Magnus Goes Beaching, Day 4

Friday, December 6, 2024

We drove back to Beeville today to return the stuff we bought the day before.  Sad.  But at least we stopped on the way back at the South Shore Unit. It was more or less deserted, and it was sad to see that all the lovely facilities they built were sitting unused.  The boat ramp was dry.  I later read that the area had not received significant rainfall in several years and that the lake was at an all-time low level.

Which agrees with what we saw.  The 75-acre lake, an offshoot of the main lake, was almost completely dry with black, hard-crusted bottom.  There were a few remaining pools of water off in the distance, which held Great Egret, Black-Necked Stilt, a White Ibis.  And of course Killdeer in the flats.

It was spitting rain off and on all day with a cool breeze.  The sun tried to break through the clouds but never succeeded. Still, Molly and I got a long walk in and around the park, with Ed coming along for the quick trip to the 75-acre lake.