Roads End Naturalist

Exploring the natural world as we wander at the end of the road


Tag: Sandhills of Nebraska

  • The Long Road Home

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    I only achieve simplicity with enormous effort. ~Clarice Lispector This is the final post about our trip in May. After leaving South Dakota, we headed for another favorite – the Sandhills of Nebraska and the Samuel R. McKelvie National Forest (still seems surprising to find a national forest in the sandhills!). We had camped in Read more…

  • Homeward Bound

    We should come home from adventures, and perils and discoveries every day with new experience and character. ~Henry David Thoreau NOTE – This is the final post from our 7200 mile truck camping trip in May. Leaving Yellowstone was the start of our long journey home. Time on the road passes so quickly and we Read more…

  • The Detour

    Sometimes, the most scenic roads in life are the detours you didn’t mean to take. ~Angela N. Blount Driving away from the grandeur of the Tetons, we passed through some impressive landscapes along the Hoback River valley. Once we broke out of the mountains, the landscape shifted dramatically to an almost flat, endless expanse of Read more…