Reservoir vultures and vistas ... not necessarily scary or spooky

Addicks Dam Road and Hike and Bike Trail remains closed due to ongoing repair work

The Extension of the Terry Hershey Hike & Bike Trail North to Addicks Dam remains off limits for hikers and bikers as repair work continues at the outlet structure and elsewhere along the earthen dam, which has been rated righ-risk, but successfully held back record-breaking amounts of water during the heavy rains earlier in the year. The high water level in the reservoir led to the closure of both North Eldridge and Highway 6 for weeks, and turned Bear Creek Pioneers Park into a lake.   

 This stretch of North Eldridge behind the Dam was closed for weeks during the flooding 

earlier this year.

PEDESTRIANS AND BICYCLES PROHIBITED 

OUTBACK: The new look of the Australian Steakhouse at the Carillon Shopping Center on Westheimer

 OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE 

Carillon, 10001 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77042

Buffalo Bayou Alligator on the Rocks: Dead

Cause of Gator Demise Unknown 

Oxygen-deprived upside-down gator on the rocks 

 Also see -> prior blog post with photos of live alligators 
--> Alligator warning signs in George Bush Park 

Buffalo Bayou exiting Barker Reservoir with washed up alligator (8/8/2016 at dusk) 

Landscape behind Barker Dam at the outlet structure that controls the release of water
from the reservoir into Buffalo Bayou 

Eagle spotting in Westchase

Utility Box Eagle in Westchase 

Oak Park landscape enhancement 

Clear Channel Outdoors goes for a new look in mid-Summer: Deep Blue

Clear Channel Outdoors goes for deep blue 

Deep blue paint job under blue sky (7/8/2016 photo) 

Barker Reservoir: After the water receded ...

Pink clusters of apple snail eggs 

Noble Road Trail 

Water release from Barker Reservoir

Buffalo Bayou heading down to the Gulf from the floodgate at Barker Dam