife and lots of space to enjoy however you want! Where It’s […]

Old Zoo Nature Trails: Hiking Through Abandoned Ruins

By Jeremy KernsPosted on February 1, 2024Posted in Hikes & Bikes, Historic Sites, Location ReviewTagged abandoned, destination, hiking, historic, lake, ruins, Texas, trails, zoo

Location Data Address: Co Rd 112, Cisco, TX 76437 Coordinates: 31.392, -99.174 Hiking trails that wind through the abandoned ruins of an old zoo… that’s pretty awesome. I’m making this our first location-related post because this is one of my favorite places we’ve visited. We’ve been to this site twice – once in October 2021 […]