Here is our journey (newest photos at the top getting older down the page)
This is our 'office' for three months. The Visitor Center doubles as a gift shop for Friends of Black Bayou - a local group of volunteers who have done much to improve Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge. More details to follow.
The entryway to the Visitor's Center. It is a restored 100 year old plantation house.
Monroe had record rainfall in October so our first view of the refuge was not the typical one. The lake was about 3 feet over flood stage so very few of the walks were accessible. However, we continued to have quite a few visitors who just came to look at how flooded we were.
Caught this photo during one of my morning walks. Obviously the snake is a small one but it was still interesting how they pretty much just ignored each other as they sought the sun (and lunch).
Below is another shot of one of the footpaths we walk in the next month or so but began pretty much out of bounds (without boots!)
We left Oregon before the color really arrived but we did capture a little sample of what it would eventually become. I am sure the colors for some areas is superb with the wide variety of trees they have.
Becky had never seen or tasted persimmons so when we found ourselves surrounded by them at the Corp park in Texas, she had to try them. We picked quite a few and ate our fill. Yes, I had her taste one that wasn't quite ripe just so she could identify with all the sayings about persimmons.
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