As New Bastropians, after few drive arounds on Park Road 1A and 1C at Bastrop State Park, TX we started to explore the Park more and more on foot, hiking on its trails. Before the devastating Bastrop County Complex fire in 2011, when 96% of the Park was burned, Bastrop State Park was one of the most beautiful State Parks in Central Texas. The Park was established in 1938 and consists of stand of loblolly pines and mix with post oak and juniper. We visited and photographed the pines and the massive fern fields in the Park before the fire, but now, we wanted to see and enjoy the rejuvenation process. We hiked on the Pine Warbler trail down to the valley where the Copperas Creek runs and looked for Bracken fern patches. Luckily, we found good areas between the 5-7 feet tall new loblolly pine and post oak trees, and the other side of the valley along the yellow, red, gray trails crossed wet areas. I took few reference shots on our morning hike today. Enjoy nature’s rejuvenating power.
