It is Time to take a break from My Backyard Chores and go on a trip...

I have cleaned my decorative birdhouse, added feed to my bird feeder, planted some bulbs, cut back my perennials, cleaned my outdoor wooden furniture, and moved my tuned wind chimes to the front yard. I am tired of doing chores so I went looking for something different to do this weekend.

I found a lot of interesting information on site called GORP, which is an awesome outdoor activity website. Currently on their home page is Featured Destination, Featured Activity, Park of the Week and much much more.

This is what caught my interest on Gorp's site this week..

Unusual Sights & Alternate Fall Vegetation

Sure, leaf-peeping is a classic autumn activity. But what about visiting a barrier island's beach (crowd-free) and seeing poison ivy gone stop-light red? Why not head into the bayou and catch a glimpse of alligators and turtles before they go to sleep for the winter? Pike and muskie are still biting in the Great White North, so try casting your line. Go beyond maple leaves and into the unusual this fall with these off-beat outdoor adventures.

Trout and 'Shrooms in Washington's Olympics - Fall is wild-harvest time for anglers and mushroom hunters along the Elwha River on the Olympic Peninsula.

Hawkwatch!
Fall winds bring migrating hawks, following updrafts along mountain ridges and coastlines. Here's how to find and identify migrating raptors.

Prairie Magenta - Nebraska, South Dakota, and other tall grass prairie states offer asters, prairie gentians, and grasses turning from magenta to rust.

Butterflies, Wild Ponies, and Poison Ivy - At Maryland's Assateague Island, fall color comes from that infamous trailing vine, its leaves turned warning-signal red.

Gators and Wildflowers in the Bayou - In Louisiana, the reptiles are livelyin' up for fall, the bur marigold and asters are puttin' on a show.

Glacier Peaks and Huckleberries - In Washington's Glacier Peaks Wilderness, russet berries and golden ferns turn the mountains ablaze.

Burnished Winds - Copper grasses and golden-hued willows greet hikers in Wyoming's Wind River range.

Rocks, Pike and Muskie - The pike and muskie are still biting as autumn turns at Ontario's Rough Rock Lake.


For me it is time for a road trip.
You on the other hand may still have things to do in your front and backyards, if so these related articles may be helpful:
October Backyard and Garden Tips
Put up your Birdhouse in the Fall, Don't wait till Spring

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Enjoy your weekend!!!!!!!!!!