On the final day of January, I took my hangover for a walk through part of
Big Thicket National Preserve. The two-hour drive from Houston was not one I would characterize as enjoyable or particularly interesting (though that could be partly a side affect of the hangover). It was rewarded, however, with blue skies and temperatures in the upper sixties. And a buffet lunch at Mama Jack's.
Big Thicket is a sprawling piece of the National Park System and rather disjointed. The Kirby Nature Trail, and at least the first part of the Turkey Creek Trail and Sand Hill Loop Trail, are all well maintained and easy to follow.
There are also a number of wooden walkways taking you over the swamps and drainages (bafflingly with an apparent randomness of numbering).
There are also a great number of downed trees throughout, exposing their roots and providing plenty of space for moss and mushrooms.
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