Now that
Justin has his pilot's license (since March 10, 2002), I am discovering that all my favorite parks look distinctly new again when photographing them from the air. As soon as I can make the time, I have several hundred aerial photos to post on
WildTexas.com of parks such as
Enchanted Rock State Natural Area, Lake Buchanan,
Choke Canyon State Park,
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Matagorda Island, Mustang Island,
Goose Island State Park,
Garner State Park and others. It's a different world up there... and reminds me just how fragile some of our parklands are, bounded on all sides by encroaching development -- new roadways, housing, commercial enterprises, etc.