Spring in Dallas

 

It snowed in February which makes it difficult to get around due to the lack of snow equipment in the city. The real problem is that a lot of freeways in Dallas are bridges where multiple freeways merge and pass over each other. The bridges freeze and then cars can no longer drive up the icy bridges.




A view from my building downtown.
 



Dallas warms up much sooner than the north and so we have been taking advantage of the warm weather before it becomes too hot. Dallas is very flat which makes it difficult to find hiking areas. We ended up finding a few hikes in a hiking book we got for Christmas and suggestions from co-workers. The Cottonwood Nature Trail had a few old buildings from some of the settlers of Texas.

 

We also took a trip to Fort Worth for a Michigan men's tennis match and went on a hike afterwards.

UM vs. TCU

Trinity Trails - Fort Worth


Bluebonnet flowers are a big deal in Texas and so we drove out to Palmer, TX to see some flowers. We also ended up seeing Indian paintbrush and feeding some Clydesdales, a donkey, and a baby donkey. The pictures where we are in the flowers we made possible by a nice family that allows people to take pictures in their yard.

 

 

The baby donkey