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Tyler SP to Poverty Point Reservoir SP Directions, Selfies and Sunset.
Poverty Point Reservoir State Park, LA, February 2026 For some reason, the 236 mile drive from Tyler State Park to Poverty Point took longer than normal. I could have been that we left later due to the extra time needed to safely move the trailer out of the Tayler SP site which was a pull…
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Wood Duck search at Bellwood Lake
Tyler, Texas, February 2026 Tyler Texas Autobom bird society indicated that Lake Bellwood was a good place to look for including the infamous wood duck. First, we had to go under the railroad tracks. That said 7 feet but looked lower. I recommend turning up the volume before playing the video. Wow that was fun…
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$10.00 Reward…
Tyler State Park, TX, February 2026 … for any information leading to the arrest of the masked bandit that chased us on the way to the shower house. The raccoon was not being aggressive or acting odd. Our best guess is that people feed the raccoons or leave food out on picnic tables, like nitwits.…
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No Jay-walking
Tyler State Park, TX, February 2026 No tickets to hand out here. None of them were walking. They were all flying or hopping. John saw a bird about 30 to 40 feet up in a tree behind the RV. We had seen a few birds that we did not have pictures of, yet. Nothing uncommon,…
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Scoping Lake Palestine Texas
Tyler, Texas, February 2026 John and I have been in search of wood ducks for at least a year. One of the campers said he went fishing at Lake Palestine the prior week and saw wood ducks. We left in hopes of seeing wood ducks, knowing that often we aren’t that lucky. This is one…
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Tyler State Park Campsite Preferences
Tyler State Park, Texas, February 2026 Most of the campsites at Tyler State Park are pull through. The catch is that they are short, have large boulders along driveway, trees in the way, or sharp turns that can make maneuvering into the site difficult. John and I walked through the campground and determined which sites…
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More Turtle Hunting
Tyler State Park, TX, February 2026 It was sunny again after the bust of a day turtle hunting while overcast. We walked out to the dam, and the water fowl were out again. We got a decent look at them through the scope and camera, so we are pretty sure that these are Pie-billed Grebe.…
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Turtle Hunting
Tyler State Park, TX, February 2026 For photos, not soup. After seeing all the turtles on the first hike with only cellphone for pictures, we went looking for the turtles again to get better pictures. Since John was carrying camera gear, we decided to drive. At the floating fishing pier, we looked for the grebes,…
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Everything is Bigger in Texas …
Tyler State Park, TX, February 2026 … even the pot holes. On Sunday, we crossed into Texas traveling to Tyler State Park. We thought we made a wrong turn; the Grand Canyon is not in Texas. We asked a local, and they told us, “That is a pot hole. A small one.” Even the shopping…
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Hiking Trail Around Tyler State Park Lake
Tyler State Park, TX, February 2026 The hike around the lake trailer was approximately 3 miles long and fairly well kept. We didn’t have to duck under or climb over trees, and the trail was wide enough that we didn’t have grass, bushes, etc. rubbing against our cloths. We sprayed our cloths with DEET just…