My car had a mind of its own today and took me in a direction that I would not have gone on my own this time of year. As it turned out, it gave me some shots that were needed to fill in some gaps in both stock and in product textures. Those are always needed,too. I also got a history lesson about Conestoga and Pittsburgh wagons and the mid 1850s crossing of the Trinity River at Valley Ranch where hundreds of pioneers would spend the night before crossing at California Crossing. There were many rivers that had to be crossed between here and the western places of settlement. One of the more famous is right here in the Metroplex.
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| The Trinity River just below the 1850's crossing point. |
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| My new friend. This bird just kept following me. I had talked to him when I started down the trail and he just kept following me and staying in sight at eye level or just below all the time. Then, he just disappeared. |
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| This is a classic wild texture. It is one of those places where you see trail guides with machetes in the movies, but not on this trail, at least. |
