Outdoors Rambler   

There is something special about the rapid bump-bump-bump-bump of your truck's wheels rolling over the steel beams of a cattle guard at the gate of a sprawling Texas ranch. It is a transition point, the spot where your anticipation really starts peaking, especially when the gate is at a place like the Lowrance Ranch near Truscott, Texas, a well-managed haven for big white-tailed deer. The ranch is located east of Lubbock and about 100 miles due north of Abilene. Arriving ther

Note: This weblog is loaded with photos (including an extensive gallery of food we enjoyed) and a few videos covering this seven-day cruise to the western Caribbean aboard the Margaritaville at Sea Islander. Even with my youthful exposure to the popular television comedy series “The Love Boat,” I never felt an itch to say, “I need to take a cruise.” Traveling on land, with my own car or a rental in a foreign country, was always the norm. I shy away from bus tours, with the ga

Sitka Hudson Jacket - Author setting decoy - photo by Clayton Chase Waterfowlers across North America are gearing up for the 2025-2026...