Rabbits are plentiful in the green grass alongside Terry Hershey Trail in June

Most common mammal (besides humans)
to be seen alongside the trail

Pretty in Pink - Clusters of flowers on tips of branches of trail-side shrub 

Terry Hershey Trail at Dairy Ashford Bridge over Buffalo Bayou 

Cyclist on trail segment East of Eldridge Parkway 

Biking in the Energy Corridor

Suburban trailside wildlife

Black-bellied whistling duck
at corporate pond adjoining Terry Hershey Park / Playground
on Memorial Drive

Lake teeming with black-bellied whistling ducks

Rabbit in the grass along Terry Hershey Trail -
common sight at dusk along the trails

Office Towers amid greenery and nature trails - Energy Corridor quality of life through the year

Foster-Wheeler Building on Eldridge Parkway North of I-10 

BP Campus with changing color of foliage in the Fall (Nov 2014 pic)

New Eldridge Parkway Office Building seen from Terry Hershey Trail at Memorial Drive

BP Office Tower with Spring flowers in foreground

Hike & Bike Trail on Buffalo Bayou at Eldridge Parkway

Trailhead: Anthills Mountainbike trail

Paved multi-use trail alongside Eldridge Parkway North
of Enclave Parkway

KBR Building seen from Buffalo Bayou bridge.
Terry Hershey Trail passes underneath 

Eldridge Oaks Office Tower overlooking the bayou

KBR Office Building (Eldridge Oaks) across the green fields on
Southern Bank of the Bayou 

Pedestrian and bicycle bridge next to Eldridge Pkwy Buffalo Bayou
road bridge

Indian Paintbrush flowering along Terry Hershey Trail
segment between Eldridge and Memorial Drive

Restroom facility for trail users at Eldridge Pkwy

Pedestrian bridge over Buffalo Bayou with KBR Building
in the background 

Rabbit season on Terry Hershey Trail

Rabbits: ubiquitous again this time of the year
along the hike and bike trails at dusk 

Terry Hershey Trail in the Summer - Buffalo Bayou walks

Exercise equipment for runners along the trail

Exercise equipment along Terry Hershey Trail between Dairy Ashford and Kirkwood

Jake Hershey Bridge on Buffalo Bayou Trail

Jake Hershey Bridge crosses Bayou tributary along the trail

The late Jake Hershey (Jake as in Jacob), who took a role in preserving the Bayou and its habitat and was also involved in a number of other nature conservation projects and organizations, has a pedestrian/bike bridge named in his honor -- on the hike and bike trail and park that is named for his wife, Terry (Teresa) Hershey. 

A large bluebonnet field is located along the trail on a small hill on the North-East side of the bridge. It will no doubt soon delight park visitors all over again with a colorful abundance of seasonal blooms. Indian paintbrush flowers can also be found in the sea of blue. 

Jake Hershey commemorative plaque installed at the footbridge named in his honro

View of tributary flowing into Buffalo Bayou from Jake Hershey Bridge

Expansion of bike trail system in West Houston for recreation and even for commuting to work

Northward extension of hike/bike trail from Terry Hershey Park to Addicks Reservoir
Construction under way (Feb 15, 2013 photo)

Views of bayous and creeks from the foot bridge

View from Jake Hershey pedestrian/bike bridge on Terry Hershey Trail

Vantage point: Footbridge

Langham creek water-course on its way to confluence with Buffalo Bayou

Foot bridge over Langham Creek, which flows into Buffalo Bayou from Addicks Reservoir

Bayou Adventure Race Announcement - Event scheduled for Saturday February 16, 2013

Saturday Feb 16, 2013 Bayou  Adventure Race
Announcement poster posted at ped-bike bridge near Buffalo Bayou flood gate at  Barker Dam

The race includes biking and kayaking

Note on photo: This is a high-resolution photo of the event poster planted at one of the pedestrian bridges on Bush-Park-Terry-Hershey trail system. 

If you cannot read the text on the sign in blog view, click on the image to enlarge it. The small print provides details on the Adventure Race on and along Buffalo Bayou (Terry Hershey Park segment), which is to take place Saturday, February 16, 2013. 

Event info and hyperlink to event sponsor: 

The 2013 Second Annual Bayou Adventure Race is a multi-disciplinary undertaking. It consists of three components with three different itineraries. The first is a 5K run alongside banks of Buffalo Bayou from Dairy Ashford to SH-6. There, the participants will jump into kayaks (or canues) and paddle down the watercourse back to Dairy Ashford. The third component of the race will be a 10K or 15K dirt bike ride on the Terry Hershey Trail System (also called Buffalo Bayou Bike Trail)
   

Participants must bring their own mountain bike, helmet, life-vest, and water bottle; rental kayaks are available with registration. For additional information see the web site of the Bayou Preservation Association’s Bayou Adventure Race web page. 

Buffalo Bayou at the flow control gate - all the Feb 16 activity will be downstream, 

but the water level seems just right for boating if its stays that way

Paddling Trail - General information about boating on Buffalo Bayou

Olive-colored water of Buffalo Bayou in Terry Hershey linear Park