2005 - Way Back Wednesday (Part 3 of 3)

In 2005 we entered several 5K and 10K runs (5K - Teri; 10K - Mark).  During the spring and fall there are several runs every weekend.

In October we went to LaGrange, Texas to run in the Best Little 10K in Texas.

Mark came in 3rd place in his catagory! 

November is nice and cool in Texas and, just like the year before, we spent Thanksgiving in one of our favorite places - Goose Island State Park in Rockport.

Our site.

Aransas National Wildlife Refuge is a great day trip from Goose Island.  It is a 115,324 acre protected area along the Gulf Coast. 

There are always plenty of alligators to find.

 Birds are easy to find.

 

It wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without a trip on the Skimmer with Capt. Tommy.

We have an early morning departure.

 

We always see Whooping Cranes.

Whooping Crane family.  

The brownish ones are the youngsters.

 Sandhill Cranes are abundant on the Whooping Crane Tour. 

Sandhill Crane

We always come across a pod of Bottlenose Dolphins.  They like to play in the wake of the boat. 

Short video.  

It's very loud so you might want 

to turn your sound down.

 

There are plenty of birding hotspots on the Texas coast.

Long-billed Curlew

Great Egret

Roseate Spoonbill

 

Loggerhead Shrike

In December all of our (Mark’s) hard training was put to the test.  We entered the Decker Challenge 1/2 Marathon (Mark) and the Deck the Halls 5K (Teri). 

Mark in the middle of the picture with the white hat.

It was a great way to end a very busy year!

Hope you enjoyed re-visiting 2005 with us.