Below are some pictures of our Louisiana adventures. We went to Caddo Lake, a classic bayou. It was beautiful and ugly, elegant and creepy, stagnant and verdant all rolled up into one dang hot, humid lake. We took a steam boat tour around the lake, best money we spent on that trip....scratch that, the ice cold bottled water was the best money we spent on the trip.

These black cypress trees grow to be 1000 years old. The youngest trees on the lake are 100 years old, because in order for the seed to sprout they need a dry period of 6 months, now the water in the lake is regulated so it never drops low enough for more trees to start up.

Most of the lake is fairly shallow, so back in the 1800s canals were dug through it so that trade could flow though in the area, mostly logging and cotton transportation to the red river.

It was 103 degrees and the lake was quite humid, the kids had a melt down, below is the calm after the storm, so to speak.

There are alligators in both the pictures below, can you see them?

I was lying about the alligators.

Bass Pro shop had a sale on their coon caps, but we're still to cheap for on sale coon caps.

Yep, ol pap wrasteled dat gata, und den Wocco dun checked it fur its parts. Dat gata dont gonna cuse no mo problams round here!

Rocco was really kissy with the does. He was more grabby with the bucks?

Below is old smiley. You cant tell me he don't look delicious.

In the end we got to eat gators, crawfish, mystery meat sausage, and swampy gumbo, and got us free case of Louisiana bum fire afterwards....good trip.