Since I was a little girl, my dad took me and my family to our favorite vacation spot in Texas. Its a natural spring located in West Texas that feeds into a 77,000 square foot pool. The largest swimming pool in the country.
But now the secret is out. This months issue of TEXAS MONTHLY put it on the cover!
Balmorhea State Park (pronounced BAL MORE A) Under the 25 Best Swimming Holes in Texas! (they also listed The Comal River in New Braunfels where we went earlier this year)
But now the secret is out. This months issue of TEXAS MONTHLY put it on the cover!
Balmorhea State Park (pronounced BAL MORE A) Under the 25 Best Swimming Holes in Texas! (they also listed The Comal River in New Braunfels where we went earlier this year)
This is truly my favorite place to go! The water is crystal clear and comes from a fault deep in the earth and is fresh and cold and wonderful! The pool is humungous and has some minnows and a few catfish! We go scuba diving here too since its up to 30 feet deep and love it!
This is where I learned to dive off a high diving board, where I learned to float on my back and to live in the moment and not think of anything but the blue sky, the cotton wood trees and the minnows nibbling on my toes. This is where I took my first photos with my moms brownie camera, that she framed and hung on the wall and gave me the idea, maybe I could be a photographer. This is where my brother and sister and I bonded and laughed till our sides hurt.
My sister doing her back flips off the high dive, My brother doing gainers and all the hours of laughter and joy. We usually go there every other summer and rotate our beach vacation each odd year. I wish I was there now.... ahh...
If you want a nice quiet relaxing vacation then this is the place to go. Its located near the Davis Mountains not far from Pecos Texas. You can stay in the nice rooms there (all spanish colonial style) or pull your camper or trailor and stay at the nice camping area, with full showers and water hook ups. Its peaceful, beautiful hot and wonderful.
Its about a 7 hour drive from Wichita Falls, but so worth it. So so worth it.
Heres some more info about it and a link to make your reservation.
Our family calls it Heaven.
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/balmorhea/
"The 77,053 square ft San Solomon Spring is the focal point of Balmorhea State Park. From 22 to 28 million gallons of water flow through the spring-fed swimming pool each day. Other CCC structures in the park include a limestone concession building, two wooden bathhouses, an adobe superintendent residence, and San Solomon Courts, an early expression of the modern-day motel, constructed of adobe bricks. All of the CCC buildings are constructed in a Spanish Colonial style with stucco exteriors and tile roofs."
If you want a nice quiet relaxing vacation then this is the place to go. Its located near the Davis Mountains not far from Pecos Texas. You can stay in the nice rooms there (all spanish colonial style) or pull your camper or trailor and stay at the nice camping area, with full showers and water hook ups. Its peaceful, beautiful hot and wonderful.
Its about a 7 hour drive from Wichita Falls, but so worth it. So so worth it.
Heres some more info about it and a link to make your reservation.
Our family calls it Heaven.
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/balmorhea/
"The 77,053 square ft San Solomon Spring is the focal point of Balmorhea State Park. From 22 to 28 million gallons of water flow through the spring-fed swimming pool each day. Other CCC structures in the park include a limestone concession building, two wooden bathhouses, an adobe superintendent residence, and San Solomon Courts, an early expression of the modern-day motel, constructed of adobe bricks. All of the CCC buildings are constructed in a Spanish Colonial style with stucco exteriors and tile roofs."
No comments:
Post a Comment