| | Who wouldn't be tempted to skate into this? | |
| | | Near the trailhead, this old gate helps control flooding. | |
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| | So we head into the still-dark woods. | |
| | | This takes you across a creek and behind the dam. | |
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| | The water pours off the dam on White Rock Creek. | |
| | | The sun is just getting warm. | |
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| | Plaza Solana. Catching the rays of its namesake. | |
| | | Ducks in a row. Soon I'll be on the opposite shore. | |
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| | This earlybird is getting the fish. | |
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| | The sun gets busy creating a 105 degree scorcher. | |
| | | Would-be Lance Armstrongs use the road. | |
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| | | Marina across the lake, as a longboat slides past. | |
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| | The old Dallas Waterworks, and the grafitti dam. | |
| | | The trail is getting busy at TeePee Hill. | |
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| | You can just make out those "sit down" bicycles. | |
| | | Looking toward the Hunts' Mt. Vernon estate. | |
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| | The Hunts' Mount Vernon from a different view. | |
| | | Trail on old Texas & Pacific track is isolated from city. | |
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| | I just liked the shot; it's an old storm drain. | |
| | | Sometimes the light is just magical. | |
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| | White Rock Creek flows out at SE corner of the park. | |
| | | Why they call it "White Rock" Lake. | |
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| | Mother and 2 baby ducks. (Yes, two. Really!) | |
| | | The lake is home to many varieties of waterfowl. | |
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| | | Black Crowned Night Heron? (email if you know) | |
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| | Unusual view from steep bank near the dam. | |
| | | Exercise traffic near the spillway, looking north. | |
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| | Finished Sept.1, 1911. City water was processed here. | |
| | | Old favorite nearly isolated by new rail-to-trail nearby. | |
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| | Popular night-fishing spot reflected in still water. daybreak. | |
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| | Hard to picture the raging torrent after storms? | |
| | | 161 years later, it's still a busy trail. | |
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| | WRL SE corner. Traffic squeezes through narrows. | |
| | | Built recently, bridge divides trail from traffic. | |
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| | The Little Blue Heron-an exotic resident. Plus ducks. | |
| | | Circa 1930s by Civilian Conservation Corps. | |
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| | Honoring the CCC, who built much of the park. | |
| | | Aging bridge still adds elegant touch to entrance. | |
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| | Beautiful estates line western shore of White Rock Lake | |
| | | On left is Mount Vernon, former home of HL Hunt. | |
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| | Great Blue Heron! These birds are quite a sight! | |
| | | He flew for me, but I still missed the shot! | |
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| | ...but I kind of caught the landing. Unusual pose. | |
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