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| Today I visited the Laura S. Walker State Park. First I hiked the nature trail where I came upon what I think is a gopher tortoise burrow. There was a sign about gopher tortoise burrows just a foot away. I know those tortoises dig burrows 30 feet long and that other animals use them too. No way was I sticking my hand down there to find a tortoise. Along the trail I read information about bats, bears, deer, copperhead snakes, coral snakes and cottonmouth snakes. All those snakes are venomous. I have not seen any snakes on this trip yet. |
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| After the nature trail I took another hike down to the lake. This state park has a pedestrian bridge over the southern tip of the lake. As I walked out there I saw a turtle head poking out watching me. |
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| This lake has gators. At the two small swimming beaches there are nets around the swimming area to keep the swimmers safe. On my walk I saw a pileated woodpecker, a red bellied woodpecker, a bluebird and a goldfinch. |
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| Laura S. Walker was a resident of Waycross, Georgia. She was very interested in forestry, history, and roadside beautification. The state park named in her honor is very beautiful. I saw a couple dozen people camping there today. Granted I saw no tents only campers and larger RV's. At night it gets down to around 40 so that would be too cold for me in a tent. I am happy to have a bed tonight in Waycross, Georgia and also WiFi but I did have a good day at the state park. |
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