Located in the Texas Hill Country, the park is comprised of 1938.7 acres along 4 miles of the Guadalupe River and is adjacent to the Honey Creek State Natural Area, another 2293.7 acres, which itself is only accessible on Saturday mornings during a guided interpretive tour.
The river is lined with enormous bald cypress trees, their massive exposed, gnarled and twisted root systems making an interesting walk along the river bank.
Rife with winter birds who were too busy to pose for photos, I heard the staccato rattle of and observed my first Sage Wren (Cistothorus platensis) ever, several sparrows that I could not identify because they wouldn't sit still long enough for me to ponder, Phoebes, and more Northern Cardinals than I've ever seen in one place before. The Park Rangers told me that earlier in the morning the trails were full of kinglets.
A week exploring the abundance of this park on my own and at my leisure should be lots of fun. Hopefully I will have more pictures to share!
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16 comments:
I love the gnarled tree roots. Reminds me of the banyan trees in Hawaii. Looks like a beautiful day to spend outdoors, unlike Ohio where it's 25*.
Stephanie, we were blessed with 80 degree weather! Thanks for stopping by! ~karen
I love those wonderful root structures. Big, old trees area passion of mine, wherever they may be found. Even Texas :-)
those trees are amazing. It is notfair really that you have such nice weather. :) We do have cold as you saw on my iceroses. Your coment made me smile. :)
But the ice roses was last weeks entry. :)
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Have a great week.
I'm envious of your beautiful weather and the thought of camping and exploring the area. Love the pictures of the trees and their root structure. Today we have cold weather and a temperature inversion. I miss the sunshine. So, enjoy that lovely state park and sunshine. Nola
those trees are art. amazing.
I went to see the wren and hear its voice and then I went to hear the other related wrens and their voices. so neat. thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing some of Texas with us. I've been to the Hill Country, but never to that park. Oh, but I've seen "The Senator" tree in Florida! Isn't nature wonderful?! I love seeing other parts of the US and the world. Continue to enjoy, remembering us who are shivering up north. Linda in Iowa, where it's 18* and flurrying at the moment.
Isn't it wonderful to explore the wetlands at this time of year? No mosquitoes to bug you, and it's possible to get up close and personal with the trees. Where we hike, the cypress trees live alongside tupelo gum trees, which are just as massive or more so than the cypress. Are you feeling any effects of that arctic blast? We finally had to turn on the heat and leave the windows closed.
Not only interesting trees but a great site in all. Boom & Gary Of The Vermilon River.
What a beautiful parc! I have never seen such enormous cypress trees! The twisted roots are spectacular!!! Thanks for sharing this!
My goodness, the cypress tress are beautiful & quite large... gnarly! LoL!
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This sounds like a wonderful place to enjoy watching birds. Wiah I were there, though I will also enjoy the winter birds here. :)
The above-ground tree roots are amazing!
wow.........Beautiful shots
Beautiful photos!! All you would see out here right now is snow, though that is quite lovely too sometimes :)
What a fantastic place that is Karen, all your photos are lovely. I especially liked the one in the collage where that huge tree is reflected in the water, but I enjoyed them all.
Karen: Wonderful captures of those neat trees.
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