Airports, they all look the same. Right? But can one find beauty even in the in- beautiful. Maybe, you be the judge.

Yes, I am back in Maine, right in the middle of winter. I am here for a few weeks to help/visit with Leslianna.

It is cold with some snow on the ground, but it is the ice that makes it so difficult to get around. Even so it is incredibly beautiful this time of the year.

Still there is nothing like a roaring fire on 12 degree day.

We are expecting several more inches of snow tomorrow so my hope is, that it gets even more beautiful! I’ll let you know.

We had intended to take a few more days to get home, but seeing as it was still 88 degrees in east Texas, we opted to get home a little earlier.

We spent a few days at one of my favorite parks, Caddo Lake State Park in Texas, where I have said many times you just can’t take a bad photo!

This time I rode my e-bike over to the Caddo Lake National Wildlife Refuge. It is a very surreal park with lots of photo opportunities. During the 2nd World War it was manufacturer of a TNT. The factory’s are now just ruins.

But now we are home. After 5 months there is a lot to unpack, but the photos and memories will last a lifetime.

We have moved on from Natchez Trace State Park to a private park just out side of Texarkana. It’s not much on the way if looks, and the road traffic is loud, but it did allow us to do our laundry, which had piled up over the week.

Can you tell that we really liked that park? OK just one more photo. I had a wonderful adventure finding this hidden lake. I just love my e-bike!

Today we move onto Caddo Lake State Park, which is just across the Arkansas border into Texas. This is one of my favorites, so I am looking forward to some more great photo opportunities.

So far this has been a wonderful trip home. Full of nature showing off her beauty around every corner.

First we stayed at the Mammoth Cave National Park. We spent 3 nights there without electric or water, but we were self contained so we hardly even noticed.

There were a lot of really special bike rides and my e-bike just continues to amaze me.

Mammoth Cave was somewhat of a disappointment as it was a dry cave. No water and no stalagmites dripping water. And number two, even though the tour was over 2 miles and 540 stairs, there were few stops, so not too great for photography. more like a hike with some history.

The next park was Natchez Trace State Park in Tennessee. What a gem this place turned out to be.

At this point there is only one other camper in this 81 square mile park. We have one more night left and then it is on the next as we inch our way home.