The Experience: Mary Moore Searight is one of those places we knew was there but didn't know how much it had to offer. It is a little hard to find the road to the park; the street to turn on is called Mary Moore Searight Drive and has a sign by it for Paredes Middle School. You drive back a little distance to get into the park, and then you will see the parking lot. Looking for a nice picnic spot, we saw a paved trail leading off towards the left, and we were delighted to find that it led to a pavilion with only one picnic table under it, right by Slaughter Creek. Unfortunately, the creek is very low right now, mostly dry in the spot we were, but there were still lots of lovely trees and vegetation in that spot. We had our own private picnic on a Monday at noon. While we were eating, a deer walked across the large open space nearby, coming within 50 or 60 feet of us. There were informational signs posted in the pavilion, and one told about the park's benefactor, Mary Moore Searight. She was a rancher who donated her land in the 1980's to the city on the condition that it be made into a park. The sign said that the pavilion we were eating in was actually the foundation of her house. We were excited to learn that, and realized that was the reason for the unusual shape of the floor. Mary Moore Searight had definitely picked a great spot for her house, right in a shady spot on the edge of the creek. It was easy to imagine her still herding her cattle on horseback carrying her gun in case of snakes, as the sign said. The playscape is a short walk away, and is a little unusual in that it has a few wooden bars on it instead of being composed of all plastic, which made it blend into the natural landscape a little better. There were also two regular and two baby swings and a toddler playscape. The playscapes and swings were in the full sun, but some benches located there were in the shade. The trails are unusual in this park in that in addition to the paved hike and bike trail there is an equestrian trail, although didn't see any horses there when we there. The main groups taking advantage of this beautiful park were several groups of disc golfers playing a course through the trees and children participating in the playground summer camp program.