Only One

Only One

On Monday, the 18th I had offered to lead a Trinity Forks NPSOT walk at Ft. Richardson State Park. But with the short notice I gave and it is the holiday season only Jeanne came. So Jeanne, Jim (morning only) and I enjoyed the day to ourselves. So when I arrived at the park I…

Kicking Bird Trail

Kicking Bird Trail

We were heading to the Kicking Bird Trail. Pretty cool name, eh! It was named after Kicking Bird, a Kiowa chief. My hope was I might see some birds on this short trail. However short or not it still took us two and half hours. Well I am slow but thorough. 🙂 This is the…

Ft. Richardson SP

Ft. Richardson SP

Ft. Richardson State Park has been beckoning me to go for a longer visit for sometime. Well for the next few days we are going to do just that. 🙂 It going to be a lot of fun here at Ft. Richardson State Park. I will lead a walk on Monday, the 18th from 1pm…

Low Water Crossing Rocks

Low Water Crossing Rocks

On the way to Cooke County most of time we take the road that goes across a low water crossing. And when we do, it is always worth a stop. Indeed it rewarded us with some great finds. Like I said the low water crossing rocked! Fossils Preserve The Original Color Patterns of Insects, Scientists…

A change of plan

A change of plan

We were cutting the trip short and heading home. But we were not driving straight through. A stop at the Lake Colorado City State Park was in the cards. And this was a new park for us. There seems to be abundant of red ants here. Which means it is good habitat for horny toads….

Day 5  A Real Hoot

Day 5 A Real Hoot

The last day at the Black Mesa SP we walked the Rock Garden Trail. This trail had only been built about two years ago according to the park ranger. It is about 1.25 miles in length. On the afternoon walk on the same Rock Garden Trail, the southwestern turkeys told us it was going to…

Day 3 Picture Canyon

Day 3 Picture Canyon

On the third day, we ventured into the nearby ( 1 hour in travel time) to Picture Canyon. The canyon is located in Colorado on the Comanche National Grasslands. Another exciting day! Rare video footage of a tardigrade threesome that lasted 30 minutes documents the wild sex lives of water bears Virginia Norwood, a pioneer…

Promising area – part 5

Promising area – part 5

We had now reached another spot that appeared on the satellite map as a promising habitat candidate for Tiny Tim. No Tiny Tim yet. Snake Discovered That Actually Does Cartwheels, And We Have Pics to Prove It Keep looking! The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you…