In Pursuit of a Hike

During this past Memorial Day 3 day weekend, we could not get enough hiking. The times we were not on trails (or spending time with friends at cookouts), we were at home researching trails and finding places on the map to explore. This final day at  Eagle Bluff Conservation Area  was one of the BEST hiking days we have had in a while. We were searching for the ever elusive famous lookout. On day 3, we left with a plan (as opposed to the other days when one adventure just led to another). We started early on this last day because we knew we would be asking a lot out of Lex and Eli and their little legs. We wanted them to be well rested before this hike. For those of you who have also been searching for this trail and lookout, the way you enter is through the Providence Access to the Katy Trail. From there, head north on the trail. The theme of this hike should have been "Turtles, Snakes, and Frogs," because we saw them all. And lots of them. With the water levels up along th...

So last week, I wrote about the  first day  of our 3 day hiking adventure at Eagle Bluff Conservation Area over Memorial Day weekend. On Sunday, we actually had plans for a cookout at a friend's house early afternoon. But the second we woke up, we could not wait to go back out on the trails. So we packed up early and headed back out. We started out back in the actual conservation area because there was one road we had missed the day before and we wanted to see if we could spot any eagle nests (we didn't).  Lucky for us, it was another beautiful day in the low 80's. We found this little secret spot to explore. Looks like a secret hideout, right? As it turned out, it was actually a duck blind with this quiet view from the inside. The boys of course had to check it out. We were chased out by a wasp, so we decided to go back down to the river to see how much the water had risen. Another view of the area. And finally, ...