Today I got to go on the glass bottom boat ride. They take a boat and put glass at the bottom in the middle so you can see the plant and animal life in the lake. Texas State is one of the only if not the only university that owns its own lake. My university seminar class went all together. While I was walking over to Saltgrass, where they pick us up for the ride, it started raining. It was very cold and windy so the walk was very unpleasant. Once I got to the dock most of my class was there and we all got onto the boat. The boat was fully covered so the wind wasn't so bad. It was about a 30-45 minute ride. We traveled down to the opposite end and back. We saw lots of plant life that took up most of the lake. There were lots of fish and turtles. We saw these tiny cute turtles and they said that these little turtles can spray just like skunks. We also saw a fish with a giraffe pattern skin and a long nose that looks like an alligator. All the things we saw in the lake were interesting and a lot of them are endangered species. In this lake since there are so many endangered species they don't let anyone swim in the lake. The only people who can get into the water are certified scuba divers. I had been thinking about getting certified in scuba diving and now I think I will just to say that I'm one of the few people who can get into the lake.