The Parting Shot
Trail-blazed once again today. After having visited two state parks, one nature center and two national preserves, I have to say that Brazos Bend State Park and Armand Bayou Nature Center are my favorite. Hauled my freight along with with my gear around the trails of Brazos Bend today and had a wonderful time. This is the last shot I took before heading back to my car. It has been wonderful to get out of the city and into nature - so much so, that heading to the trails may become a weekly event.
Is it me, or is Flickr doing odd things with color these days? The detail I see in the feather on Flickr isn't the detail I see on my monitor before upload. Drives me nuts!
Once more, a little blurb about Brazos Bend State Park:
Brazos Bend State Park, a 5,000-acre gem on the Upper Texas Coast, is just 40 miles from downtown Houston and offers a wide variety of activities for every age: biking, fishing, hiking, birding, camping, star-gazing, and opportunities to learn about Texas’ bountiful natural history via free programs and guided hikes.
The park’s scenic terrain has been carved gently over time by the vigorous Brazos River, which marks its eastern boundary. Fragments of the ancient coastal prairie survive here as do dense bottomland hardwood forests and extensive marshes, making ideal habitats for the American alligator and a rich diversity of other reptiles, amphibians, and mammals. The park is an important refuge for birds, with more than 300 species recorded, and wildflowers abound during the warmer months, drawing a wealth of butterflies.
The Parting Shot
Trail-blazed once again today. After having visited two state parks, one nature center and two national preserves, I have to say that Brazos Bend State Park and Armand Bayou Nature Center are my favorite. Hauled my freight along with with my gear around the trails of Brazos Bend today and had a wonderful time. This is the last shot I took before heading back to my car. It has been wonderful to get out of the city and into nature - so much so, that heading to the trails may become a weekly event.
Is it me, or is Flickr doing odd things with color these days? The detail I see in the feather on Flickr isn't the detail I see on my monitor before upload. Drives me nuts!
Once more, a little blurb about Brazos Bend State Park:
Brazos Bend State Park, a 5,000-acre gem on the Upper Texas Coast, is just 40 miles from downtown Houston and offers a wide variety of activities for every age: biking, fishing, hiking, birding, camping, star-gazing, and opportunities to learn about Texas’ bountiful natural history via free programs and guided hikes.
The park’s scenic terrain has been carved gently over time by the vigorous Brazos River, which marks its eastern boundary. Fragments of the ancient coastal prairie survive here as do dense bottomland hardwood forests and extensive marshes, making ideal habitats for the American alligator and a rich diversity of other reptiles, amphibians, and mammals. The park is an important refuge for birds, with more than 300 species recorded, and wildflowers abound during the warmer months, drawing a wealth of butterflies.