Junior Fellows Hiking Along the Prairie Trail
The hike is particularly interesting, in part because of the changing vegetation throughout. The trail along the creek bottom has a lot of undergrowth, pecan trees, loblolly pines, privet bush, and hackberry trees.
Pine Trees Along the Town Creek Trail
Along the prairie, however, there are cedars, flowers, and cacti.
Cacti Along the Prairie Trail
In all there’s more than 100 feet elevation difference, and the foliage changes accordingly.
You can also see evidence of animal life throughout the trail. There are rabbits, foxes, deer, hogs, perhaps wolves in the area, and many species of bird. For our part, we saw mostly vultures, which seemed to follow us around, as though they were expecting us to fall out at any moment.
Vultures, On Every Trail We Travelled
There are even a couple of (very) small waterfalls…
Aside from the foliage and the wildlife, the trail also offers the remains of an old home (perhaps the Farris home?)…
Artifacts from the Old Farris Home on the Top of the Hill Trail
…and, as a side benefit, it reinforced the Fellows’ teamwork.
Teamwork
If you’re looking for a quick getaway from the busy and “noisy” life of the city, then the Eastham-Thomason Park is perfect to provide that calm and enjoyable experience. Whether it may be a solo hike or a group hike like the one the Junior Fellows took, the trail is for all ages to enjoy!
