One of the star attractions at Caddo Lake is a sunrise or sunset tour on the Lake. The serene waters of the cypress swamp allow fiery orange sunsets to be captured amidst cypress silhouettes. I’m sure you’ve seen many such iconic photos of Caddo Lake. So we set out to do a tour during our …
For our stay at Caddo Lake, we spent the weekend at Spatterdock Guest Houses, owned and operated by Dottie Carter. A native of the Uncertain area, Dottie owns six guest houses on Taylor Island. She also lives on Taylor Island. One of the reasons I booked here was an opportunity to explore Dottie’s creativity and …
Memorial Day weekend, the JJ family spent a relaxing 48 hours at Caddo Lake. Situated about 200 miles southeast of Dallas, close to the Louisiana border, Caddo Lake is named for the Native settler tribe who fished, farmed, hunted, and traded there. The Great Raft blocked the Red River, an expansive 100-mile-long logjam created by …
Spend an hour enjoying this delightful sea of green in New York City’s Ford Foundation
A morning spent walking the repurposed High Line park in New York City
One of the best things about April in Texas is enjoying the roadside wildflowers as they blossom. Anyone driving up and down Texas highways knows it’s the best time to be on the lookout for bluebonnets, the state flower. But to get an up close and personal look at these beauties on a leisurely drive, …
An afternoon spent enjoying the food scene and Mardi Gras World in New Orleans