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They Are So Cold Blooded …
Escatawpa Hollow State Park, AL, March 2026 … because they are amphibians and reptiles. There is a depression behind site 4. If it rains enough, it fills with water. When we got here, it was pretty full, but it dried up to mud. We realized there were tadpoles in it about week two, so we…
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Chickasabogue Hike
Chickasabogue Park, AL, March 2026 We did not want to drive too far, but we wanted to get out and do something. We decided to go back to Chickasabogue Park and hike a trail. On a random note, this park is not pronounced like Bogue Chitto. The Choctaw influenced pronunciation rhymes with “Yoga”. Louisiana is…
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Davis Bayou Area
Gulf Islands National Seashore, MS, March 2026 You can tell it is a national park because the name is so long – Gulf Islands National Seashore: Davis Bayou Area. Also, it has national in the name. There area multiple areas of the Gulf Islands National Seashore, including Florida, near Pensacola, and barrier islands. There is…
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Bogue Chitto Scraps
Bogue Chitto State Park, LA, March 2026 Several days we found very little when we drove the park to check the ponds. Either it was the wrong time of day, we were unlucky, or the weather was cloudy. These are pictures from the Bogue Chitto scrap days. This day we found nothing but a few…
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Bogue Chitto Ponds
Bogue Chitto State Park, LA, March 2026 We went out again in the evening to check for an Anhinga; we wanted a better picture. It was cloudy, so we did not have high hopes for seeing much. We did see an Anhinga at the playground area, but it was even further away. If you look…
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Bogue Chitto State Park
Bogue Chitto State Park, LA, March 2026 It looks like it should be, but it is not, pronounced like Bag-o-Cheetohs. Based on questioning locals, “Bogue” rhymes with “yoga”, “Chit” has a “Ch” like “Cheese, “Chit” rhymes with “hit”, and “to” rhymes with “toe”. The pronunciation is something like “Bow-guh Chit-toe”. The park is located beside…
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In search of an Alligator
Poverty Point Reservoir Marina, LA, February 2026 I’m told that the park has alligators. Thankfully, the gators don’t visit the campsites, unlike some other parks in Louisiana. Today, my goal was to find out where the gators hang out, and hopefully, see one. I started my search by going to the park office and talking…
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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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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…