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| You park and register at the San Jacinto Monument, then walk back along the road you came in on. |
| LaPorte, TX is a refinery town. |
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| There is no shade, Lenore was trying to use her umbrella to make shade but the wind was too strong. |
| Looks like there may be shade ahead inside the park gates. |
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| Monument on the spot where Santa Anna surrendered. |
| Historical marker at the cemetary. |
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| A cutout in front of the Battleship Texas. |
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| We interrupted our Volksmarch to tour the Battleship Texas. |
| Traffic on the San Jacinto River. |
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| Sitting on the guns. |
| Going to an upper deck. |
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| More guns. |
| Between the Big Guns on the Main Deck. |
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| The reflecting pool is overgrown. |
| The side of the pool is caving in and the sidewalk is sinking. |
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| The boardwalk out into the marshes. Saw several Heron but wasn't able to get a picture. |
| Either they ran out of money and couldn't finish the boardwalk, or flooding washed the boardwalk away. |
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| As you circle around the park you get lots of views of the monument. |
| Inside the monument, near the elevators. For a minimal fee you can go up and take a look from the top. |
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