My hiking group went on a field trip to the Vanishing Texas River Cruises in Burnet, Texas. It was a dark and stormy day. I drove through heavy rain and traffic most of my way there, wondering all the while if the bad weather would cancel the outing, but it didn’t. The rain stopped and there was a only slight breeze. Yes, it was cold out on the boat, if you stayed on the outer deck like I did, but inside it was heated and there was coffee.

Eagles winter in this area and often times can be seen on the tour. We saw lots of coots, some red-tailed hawks, ravens, herons, gulls, and cormorants, but no eagles. Better luck next time.
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Not much wind, fortunately.

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Ripples behind the boat.

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At the end of a pier.

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Cormorants

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The lion’s head rock formation.

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Looks like a river monster to me.