Photograph of Beech Creek in the Big Thicket on FM 943, near Fred, Texas. The running water reflects the dense tree line on the banks of the creek.

Photograph of a log cabin with a wood shingle roof located near Fred, Texas. The cabin has a large front porch and a screen door over the front door. A dilapidated couch sits on the left side of the porch. Trees rise above the roofline in the background.

Photograph of a log cabin with a wood shingle roof located near Fred, Texas. The cabin has a large front porch and several windows along the side of the house. There are two trees in the foreground, and more visible above the roofline in the background.

Photograph of of a meadow pink flower (Sabatia campestris) in Big Thicket National Preserve, The flower has five petals and thin, spikey leaves.

Photograph of Tyler County Courthouse in Woodville, TX. A paved road runs in front of the courthouse, alongside a sidewalk that a blue car parks parallel to in the left edge of the photo. Parking meters regularly spaced apart line the sidewalk while a white brick wall separates the courthouse's green lawn from the sidewalk. A short set of stairs leads from the sidewalk to the lawn of the courthouse, which contains multiple tall trees and another set of stairs, made of pale gray stone and connected to the courthouse building. These stairs rise on either side of a trapezoid-shaped stone with three arches at its front, with a four-petaled flower icon set above the central arch. At the top of the stairs is another set of steps, made of the same material and leading up to the pale green front doors of the courthouse. The building is made of the same material as the stairs and has one row of windows at the level of the doors, below them along the first floor, and above along the third floor. Sitting atop the center of the courthouse's front side, and having the same width as the entryway, is a large …