Balmorhea State Park was constructed by the CCC in the early 1930s to put folks to work during the Depression.
Two hundred young men hand dug and covered with Limestone a 3,500,000 gallon pool which was filled by the San Solomon River.
Twenty-two to 28 MILLION gallons of fresh spring water flow through the pool every day making it a perfect swimming hole. The 74 degree crystal clear water provides a great facility for scuba divers to explore the 75 foot depths where they can observe two rare aquatic species…..the Comanche Springs Pupfish and the Pecos Mosquitofish.”
Photo Len Philpot
Here's a neat place to visit: Take a trip to the West Texas Chihuahuan Desert, where the road-side town of Marfa is an oasis for everything from...
Sunset in McKinney Falls State Park, located at the southeastern edge of Austin around the confluence of Onion and Williamson Creeks and is...
We traveled to the McDonald Observatory to see the heavens on The Texas Bucket List.
The Ernst Tinaja in Big Bend is the largest of a series of tinajas or natural water holes in this canyon. Because it rarely goes dry, it is a...
The Lake Buchanan Lighthouse is a privately owned lighthouse that is near Buchanan Dam. It can be seen as you drive along at the south end of Lake...
Picturesque Highway 17 in West Texas. The road into Balmorhea State Park.
Pine forests in the Chihuahua Desert!
Virginia Field Park, a gorgeous green space within the Historic District of Calvert, originated in 1868 as a donation for park space from the Houston...
