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Enchanted Rock State Park 6/8/2019

Posted on June 10, 2019 by

We did a 5K around the south side of Enchanted Rock.  We walked out to Moss Lake and back. We did not climb to the summit. There is a $7.00 entry (if you don’t have a pass). To make sure … Continue reading →

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Fort Worth Botanic Garden 06/01/2019

Posted on June 3, 2019 by

Living New Deal Website “The Fort Worth Botanic Garden had its origins in 1912 when the park board purchased a tract of land southwest of Trinity Park and named it Rock Springs Park. In his 1909 park master plan for … Continue reading →

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Mineral Wells 04/27/2019

Posted on May 1, 2019 by

The city was named for mineral springs in the area, which were highly popular in the early 1900s. It is west of Fort Worth on US-180. Walk started at the Lake Mineral Wells State Trailway trailhead. They told us we’d … Continue reading →

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Monahans Sandhills State Park

Posted on April 26, 2019 by

I noticed that the walking club in Midland is doing a group walk there tomorrow.  Information here. So I looked up my pictures from 2009 and decided to post them.  Maybe it will encourage others to walk here.

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Baytown Nature Center 4/20/2019

Posted on April 21, 2019 by

Baytown Nature Center is a 500-acre peninsula surrounded by Burnet, Crystal and Scott Bays. It consists of hardwood uplands, high quality tidal marsh, and freshwater wetlands. This unique site provides habitat for 317 species of resident and migrant birds.

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Reverchon Park – Dallas – 4/6/2019

Posted on April 7, 2019 by

Heavy rain was predicted, but we decided to chance it and joined the Dallas Trekkers for their Azalea Walk.

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Athens Freshwater Fish Hatchery 3-23

Posted on March 24, 2019 by

It was a rainy day but we enjoyed the tour of the fish hatchery. We paid a $4.50 entry fee and walked through the building display before heading outside.

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