From the Lone Star State to you. Posts and thoughts inspired by working, playing, eating, drinking and exploring the Lone Star State
It’s Flooding down in Texas San Antonio had the 2nd highest daily rainfall total on Saturday May 25, 2013. Although the property damage and loss of life are unfortunate consequences of this heavy deluge, Texas could always use water. The past few years have been pretty dry. However this water will go a long way […]
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Texas Rock Art Halo Shelter photo below is a large pano view of a panel in the Halo Shelter near Comstock, Texas. (click to view full size – 1600 x 838). A trip to West Texas led me to the Texas Rock Art Halo Shelter site. This panorama captures the detail and mystical beliefs of the inhabitants
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A quick update on the outcome of the Creosote Soap. It looks good, smells good, and is drying for a couple of weeks to harden up before use. I suspect it is a winner. I ended up with 15 ~ 4 oz. bars the color of milk chocolate. Native desert dwellers have utilized Creosote bush for
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I took a slow drive down the Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive after bagging Croton Peak, to grab a few shots of the Dorgan House. In addition I visited the tuff and lava formations near Castolon Peak. The area near Castolon Peak is delightful. The myriad of color and shapes are worthy of exploring. Especially interesting
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Lower Pecos River Rock Art in Seminole Canyon has many fine examples of prehistoric rock art. Most of the art originated about 4,000 years ago. Dating places it in the Middle Archaic period. Ancient artists prepared paints from minerals mixed with animal fats. Additionally the artists constructed brushes from leaves, sotol or yucca. Lower Pecos
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Big Bend Feb 2013 – Croton Peak -A Mountain and View After a long day in the Alamo Creek wash, I was driven by my stomach once again. Grillin’ and Chillin’ were in order and I did both. After filling a hole in my stomach, I pondered my plans for the next morning. The weather
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