Parade Ready

Getting Ready for the Boat Parade

That's right...Port of Beaumont

Red Hats

You know I'll float!

Did you see that bird?

Charles Bollich

Archaeological Steward, Charles Bollich, talks to passengers on the Cardinal about early civilizations along the Neches River.

Warming in the Sun

Alligator warming itself this weekend on the Neches as the Cardinal river boat passes.

Wood Storks

That's right...at least, if you said wood storks. They were misidentified by a naturalist to visitors at a popular botanical gardens and nature center, but you can see from this picture that they are wood storks.

How about now? What kinds of birds are these...as shown in the last post?

Can you identify these birds yet from this picture taken from the Neches River? There are a couple roseate spoonbills in the flock, but what are most of the birds?

Flying over Southeast Texas

Can you identify these birds recently flying over Southeast Texas?

Here I Come!

Alligator seen from the Cardinal Neches River Adventures boat.

What are they looking at?

Alligator seen from the Cardinal Neches River Adventures boat.

We See Him...

Alligator seen from the Cardinal Neches River Adventures boat.

There he is...

Alligator seen from the Cardinal Neches River Adventures boat.

Where's the alligator?

Alligator seen from the Cardinal Neches River Adventures boat.

Two Paths

Two paths open in Ten Mile Bayou...and we took the one less traveled.

Why???

This was one of the largest aligators we've seen on the Neches River in Beaumont. Why do people not have more respect for nature?

Trout

There's almost always a few fish along the Sabine jetties.

The Race

 

Racing across the lake

First time on the lake

 

First-Time Paddler

Discovery

 

Discovery

Forgotten

 

Forgotten...

Mystery

Looking to the past

Overlook

Watching for fish...

Boat Ride

Moving down 10 Mile Creek off the Neches River

Thirsty

You can get thirsty traveling down the Neches in the sun.

Playtime

Playing on the Cardinal

Cardinal Home

Home of the Cardinal river boat on the Neches River

Summer Paddler

 

Jennifer paddles down Village Creek.

Music on the River

 

David Ellison joins the dulcimers aboard the Cardinal to entertain passengers on a public cruise Saturday morning.

Cooling in the Creek

 

Paddlers cool off in Village Creek after a morning of paddling.

Mr. Fuzzy

 

This fuzzy caterpillar explores the moss on a cypress knee in Cooks Lake off the Neches River

Mountain Dulcimer

 

Barry Evans entertains passengers aboard the Cardinal with his mountain dulcimer.

Kayak Down the Bank

 

Debbie takes her kayak down the bank into Village Creek for a summer paddle.

Hurricane Help

Youth from across the United States have been coming to the Beaumont area to help with the reconstruction of houses from the hurricanes. This group is from Grove City, Ohio, enjoying a trip on the Cardinal Neches River Adventures boat.

Isn't She Cute

Isn't she cute...

Dragon Fly

Don't recognize Liza Cowart's hand? ...perhaps you can tell she is holding a Dragon Fly.

Tejas

Famous local artist and self-professed river rat, Tejas, starts in from of Dam B to make his way down the Neches River.

Paddling with the Alligators

An alligator just made a huge splash behind them...

Toro Bayou

Toro Bayou provide some excellent paddling just across the Texas border in Louisiana.

Bird

Can you identify this bird?

Swamp Flower

Some people call them spider lilies when seen in our cypress/tupelo swamps.

Home-Made Raft

This spider is riding a leaf floating in the back of a small cut in Ten Mile Creek off the Neches River.

Captain Debbie

Captain Debbie Loftus pilots the Cardinal river boat down the Neches River.

Cypress Frame

 

Steve Buser on the Neches River Cardinal saw this cypress tree framing a unique vision on the Neches River.