A warm, sunny day took us to Goose Island State Park, just north of Rockport, Texas. Our first stop was the "Big Tree", one of the most famous Live Oaks in the world. It was named the Texas State Champion Coastal Live Oak tree in 1969. The Texas Forest Service estimates its age at over 1000 years old, but more recent estimates place it nearer to 2000! This grand old lady has a circumference of 35 feet and a diameter of 11 feet. Her crown is 89 feet wide and she is 44 feet tall. According to climatologists the Big Tree has survived between 40 and 50 major hurricanes and numerous droughts, floods, and wildfires.
Numerous other Live Oaks stand guard around the "Big Tree". The way the oaks lean is common along the coast, perhaps because of the almost constant wind from the Gulf. They are very strange looking, rather eerie.
Next we took a walk out on a fishing jetty. The tide was out and we saw a lot of jelly fish in the water.
Soon it was time for our picnic lunch. Syd and Jen were the tour guides for the day and we found a relazing place near the water to eat.
Another beautiful day in Texas......
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