We loved our brief time in the Davis Mountains, but didn’t linger because of the threat of more bad weather headed our way. If you haven’t visited this part of Texas, you should put it on your must see list. We spent a couple weeks here, two years ago, and still haven’t seen or done everything we’d like to in the area.
We ended the day at our last Texas park, for the front end of this trip, at a place we haven’t visited before; Heuco Tanks State Park and Historic Site. It is the most regulated and protected park we’ve ever visited. Only 70 people are allowed in the park each day because of the fragile nature of the park’s resources. Many visitors are attracted to the park to see it’s many pictographs and petroglyphs but the majority come to the four massive hills of jumbled boulders to practice a type of rock climbing called bouldering. Bouldering enthusiasts climb without any equipment other than climbing shoes, chalk and a bouldering mat they carry on their back like a backpack. As I wandered around looking at rock art and imagery, left by travelers and tribes over the last 10,000 years, I got to see present day “spidermen/women” testing their skills against the massive rocks. Mark, on the other hand, appreciated the area, because being only 30 miles from El Paso, he could raise our antenna and have perfect reception for the Super Bowl!
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