JohnRich 4 #1 July 20, 2008 I've done a total of three hikes now in the flood reservoir near my home. You can view my collection of best photos from this area here: http://picasaweb.google.com/JohnRich3rd/MaydeCreekHoustonTexas Click "slideshow" for best viewing, and increase the viewing time per photo. Warning: contains snake photos! Enjoy! Comments welcome, as are identification of any of the flowers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beerlight 0 #2 July 20, 2008 QuoteI've done a total of three hikes now in the flood reservoir near my home. You can view my collection of best photos from this area here: http://picasaweb.google.com/JohnRich3rd/MaydeCreekHoustonTexas Click "slideshow" for best viewing, and increase the viewing time per photo. Warning: contains snake photos! Enjoy! Comments welcome, as are identification of any of the flowers. Great pics John...I'll have to make a hike that way soon. Thanks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
madhatter 0 #3 July 21, 2008 Awesome pics! You definitely have a sharp eye whilst hiking. I'm not too crazy about the snake-pics though... Personally it's nice to see a little more of their habitat around them, i.e. from WAAAYYY back A VERY MERRY UNBIRTHDAY TO YOU!!! D.S # 125 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nutz 0 #4 July 21, 2008 I went walking in the woods on Saturday, looking for a bag lock. A black bag with a black bridle and a black pilot chute in a black forest. I hope Eddie found it yesterday. "Don't! Get! Eliminated!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyangel2 2 #5 July 21, 2008 Nice pictures. We really need to get together for a hike. Next time you're in my area, drop me a line. I'd like to see some of your pictures with some snow in them May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #6 July 21, 2008 Quote Nice pictures. We really need to get together for a hike. Next time you're in my area, drop me a line. I'd like to see some of your pictures with some snow in them Me no like cold. That why me moved south. But I'd love to hike with you sometime. My next big planned trip is a week on the Pecos river by canoe in October. Isolation, white-water, deep canyons, Indian caves with pictographs. Woohoo! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #7 July 21, 2008 I thought this thread was going to be about the excellent book of the same title by Bill Bryson http://www.amazon.com/Walk-Woods-Rediscovering-Appalachian-Official/dp/0767902521 Definitely required reading for any hiker! Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #8 July 21, 2008 Yes, that is a great book. All of those photos came from a tiny little patch of woods as shown in the attached map. This area is only about 3 square miles, smack dab in the center of suburbia, on the outskirts of Houston, the 4th largest city in America. It's nice to know that so much wildlife can survive in such a tiny little patch. I'm planning on exploring other adjacent patches of woods like this in the future. I've been driving around these areas for years, and never imagined how wild they would be once I got inside them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
