Arrived at Martin Dies Jr. SP Friday afternoon only to find out, and not for the first time lately, that the hiking/biking trails were closed due to rain. We managed to get in a nice walk on the roads in the park however and were informed that though the trails were closed, the canoeing trails were open! So Saturday we spent the day(about 5 hours) in a canoe on the lake! Weather was great! Sun! Temp in the high 50s low 60s but with 80+ percent humidity, it feels good.
Had a great time exploring the shorelines winding our way through the trees looking for gators....did not find any but saw a water moccasin swimming across the water in front of us! And, of course, herons, turtles and a kingfisher!
Yesterday, Sunday, we went for a nice bike ride and found one of the trails partially open so that was a bonus! Today we head out for our last state park in Texas! Village Creek SP. Then it's on into Louisiana!
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| morning mist on the lake with the first sun we've seen in a week coming up |
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| nice spot overlooking the lake |
Heading out on our canoe adventure..
It was really beautiful....
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| Cormorant Tree;) |
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| love it when they pose! |
Seeing the water moccasin was a thrill! He moved very quickly across the water with that thick body!
We played bumper trees in this area!
What a great canoe trip! LOVE the snake sighting, how amazing to see it gliding over the water!
ReplyDeleteIt was amazing Lisa, and we got to watch him go quite a long way before he disappeared into some floating grasses!
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