After signing in at the Comfort Inn at 9:00 a.m., we drove to our respective start points. The 10k and 6k walkers had different start points.
The 10k walkers parked in downtown Boerne and took the Old No. 9 rails-to-trails path to the nature park. We crossed over a bridge and caught a glimpse of Fern Brush Falls.
Fern Brush Falls |
Herff Spring flows into the restored marsh at the Cibolo Wilderness Trail and on into Cibolo Creek.
Herff Spring |
Antelope Horns (Asclepius asperula) |
On our walk, we covered most of the trails in the park, including a boardwalk section. Some good news for everyone who likes the Old No. 9 rails-to-trails bike path, it is being extended. We saw some of the construction on it today.
As we entered the nature center, we saw the Cibolo Preserve Natural Habitat Laboratory for Research. Didn't anyone ever tell researchers that "natural habitat" does not include big barbed wire fences?
Proof we were here. [Photo by Robert.] |
Mural on restroom |
Giant Tridactyl dinosaur trackway |
Bull Nettle (Cnidoscolus texanus) |
The playground |
The main trail along the river |
Volksmarchers coming out of the woodwork! |
Cibolo Creek |
A yellow-bellied flycatcher, perhaps? |
Tree of Life Arboretum |
Miles of new trail on the way! |
A beautiful red husky |
Doesn't the following photo remind you of The Beatles' Abbey Road album cover...only no Beatles, and no road? It's the thought that counts.
From the spring, marsh, and the forest, we crossed grasslands.
A Bluebird on the nesting box (sorry, it's a bit blurry) |
Our walking group today |
Heading back through Boerne City Park |
Agricultural Heritage Museum in Boerne City Park |
Such a pretty walk with great people! |
The bridge out of the park |
Engelmann Daisy (Engelmannia pinnatifida) |
The thistles are little works of art! |
Old No. 9 bike path...don't forget you're crossing a road here! |
Continued in Part 2...
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