Friday, April 9, 2010

2010 04 09 TX, Guadalupe Mountains National Park














One of America's best-kept Secrets! We were in awe of El Capital miles before we entered the park. Views from the salt flats before you enter the park are incredible and a feast for the eyes. The remoteness is stunning and beautiful. The immense rockface against tranquil blue sky and wisps of clouds.....so peaceful and lovely. It truly is a place to rejuvenate, definitely worth the drive to see a world with such incredible spirit.

Texas' only legally designated wilderness area and the world's finest example of a fossilized reef. This area was part of the Butterfield Overland Mail route that included a stop at Pinery Station. It was one of the most favorably stage stops on the original 2,800-mile route, and the highest, located at 5,534' in Guadalupe Pass. Over 265 million years ago it was a vast tropical sea. Hard to imagine such a place - how different it must have been from today.

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