Paddling Bairds Bayou

Paddling toward I10...

 

http://discoveringtheoutdoors.com//PaddlingTrips/BairdsBayou0713/index_2.html

Take Your Dog Kayaking

 

 

Looking for a loyal and dependable companion to share your kayak with you

--always ready to join you.

Exploring the swamp...

On the air...

On the air with Captain Richard Bothel, Ed.D.

Cruising up the Neches River

Captain Bothel pilots the Cardinal up the Neches River with passengers

 wanting to explore nature in Southeast Texas.

Sun Bathing

This alligator became surrounded by fishermen and no one disturbed its sun bathing...

Lunch on the Lake in Downtown Beaumont

Winter is the time for white bass in Texas...

Biologists think that some of the largest white bass in Texas are north of Toledo Bend Reservoir.

Looking for Vitamin D...try some mushrooms in your diet.





Learn more at the link below:

http://www.fungi.com/blog/items/place-mushrooms-in-sunlight-to-get-your-vitamin-d.html





Vitamin D is an important vitamin that supports your immune system and helps your metabolism. Exposure to sunlight is the best way to increase your body's vitamin D...but mushrooms can help.

Get out and enjoy the outdoors day. Even a walk in the rain or exploring on a cold winter day can improve you health and attitude toward life.

Frances Ming Kuo, author of an overview of the research on the relationship between nature and human health says that green environments cut the time for recovery from surgery, improves the way the immune systems works and helps diabetics achieve healthy glucose levels.

Check out the Web Site of the National Recreation and Park Association for more information on the importance of continual interaction with nature:

http://www.americasbackyard.org/Park-Benefits/