Saturday, September 17, 2011

Salado Creek Greenway, Lady Bird Johnson Park Trailhead, Northwest, Rain in the Midst of Drought

Friday, September 16, 2011

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I woke up this morning to the sound of heavy rain falling outside. I quickly realized I wasn't dreaming. The rain fell primarily in central Bexar County. Much of the eastern and western parts of the county didn't get any rain at all.

For most of this week, I have been planning on walking the section of the Salado Creek Greenway from the Lady Bird Johnson Park Trailhead towards Wetmore Rd today. This is the section of the greenway that goes through where the wildfire burned this past Sunday. I received conformation from the San Antonio Park Police Department this morning that the trail had reopened since the fire. I will have a post about the wildfire's aftermath next Tuesday or Thursday.

Most of the rain this morning fell in the Olmos Creek watershed, but enough fell along Salado Creek to leave pools in the wetland area through which the Morningstar Boardwalk section of the trail passes. This made for another remarkable set of photos, especially the clouds, the dragonflies and the ripple distorted reflections in the pools. The highlight for today was by far the family of deer that were moving downstream through the wide open area of the wetland.

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