State of Wilderness

Category: Bike Trails

  • Brazos Bend, Take Three

    November 29, 2014 Pilant Slough Trail.  Wheels turning on slightly damp fine gravel paths.  Watch out, I say to the little one, watch out for the rocks in the path.   Stay on one side of the trail, announce yourselves to the pedestrians, tread lightly, go quietly. We step off the path for a moment.…

  • Cinco Ranch Nature Trail #3

    Last night, I found out where the good ducks go when the sun goes down. It was late, almost time for bed, when we got on the bikes and made for mysterious tunnels, winding moonlit trails tracing the creeks, and wide, never-ending circles around the lake. We got lost a few times, but we eventually…

  • Bikes, Birds, and Behavior Obs

    Lately I’ve been reading about hunting, to explore this new interest my son has.  Something struck me that I never really thought about before; just like how in birding it is not enough to just know how to identify your species but one should also know its habits, hunting is more than just aiming a…