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The Roaming Parkers are all about Travel, Outdoor Adventure, Conservation, and Food. Come along with us on this journey!
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Muscadines, scuppernongs, & bullaces
It’s that time of year again – time for our iconic southern muscadine grapes to produce their green, purple, black, and golden fruits. Beyond picking them for table grapes, or “eating grapes” as we call them, Muscadine is a staple… Read More ›
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Daughter Nature
Blog Entry date, July something, 2020 – year of the Quarantine… A little more than two years ago Pat and I had one of those marriage “AH HA!” moments, a turning point that would change every aspect of our happy… Read More ›
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10 Essentials – a hat
Does the man make the hat, or does the hat make the man? In either case, one of the ten essentials that we are often advised to take with us on an outdoor adventure is a hat. A good hat… Read More ›
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Beach Cake Confessions
Elise here, and I need to share a thing or three. Yeah, confession time. I confess this cake was a selfish indulgence. I confess it felt REALLY BAD to mar the artistry of this confection to slice it for sharing…. Read More ›
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Paddling Lake Tangipahoa
Recently I re-read Ernest Herndon’s classic 2001 travelogue/guidebook, Canoeing Mississippi, and it has reignited my interest in paddling. In his book, Herndon discusses the ins and outs, the pros and cons, of every navigable waterway in the state, complete with… Read More ›
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HIKING IN MISSISSIPPI
Mississippi and adjoining Louisiana are not often thought of as a hiker’s paradise, mostly because of the ungodly heat, humidity, reptiles, and insects. It turns out that those are relatively minor obstacles and if you can get past those, there… Read More ›
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Survive oppressive heat when hiking
Travelling in the southern U.S.? Going on an adventure to a tropical or subtropical or desert environment Planning on canyoneering in the summer? Here is a handful of helpful hints for surviving outdoor adventures in the extreme heat. Drink lots… Read More ›
