We have been having so much fun lately exploring nearby state parks, so on Sunday, we packed up the car and headed west to San Felipe, the colonial capital of Texas and the home of Stephen F. Austin.
At the San Felipe de Austin State Historic Site, we walked around the site of the original township and ventured into a replica of Austin's log cabin.
Will read the monument about the town hall. As a former teacher of Texas history, it is so much fun for me to visit these places with my little Texans!
Then we drove on to the Stephen F. Austin State Park for our hiking adventure.
We saw cardinals, vultures and hawks everywhere in the park.
Our first short hike took us down to the Brazos River.
Can you just imagine the Texans scrambling to cross the river during the Runaway Scrape?
We brought a picnic lunch. Yum!
Our second hike took us on the Cottonwood Trail, Raccoon Bend Trail, and the Opossum Loop.
We looked for wildlife at the Wildlife Viewing area but we didn't see anything (we are not exactly quiet!). Later, we found deer tracks, leafcutter ants, and many more cardinals.
We all found lots of mud, Gene found a huge leaf,
and all three boys found walking sticks.
The bigger the boy, the bigger the stick!
It was a beautiful day to be outside, and the four of us are already looking forward to our next hiking adventure.
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