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Here are a few photos from our trip to Big Thicket National Preserve, in East Texas, in May '13. Click on one of the small images below to see it full size.

Pitcher plants on the Sundew Trail Pitcher plants on the Sundew Trail Janice and a giant pitcher plant A lot of the trails are built on boardwalks over flooded areas
Pond on the Kirby Trail We're not quite sure what was growing here on the Kirby Trail Turkey Creek Janice on the first bridge over Turkey Creek
Charlie on the second bridge over Turkey Creek A gas line runs through a right-of-way Janice on the Turkey Creek trail, after Charlie left to hike ten miles more and she went to fetch the car Maybe the height of this bench should have been a clue about flooding
After Charlie left Janice and started hiking North, at first the trail was easy Sometimes trees blocked the trail Glad we weren't passing when this one fell First signs of flooding on the trail
More flooding on the trail The flooding got worse as Charlie got further North Charlie had to do some serious wading The trail follows the road for a quarter of a mile and was pretty deep
Not easy to find the trail here This is where Charlie ended up swimming Janice on the Chinquapin Trail at Huntsville State Park This dead tree was caught by a very thin branch when it fell
Marsh at the North end of Lake Raven Lake Raven Janice eating lunch on the dam at the South end of the lake Charlie on the spillway at Lake Raven

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Last updated: 05/12/13 06:37 PM by Charlie Ashton