OUR CAMPING ADVENTURES
Texas Audubon Chapter Assembly: April 1-2, 2016
We arrive at 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 31, 2016 and the next morning, we couldn't believe how lucky we were to land in such a beautiful park.
Designed specifically for Audubon's amazing network of dedicated chapters and partners, this event included a day-and-a-half of exciting field trips, inspiring speakers, in-depth hands-on workshops and the camaraderie provided by Audubon.
Located in pristine Texas Hill Country habitat at McKinney Roughs Nature Park in Cedar Creek, TX (near Bastrop), we were able to join a guided birding walk down to the banks of the Colorado River. McKinney Roughs is an 1,100 acre nature park where characteristics of four ecosystems – Post Oak Savannah, Blackland Prairie, East Texas Piney Woods, and a riparian zone – converge to create an unusual blend of natural resources. Located just 13 miles east of Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, McKinney Roughs is home to hundreds of plant and animal species living within the rolling box canyons, wildflower meadows and lazy river bends of the Texas Colorado River. Program registration included a field trip on Friday afternoon, sessions, and breakfast, lunch, and dinner on Saturday.
On Friday, April 1, we met a group of birders from the local chapters at Hornsby Bend Bird Observatory in Auston, TX. We saw many new bird species that we had not identified before. It was an amazing experience!
On Saturday, April 2 we arrived at McKinney Roughs Nature Park for a full day of activities with the Audubon Society
Lots of beautiful nature at Mc Kinney Roughs!
Ruby says: "Where's the camp fire?"
Lots of beautiful flowers here!
Time to pack up.
It was a great weekend and we can't wait to camp here again!
Wendy & Jessie enjoy the last night's fire.
