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Mercer Arboretum and Botanic Gardens Event
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Walk start volunteers. |
| Another walk start volunteer. |
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Map signboard. |
| View of the trail. |
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Short section of boardwalk. |
| A Houston Happy Hiker. |
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Walker leaving the checkpoint. |
| Lousiana Iris |
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A view of the woods. |
| Lantana |
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Ed |
| A short bridge. |
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Bottle Brush |
| Wild Azalea |  |
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Azaleas. |
| Nice landscaping. |
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Arch leading to the "endangered plants" section. |
| A carved wood bird in the pond. |  |
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Tile design in the walkway. |
| Another Houston Happy Hiker |
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Bird Houses |
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Another Amaryllis |
Nice fountain area. |
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Another Amaryllis. |
| Bluebonnets. |
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Ed took my picture with the bluebonnets. |
| Vine covered archway. |
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Another water display. |
| Sundial. |
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Very nice wall. |
| Ed on the overlook. |
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Steps to the overlook. |
| Chatting with other volksmarchers. |
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Rock lined drainage. |
| Poppy |
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Metal plants in the fishpond. |
| Captive turtle. |  |
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More metal flowers. |
| View of the botanical garden. |
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Another fountain. |
| Nice statue. |  |
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Petunias |
| Climbing Roses. |
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A marsh area. |
Black Elephant Ears. |
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Outside the garden we saw this double poppy on the way back to the woods. |
A volksmarcher from Minnesota. |
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Bald Cypress Knees in the Cypress Swamp. |
| Carol was working checkpoint. |
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Another section of boardwalk. |
| Another Lousiana Iris. |
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Alec doing his first Volksmarch. |
