Where are some good hiking trails near Midland?
Besides the Sibley trails, a person can also go to Comanche Trails Park in Odessa (next to I-20, just west of the Crane Highway exit), and lots of folks like to walk the road loop in Big Spring State Park, along Mohr Oak groves, Agarita bushes, and lots of other limestone loving vegetation, and to enjoy the view from Scenic Mountain. • What are some good books on the Llano Estacado? El Llano Estacado by John Miller Morris and Dan Flores Caprock Canyonlands and Horizontal Yellow. The best wildflower identification book for the region is Wildflowers of the Western Plains by Zoe Kirkpatrick. Call Sibley to see if we have them in stock, otherwise call a local bookstore, or do a search on Amazon.com! • For whom is the Sibley Nature Center named? D.J. Sibley was a resident of Fort Stockton. As a doctor in WWII helped conceive of what later became known as MASH units. After serving as a doctor in Fort Stockton for many years, and then lived the rest of his life in Austin. • Why are butterflie
