Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park

We checked out Bentsen RGV State Park today. We bicycled to the park office to get a map and information about the park. Then we bicycled through the park, checking out the facilities set up for bird watching. Although the emphasis in this area is on birds and butterflies, there is other wildlife in the park. We found this peccary looking for food under some bird feeders.
















As we rode along we couldn't help comparing the wild, natural state of this park with the concrete San Gabriel River that we used to bike along in Long Beach.


This trip was mainly to get to know the park. We saw several things we want to go back and check out--like a hiking trail that leads down to the Rio Grande, and a boat launch where we might be able to put a kayak into the water, and a hawk observation tower.