Brazos Bend State Park

Finally I have something to blog about! We lead such an uneventful life, but today Eric took the day off and we decided to combine our workout with a little adventure. We loaded up our bikes and went to Brazos State Park. We drove the back roads to get there and saw some very pretty cotton fields.

This was our first time visiting this state park so we didn't know exactly what to expect. It was very beautiful. We set out with a map and we were not even 5 minutes into our ride when we spotted our first alligator. He was right next to the path.

We stopped to take a photo then continued on only to see three more alligators within a couple of minutes. We didn't take pictures of all of them. Some were in the lakes and not very close. But we did take a few pictures from the top of an observation deck.

 I really liked the big fluffy clouds. They were pretty and they kept the temps bearable.

Most of the trails were gravel. They meandered through areas that were surrounded by live oak trees. The oak trees also had Spanish moss hanging down from the branches. There were vines hanging down from the trees too.

Besides live oak trees there were many pecan trees. Eric filled his pack with pecans!

All in all we rode around for 2 hours covering about 8 - 10 miles.
We spotted 8 alligators, 3 deer, lot of birds (ibis, herons, ducks, egrets), a few squirrels, many fire ant hills, and evidence of wild boar. The dragonflies were plentiful and sporting many colors.

We plan to go back and keep exploring. We only covered about half of the park. There were not many people there. I think we were the only ones on bikes. It was a really fun way to kill two birds with one stone; experience the park and get in our daily exercise.