Ken Cooke - 1-16-2011 at 07:15 PM
History: Seminole Canyon State Park and Historic Site in Val Verde County, west of Comstock, contains 2172.5 acres; the park was acquired by purchase
from private owners in 1973 - 1977 and opened in February 1980.
Early man first visited this area 12,000 years ago, a time when now-extinct species of elephant, camel, bison, and horse roamed the landscape. The
climate at that time was more moderate than today and supported a more lush vegetation that included pine, juniper, and oak woodlands in the canyons,
with luxuriant grasslands on the uplands. These early people developed a hunting culture based upon large mammals, such as the mammoth and bison. No
known evidence exists that these first inhabitants produced any rock paintings.
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Seminole Canyon
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Maritza posing near the steep descent into the Canyon
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The canyon floor was once the ocean floor hundreds of thousands of years ago. Fossils show evidence of this.
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[Edited on 1-17-2011 by Ken Cooke]
Petros
Ken Cooke - 1-16-2011 at 07:17 PM
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More Petros
Ken Cooke - 1-16-2011 at 07:19 PM
Following Leidys up to more Petros...
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Looking South towards the Rio Grande
Ken Cooke - 1-16-2011 at 07:23 PM
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Petros
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Waving "Hi!" to Maritza from afar...
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The climb back to the Park Headquarters is a difficult one.
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Straddling the park, but outside of its' boundaries looks like...
Ken Cooke - 1-16-2011 at 07:33 PM
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The Pecos River traveling south towards its' terminus with the Rio Grande (and Mexico just south of the waterline)...
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Our "Driver" did an excellent job showing us his corner of Texas!![:bounce:](./images/smilies/bouncing.gif)
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The Pecos River looking North (away from Mexico) towards freeway photo shot.
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The Pecos River looking West (towards the Big Bend Region)
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The Pecos River (looking West) towards the Big Bend region.
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The Pecos River intersects with the Rio Grande. On the other side of the Rio Grande (pictured) is Northern Mexico.
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[Edited on 1-17-2011 by Ken Cooke]