Journey Jotters

Bitten by the travel bug

The day of our Safari dawned grey and cloudy with hanging mist and intermittent rain. The access road from the Lodge to the Guest Pavilion crosses a shallow area where water flows across the road sometimes making it difficult to cross after a night’s rain. The staff monitors this situation closely and we got the …

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The drive to Glen Rose was uneventful. In fact, we were pleasantly surprised by the Chisholm Trail Parkway en route to Glen Rose. Recently constructed, the Parkway was smooth and traffic was streamlined making it easier to travel to Fossil Rim. The entrance to The Lodge is separate from the entrance to Fossil Rim Wildlife …

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Introduction and trip planning Breaking from tradition, this spring break, we stayed home, thanks to the Zika Virus. My carefully orchestrated plans to visit Aruba and Panama were shattered mercilessly by the Zika onslaught. It was then that I came across the safari trip and overnight lodging at Fossil Rim in Glen Rose. We had …

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