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Posts Tagged ‘Travel and Tourism’

Sunken Gardens Japanese Tea Garden

Posted: June 26, 2013 in Photography, Travel
Tags: Brackenridge Park, Digital photography, garden, Japanese garden, Photography, San Antonio, Texas, Travel and Tourism, United States

In San Antonio, Texas. there is a place that is so Japanese that you might think you are in Japan. It is Sunken Gardens Japanese Tea Garden located in Brackenridge Park. This park is also home to the San Antonio Zoo.

The park is quiet and lush with exotic vegetation and plants. There is a pavilion and beautiful waterfall within the gardens too. For more information check out http://www.saparksfoundation.org/japaneseteagarden.html

Here are some photos I took while touring the garden. I hope they inspire you to visit this wonderfully, beautiful place, and best yet, it is free.

Sunning Alligator

Posted: June 4, 2013 in Photography, Reptiles
Tags: Alligator, Brazos Bend State Park, Digital photography, Photography, Texas, Travel and Tourism, United States

It’s always nice to walk along a path and run into a reptilian friend. It makes for great photo opportunities and observation. This young, or possibly female gator, was warming in the Texas sun along Elm Lake at Brazos Bend State Park.

Barton Springs Pool Austin,Texas

Posted: May 31, 2013 in Photography, Travel
Tags: Austin Texas, barton springs, Digital photography, Photography, Swimming Pools and Spas, Texas, Travel and Tourism, United States

Here is a great place to swim and snorkel in the summer. The water is 72 degrees year round, crystal clear, and teaming with underwater wildlife. This is my favorite pool in Texas because it is natural, made of limestone, and varies in depth from inches on one end, to over 25ft deep in another.

To learn more about the pool, hours, fees, or it’s history follow this link. http://austintexas.gov/department/barton-springs-pool

Here are a few photos I took at the pool. I hope they inspire you to visit.

Bat Hibernating

Posted: May 31, 2013 in Animals, Photography
Tags: Bat, Digital photography, Little brown bat, Longhorn Cavern State Park, Photography, Texas, Travel and Tourism, United States

I took this photo of a hibernating bat at Longhorn Caverns State Park. I am not sure if it is a brown bat or a pipestrelle bat.

Inks Lake State Park

Posted: May 28, 2013 in Photography, Travel
Tags: Burnet Texas, Camping, Digital photography, Inks Lake State Park, Photography, Texas, Travel and Tourism, United States

State parks are the best value and some of the most beautiful places a person can visit. Here is another favorite of mine. This park is named Inks Lake State Park in Burnet, Texas. You can read about it here. http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/state-parks/inks-lake

It has some great animal viewing, hiking, mountain biking, kayaking, canoeing, boating, fishing, tubing, photography opportunities, or whatever your mind can imagine.

Here are a few photos I took inside the park. I hope they inspire you to visit.

Thanks for stopping by to check out my work.

Colorado Bend State Park

Posted: May 25, 2013 in Photography, Travel
Tags: Camping, Colorado Bend State Park, Digital photography, Gorman Falls, Photography, Texas, Travel and Tourism, United States

One of the most beautiful places in Texas in my opinion is Colorado Bend State Park in Bend,Texas. You can read about it here. http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/state-parks/colorado-bend

It has some of the best animal viewing, hiking, mountain biking, kayaking, tubing, photography opportunities, or whatever your mind can imagine.

Here are a few photos I took at Gorman Falls inside the park and I hope they inspire you to visit.

Lone Star Flight Museum

Posted: May 11, 2013 in Photography, Travel
Tags: Digital photography, Galveston Texas, Lone Star Flight Museum, Museums, Photography, Texas, Travel and Tourism, United States, United States Navy

Having a hobby as a musician, I am often privileged to special parties and events. A few years back, I took several photos at the Lone Star Flight Museum http://www.lsfm.org/index.html in Galveston, Texas while playing for the U.S.S. Texas Submarine Commissioning party for the United States Navy. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Texas_%28SSN-775%29

The museum has a great collection of vintage war planes. If you want to do a draw down on your wallet, they also offer plane rides in a few selected aircraft.

So if you’re in Galveston, Texas, make a trip over to the museum, and learn a little about the history of flight.

Here are a few photos from the museum.

Texas State Railroad

Posted: May 11, 2013 in Photography, Travel
Tags: Digital photography, East Texas, Houston, Palestine, Photography, Piney Woods, Steam locomotive, Texas State Railroad, train, Travel and Tourism, United States

One of the most relaxing enjoyable rides is on a train. In the East Texas piney woods, between Rusk and Palestine, we have the Texas State Railroad. https://www.texasstaterr.com/

If you are ever clamoring for a weekend trip from Houston, I highly recommend riding the train through the woods.

I took these photos while on the Engine 300 steam locomotive.

The 12 ft Gator

Posted: May 8, 2013 in Photography, Reptiles
Tags: Alligator, Chicot State Park, Digital photography, Gator, Photography, Travel and Tourism, United States, Ville Platte, Ville Platte Louisiana

This is what a beautiful, fat, healthy, 12 foot gator looks like sunning himself in the wild.

This photo was taken be me at Chicot State Park in Ville Platte, LA at about 3o yards away in a canoe.

Canino’s Farmers Market

Posted: May 5, 2013 in Food, Travel
Tags: Canino, Digital photography, farmers market, Flower, fruit, Houston, Nuts, Photography, Produce, Texas, Travel and Tourism, Vegetable

In Houston, on the Northside of downtown, there is a place that has held my heart for many years. This place is Canino’s Farmers Market located at 2520 Airline Drive, Houston, TX 77009. Canino’s has everything that one can imagine in the way of fresh produce and vegetables at about 25 to 40% less than retail grocery prices. Much of what Canino’s offers is locally grown in Texas. It is a great place to explore, save money, purchase fresh fruits, vegetables, dry beans, rice, nuts, flowers, and local raw honey and preserves. During my trip yesterday, I asked if I could take photos and share them on my blog. The manager graciously approved. So here are some images from Canino’s Farmers Market.