We have permission to enter the Refuge 30 minutes before sunrise! This gives us time to determine where each of us wants to be to photograph the sunrise and get set up. The geese are there, too. (6,000 of them on 12/11/2024). After shooting sunrise, we’re off to photograph the geese in flight, on land and in the water and multitudes of other waterfowl and hopefully, other wildlife! Just watching the geese take off en masse is amazing – the sights, the sounds!!!

Most of the Refuge is open. (In the Godwin Unit, Meyers Unit and the Big Mineral Unit below the railroad, squirrel and rabbit hunts will be in progress). There are lots of places to investigate for hiking and/or photography.

Each participant is free to choose their own location for shooting sunrise and we’ll encounter each other multiple times during the day rather than meeting in one specific place.

There is no cost to enter the Refuge.

LUNCH @ 11:30 a.m.

• The Barn Grill
  4906 FM1417
  Denison, TX 75020

EQUIPMENT:

• Dress for the weather!

•  Long lens

•  Extra batteries

•  Water

 Might want to stop by the Visitor Center at one point for a Refuge map.