Our pace was fairly fast unlike my usual speed. LOL. We actually went to four or five different locations of some of Reese’s favorite spots.
We were seeing some small rock outcrops. So I stopped to look close for the lichens and mosses. The twisted cord type moss was something I don’t think I had seen before. Yep yet another reason to come back.
Foliose, crustose, and a Goldeneye (Teloschistes exilis) lichens! The lichens covering some of the trees were awesome!
A young deer rear molars had not erupted yet.
The wallow still had ice!
Much of the ranch is bottomlands. The sedges cover much of the ground in many of the wooded areas that I saw.
Part of the ranch borders the West Fork of the Trinity. Reese was told by the old timers that wagons crossed here in the shallows.
The pups were having as good as time as I. 🙂
More young deer jaw bones. Reese said they had too many deer and no hunting was allowed. This still is a working ranch.
A prehistoric creature caught my eye. LOL.
A Ramalina celastri in front and an orange Goldeneye lichen (Teloschistes exilis). The other lichens are mostly foliose lichens on this branch. The two referred to by name are called fruticose (shrubby) lichens.
The last hilltop. Gin was very happy to show us her special place.
Indeed it was great to finally see the ranch after hearing about it for so long. Thank you Reese so much for sharing your family ranch! A Wise County treasure!
Beautiful lichens and beautiful ranch. Scary cutting science funding.
O gee that looks like a really wonderful place to hike and explore!