San Antonio, Texas:
Today we did the north portion of the Riverwalk which is more suburban than the south portion. Our start time on the 12K (7.4 mi) walk was 7:45 a.m., temperature 76 degrees. Because this part of the Riverwalk goes past the San Antonio Museum of Art, the art displays along the path were subtle and fun.
I took 147 photos today, culled out 44, and ended up with 103 great photos. I will share the best of them with you. The more we see of San Antone, the more we like. People are very friendly: walkers, joggers and bike riders said, "Hi," "Good morning," or "Hello."
The biggest surprises of the day were all the artwork along the route and Brackenridge Park.
Brackenridge Park deserves a day of exploration all its own.
We finished the Volkswalk at 11:45 a.m. These walks would go a lot faster if I wasn't taking so many photos!
Robert H. H. Hugman, architect, is known as "The Father of the Riverwalk." The above plaques are all over San Antonio to honor his designs.
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| Art on stairs. |
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| Art on bridge overcrossings. |
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| History of early San Antonio River flooding. |
Robert Hugman's vision for downtown San Antonio.
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| Immature yellow-crowned night heron. |
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| Immature yellow-crowned night heron. |
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| Yellow-crowned night heron. |
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| VFW Post 76 |
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| Black-bellied whistling duck. |
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| Water lilies. |
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| Art under the bridges too! These glow in the dark. |
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| The grotto art. |
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| Stairs exiting grotto area. |
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| Grotto waterfall...see the face at top? |
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| This looks like a passion fruit flower. We had these in our backyard in Hawaii. |
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| Narrow-gauge train in Brackenridge Park. |
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| Brackenridge Park. |
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| Great egret--Brackenridge Park. |
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| Cool gate at Witte Museum. |
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| Oak tree mentioned in previous sign. |
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| LOVE this plantar! |
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| Entrance art at Brackenridge Park--Broadway side. |
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| Sycamore tree colors and textures. |
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| Sam's Burger Joint sign. |
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| Pearl Brewery. |
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| Grotto art from across the river. |
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| San Antonio River Flood Control Tunnel System |
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| Enlarge to read...interesting. |
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| Picture of a plaque on Riverwalk showing fish glowing at night. |
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| Yellow-crowned night heron. |
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| Very well-marked trails on Riverwalk. |
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| Rudbeckia hirta...black-eyed Susans. |
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| Poser. |
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| Immature yellow-crowned heron. |
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| Squirrel eating a leaf. |
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| Bridge overpass art. |
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| See mural below. |
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| I swear this squirrel knew how good he looked here. |
After our walk Bob took me to see the inside of his office, then to lunch at Matamoro's. We had wonderful Enchiladas Verdes. Such a great day!
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| Matamoros for lunch! |
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| Enchiladas Verde |
One last photo of a sculpture at U.T.S.A.
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