Beltway Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 Nice shots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonConfederate Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 Nice shots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrbo Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 OK, I am stubborn and tried to find Hidalgo Park by myself about 3 or 4 weeks ago. Turned the wrong way on Avenue Q.. got frustrated and started to believe there was no such thing as Hidalgo Park! FINALLY found some water, but if THIS was Hidalgo Park, not very impressed. But.. came back to this hood and found real Hidalgo Park!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrbo Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 Last weekend.. visited Hidalgo Park some (it was very packed) and got to see the fabulous view of Buffalo Bayou. Loved it!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 I want to check this place out. Where is it located? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest danax Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 I want to check this place out. Where is it located? It's like Ave R, I think, east of Wayside. On the map above, Hidalgo Park is that little green area by the bayou below Clinton. Terrbo, you've captured the focal point for one of the East End areas with the most potential. Even if the Buffalo Bayou Master Plan never materializes fully, I believe eventually the same residential and retail developments will sprout along the bayou by themselves. There's just too much magnetism to such a large body of water within close proximity to DT. Yes, Virginia, Houston has a river, but it really begins east of Allen's Landing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 Anyone know what that pavillion is, where the boat is parked on the other side of the railroad trestle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnu Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 Anyone know what that pavillion is, where the boat is parked on the other side of the railroad trestle? It's where you get on the boat for the channel tour http://www.portofhouston.com/samhou/samhou.html Embarking from the port's Sam Houston Pavilion, visiting sightseers can enjoy passing views of international cargo vessels, and operations at the port's Turning Basin Terminal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 OK, I am stubborn and tried to find Hidalgo Park by myself about 3 or 4 weeks ago. Turned the wrong way on Avenue Q.. got frustrated and started to believe there was no such thing as Hidalgo Park! FINALLY found some water, but if THIS was Hidalgo Park, not very impressed.Yeah, this isn't Hidalgo Park. You were standing underneath Wayside, across from a wastewater treatment plant. Specifically, this is where they discharge treated effluent.Hidalgo Park looks like...a park. Complete with a gazebo, ball fields, etc., with a picturesque tree-lined bayou right across from it. You'll know it when you see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EatSleepMOD Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 Very, very cool post!! I am super excited about visiting this place. Yay!!!!! Thanks! Thank you for the pics Terrbo !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastEnd Susan Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 I never knew what the parks name was. We used to go there in the mid 70's late at night, sit in the gazebo and listen to the ships horns and tell ghosts stories. Silly teenagers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T 2 THA C Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 I forget how big the Bayou gets on the East end! About those tours, ne one have info on how to take one? I never knew they had tours down the ship channel. I got to get a camera!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capnmcbarnacle Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Took these last year on the Bayou from 610 to Allen's Landing... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Great pics, and a great view that most of us never see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChannelTwoNews Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 (edited) Neat tour. I've been interested in doing one of the canoe trips along the bayou for some time. Curious as to what it was like in terms of length of time and rental costs... Edited April 3, 2008 by ChannelTwoNews Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porchman Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Neat tour. I've been interested in doing one of the canoe trips along the bayou for some time. Curious as to what it was like in terms of length of time and rental costs...If here: http://www.buffalobayou.org/canoekayaktrips.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capnmcbarnacle Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Neat tour. I've been interested in doing one of the canoe trips along the bayou for some time. Curious as to what it was like in terms of length of time and rental costs...From 610&Woodway to downtown takes around 4 hours. The first half of that is Memorial Park on the left and River Oaks on the right. You'd never think you were in a city. It's great. I've rented canoes for around $50 a day. It's a good time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Good stuff! Thanks for posting them. What part of the bayou did you see the gator in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new major on the block Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 I love the shot of the gator! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porchman Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Good stuff! Thanks for posting them. What part of the bayou did you see the gator in?Based on the sequence of photos and the forestation, it's definitely west of Shepherd. There is a small shoal like this near Bayou Bend Tower, which is a favorite of the gators. It's visble from the deck of Brenner's on the Bayou (former Rainbow Lodge building). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolie Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 This is awesome. I will definitely check out the tours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Hizzy! Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 My family and friends back in Florida can't believe that there are actually gators in Buffalo Bayou. That shot is outstanding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojeaux131 Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Seeing that alligator makes me more interested in kayaking in the bayou. Great pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 I'd been bouncing this idea off of another HAIFer, but we always seem to be tied up on good-weather Saturdays.Anybody else interested in possibly making this happen? Then we can put together an armada of kayaks and canoes and go it self-guided. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsb320 Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 The Texas Dragon Boat races are on May 3rd. The bayou should be bustling with activity then.http://www.texasdragonboat.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 There are Buffalo Bayou gators? I had no idea. In photo #4, what is the series of black pipes doing there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bachanon Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 i read an article in the past about someone tracing the bayou from way out west and going all the way to the port. they were on foot part of the time (west of the loop).great pics. thank you. i love a new view. it seems almost surreal, like a river was photo shopped with houston buildings in the background. awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Timmy Chan's Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 I'd been bouncing this idea off of another HAIFer, but we always seem to be tied up on good-weather Saturdays.Anybody else interested in possibly making this happen? Then we can put together an armada of kayaks and canoes and go it self-guided.I'd be interested in making the trip! I've always wanted to paddle Buffalo Bayou, and as of a couple weeks ago, I've got a kayak to do it with. I'm not the most skilled paddler, and I don't have a touring kayak, but I'm sure I can make it work. I'm actually tied up for the next few weekends, but I might be able to do something in May...or June. It'll be hot, but what better reason to get on the water, right?!?In photo #4, what is the series of black pipes doing there?I'd guess it's some type of erosion protection...they might be geotubes. Erosion of Buffalo Bayou's banks is a big issue for many property owners along the bayou. Unfortunately, Mother Nature puts up a pretty tough fight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houstonian in Iraq Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 I'd been bouncing this idea off of another HAIFer, but we always seem to be tied up on good-weather Saturdays.Anybody else interested in possibly making this happen? Then we can put together an armada of kayaks and canoes and go it self-guided. I've been wanting to do this for ages. Just either wasn't in the country, couldn't convince any of my weeney friends to join me, the weather wasn't right, or had to work when the weather was. I'm in town for the next couple months, so if this ever materializes count me in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kae71463 Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 Here is the article from the Houston Press:http://www.houstonpress.com/2006-07-20/news/dark-water/full Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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