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Thursday, March 17, 2016

Parks In Texas--America The Beautiful

We are on Spring Break this week.  It's a perfect time to visit 
some parks in our great state . . .
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                                            Mineral Wells State Park
         Gorgeous view.  Pretty cool fence too!

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There are some fun places to visit. Texas Freshwater Fisheries 
located in Athens, Texas. 
  
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Spring is here in Texas.  Our beautiful wildflowers are popping up in fields.  You can see some gorgeous fields along the highways and by ways . . . 

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Our state flower is the Blue Bonnet.  They appear along our highways in huge fields.  The bluebonnet fields are a great photo opportunity!
                     Watch out for slithery critters!


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The Alligator Gar is an interesting fish found in some of the rivers in Texas.  Click on the source for more info.  about fishing for
Alligator Gar.

                                                         

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Our parks are a great place for cyclist enthusiasts!  
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Big Bend National Park is a favorite place for races and events. 


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Last spring we had an unusual amount of rain.  Pretty much everything was underwater.  
Thanks to funding help, Bastrop State Park is recovering from the devastating fires.
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The Texas parks offer some great places for walks and hikes.


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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department provides many activities 
for the visitors to the parks. 

Our great state is home to a host of wild life . . . 

              
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Our state parks offer lots of different types of lodging . . . 
Garner State Park Cabin Rentals | Garner State Park — Texas Parks & Wildlife Department:
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              Are you planning your families summer vacation?    
Our big 'ole state of Texas offers lots of fun!  Come and check it out!

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9 comments:

TexWisGirl said...

our bluebonnets are just beginning here. :) happy spring to you.

Michelle said...

Those Bluebonnets are just beautiful! I would love to have them around here.

Rose said...

Love the bluebonnets...always look forward to Tex's photos of them. But like a lot of stuff in these pics...

Margaret Birding For Pleasure said...

Love all the critters, the blue bonnet shot and the stone post for the wooden fence in the first shot

Molly the Airedale said...

We just love seeing pictures of your bluebonnets and to see fields of them is just beautiful!

Linda Kay said...

Loved everything but the snake...you could leave him out of the photos! I noted yesterday on the way to Boerne that the blue bonnets are out along the highways, along with the Indian Paintbrush. So beautiful.

AnnMarie aka Vintage Junkie aka NaNa said...

I would love to visit Texas someday and see those bluebonnets in person!

Have a Daily Cup of Mrs. Olson said...

Visiting Texas when the Blue Bonnets are in bloom has been on my 'to do' list for a while. Thanks for sharing these amazing photos with SYC. I had to show that fish to my avid fly fishing husband.
hugs,
Jann

Kathryn Ferguson Griffin said...

Such beautiful parks! Thank you for sharing. You are one of the features at the Anything Blue Friday party at The Dedicated House. Here is the link to this week's party. http://www.thededicatedhouse.com/2016/03/anything-blue-friday-week-106.html Hope to see you again at the little, blue soiree! Toodles, Kathryn @TheDedicatedHouse