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Seminole Canyon State Park, Val Verde County, Texas

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.





Seminole Canyon

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Maritza posing near the steep descent into the Canyon



The canyon floor was once the ocean floor hundreds of thousands of years ago. Fossils show evidence of this.



[Edited on 1-17-2011 by Ken Cooke]

Petros

Ken Cooke - 1-16-2011 at 07:17 PM







More Petros

Ken Cooke - 1-16-2011 at 07:19 PM

Following Leidys up to more Petros...







Looking South towards the Rio Grande

Ken Cooke - 1-16-2011 at 07:23 PM



Petros




Waving "Hi!" to Maritza from afar...


The climb back to the Park Headquarters is a difficult one.


Straddling the park, but outside of its' boundaries looks like...

Ken Cooke - 1-16-2011 at 07:33 PM



The Pecos River traveling south towards its' terminus with the Rio Grande (and Mexico just south of the waterline)...





Our "Driver" did an excellent job showing us his corner of Texas!:bounce:



The Pecos River looking North (away from Mexico) towards freeway photo shot.



The Pecos River looking West (towards the Big Bend Region)



The Pecos River (looking West) towards the Big Bend region.


The Pecos River intersects with the Rio Grande. On the other side of the Rio Grande (pictured) is Northern Mexico.



[Edited on 1-17-2011 by Ken Cooke]