{"id":319,"date":"2022-10-18T21:48:17","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T21:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travel.homeware.net\/?p=319"},"modified":"2026-05-29T20:20:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T20:20:51","slug":"landcruise-episode-3-hallettsville-to-eureka-springs-ar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travel.homeware.net\/index.php\/2022\/10\/18\/landcruise-episode-3-hallettsville-to-eureka-springs-ar\/","title":{"rendered":"LandCruise episode 3: Hallettsville to Eureka Springs, AR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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My brother Tom gave us the idea to visit Caddo Lake. It holds the claim to be the only naturally formed lake in Texas. Originally it was an area of pine and oak trees, then flooding caused by a log jam on the Red River resulted in a very large, shallow lake named Caddo Lake, which is now heavily populated with Bald Cypress trees (named “bald” because they lose their leaves in the winter). If you are traveling in East Texas, don’t miss these unique wetlands of international importance, listed as a Ramsar site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our Guide “‘Ole Jigger” (Mike G.) is an excellent historian. His name comes from a type of fishing done in the lake.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Notice the odd wood cone shaped growths around the tree – they are called “knees” and are actually a part of the underground root system. They extend above the ground to “get air” for the tree. The pyramid shaped base of the tree is formed from the early “knees” turning inward toward the trunk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n