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 ›
Canoeing
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 ›
Shiloh vet first to canoe the Colorado
One role of a Scoutmaster is to tell short, funny stories to the kids. Often these stories have a moral but usually, their main virtues are that they are funny and short. They call these stories, “Scoutmaster Minutes” because the… Read More ›
7 best exercises to stay fit for canoeing
Some of my really die-hard canoeing buddies don’t hesitate to venture out onto the water in a canoe throughout the year – even during the winter! Certainly, our Canadian pioneers and their Haudenosaunee predecessors couldn’t avoid canoeing in chilly water. But… Read More ›
Amazing atomic age sites in Mississippi
The Roaming Parkers are all about Travel, Adventure, Conservation, and Food. We just got back from a wonderful family vacation at the Riviera of the South – Gulf Shores, Alabama. Before that, we were hiking at Mount Saint Helens and… Read More ›
The Annelid horror of the Bogue Chitto!
Recently I went with the local Scout Troop on a 50-mile canoe trek down the Bogue Chitto river! The weather was perfect and we saw a ton of interesting flora and fauna, but like any adventure, it had its share… Read More ›
Roaming Parkers 2017-2018 outdoor adventure writing
The Roaming Parkers blog is coming up on its 1-year anniversary, and in the past year, we have published a LOT of great content related to travel, adventure, conservation, and food! Adventure is kind of a broad category. In our minds, it encompasses a… Read More ›
