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Entrance Sign
Amistad National Recreation Area is the US portion of the Amistad Reservoir on the Rio Grande in south Texas with several hiking trails in the Chihuahuan Desert.
The Church with the Entrance Sign
Mission Concepcion is the furthest north mission in San Antonio Missions National Historic Park. The stone church took 15 years to build and was dedicated in 1755.
The Church
The Queen of the Missions, Mission San Jose, is the largest of the four 18th Century Spanish missions making up the San Antonio Missions National Historic Park.
Area Entrance Sign
Mission Espada is the furthest south of the four Spanish missions in San Antonio Missions NHP. The inside takes you back to the 1700s when this area was controlled by Spain.
Entrance Sign with the Church
San Antonio Missions National Historic Park is a set of four 18th century missions south of the Alamo. Mission San Juan features a historic church, courtyard and trails.
Inside the Alamo
Originally the Mission San Antonio de Valero from 1724 to 1793, by the 1836 The Alamo was a military fort occupied by the Texans in the Texas Revolution.
President Johnson's Reconstructed Birthplace
The LBJ Ranch is the largest part of Lyndon B Johnson National Historic Park. It includes his birthplace, schoolhouse, show barn and the Texas White House.
Cows at Sauer-Beckmann Living History Farm
The Sauer-Beckmann Living History Farm at Lyndon B Johnson State Park is an interesting place to visit while picking up the driving permit for LBJ ranch.
President Lyndon B Johnson Boyhood Home
A visit to Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park starts in Johnson City at the visitor center, followed President Johnson's Boyhood Home and the Johnson Settlement.
View at the End of the Trail
Between the Twin Canals in Jean Lafitte National Historic Park and Preserve in Louisiana with lots of views of the surrounding swamp. Only area open in the preserve.
Long Stretch of the Trail Underwater - Turn Around Point
Photos from Jean Lafitte NHP's Barataria Preserve Trails: Ring Levee, Wood Duck & Bayou Coquille. Bayous, flooded trails, boardwalks and swamp land.
Alligator Only a Few Feet from the Boardwalk
The Barataria Preserve's visitor center at Jean Lafitte NHP has a boardwalk trail where you can walk among the cypress trees and alligators.
Entrance Sign
Davis Bayou is a part of Gulf Islands National Seashore in Mississippi. The trails in the park were short, with some sections running along roads.
The Highest Point Marker
Florida has the lowest state highest point in the United States, the 345 ft high Britton Hill. It's in northern Florida not far from Alabama. The top of the hill is flat with a few trails.
Cypress Tree Swamp from a Curve in the Road
Florida Caverns State Park also has swamps, rivers, campgrounds and trails. There is a place where the Chipola River goes underground and reappears a few hundred feet downstream.
Florida Caverns SP
Waterfalls, rapids and caves are not something you think about being in Florida, but all three are there. This post is about the cave system in Florida Caverns State Park in northern Florida, near the Alabama border. We will post about the highest...
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Dunns Creek SP Pond
The quiet side of a lesser known Florida state park has some nice easy trails for biking and hiking. Dunns Creek State Park's Blue Pond area is a good place to get out into nature.
Manatees in Blue Spring Run
Blue Spring State Park near Orange City, Florida is known for manatees coming into Blue Spring Run during the winter due to its warm 72 degree water. The spring run is a slow moving body of water connecting the spring or boil to the St. Johns Rive...
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Pitcher Plant
Pitcher plants are carnivorous plants that attract bugs onto the rim of the pitcher where they slip inside are trapped. Big Thicket National Preserve has a few areas with them.
Wetlands Along Kirby Nature Trail
Big Thicket National Preserve, north of Beaumont, Texas, has trails that take you by creeks and wetlands. This hike goes through them and up into a pine forest.
Big Thicket National Preserve - Thumbnail
Hiking video of two hikes in Big Thicket National Preserve north of Beaumont Texas. Creeks, pine forests, cypress swamps, pitcher plants - there was lots to see.
Splashing Over the Rocks
Blowing Rocks is a nature preserve on the Florida east coast where the beach is rocky and the waves have worn holes and cracks in the rocks.
The Wave is Shooting Through a Small Hole in the Rock
I've posted a couple times about Bowing Rocks before. This is from a January 2024 trip there. This was close to high tide, but not one of the bigger ones. The best time to go is during a full or new moon at high tide. Check a tide chart to see whe...
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