George Bush Park Trails

Logged 40 miles at George Bush Park along the I10 past the beltway. The trails connect to Terry Hershey Park but the former is a better choice for bikers of all speeds, as there are very few pedestrians on the shared trails.  It is often windy and today was no exception - especially heading back east along the I10, there is always a strong wind bearing down with little respite across the open trail. Heading in the other direction the terrain changes completely and becomes more woody, a marsh and Buffalo Bayou.

The park covers 7,800 acres and the marsh was part of the original Stephen F Austin colony. In the 1880s In the 1880s, a railway named the Texas Western Narrow Gauge Railroad ran trains from Houston to surrounding areas. Barely lasting one decade, the line was forced to shut down due to bankruptcy.
http://lifeonthebrazosriver.com/TexasWesternNarrowGageRR.htm

Cattle and farms occupied the area throughout the early 1900s, until the it became parkland in the mid-1940s. Today it borders a whole lot of housing in Eldrige and Katy.

Boardwalk over the Buffalo Bayou, often see people fishing along the banks just here.

It was a warm but overcast and windy day.  There were several horse trailers unloading to go riding along the trails.