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Star Date
08/15/2005 - Monday
Thanks for coming back. I hope your sitting down
again for Part II of this adventure. If you came to this page before
reading Part I Of the Gem Trails of West Texas 2005, then please click below :
Gem Trails of Texas :
West Texas 2005 Part I
Otherwise, read on..........
Fort Davis :
After breakfast at the
Old Texan Inn, also another good place to stay for the night, we
explored the city some more. We had obtained lodging at the
Butterfield Inn which is really a very nice place to stay with 5
cottages around back. Across the street was to famous
Limpia Hotel and
attached restaurant. (Also another place to graze.) Along with the
hotel is their
dangerous gift shop just waiting to take your money away. The
Limpia gift shop is also owned and managed by the same lady who owns and runs
the
Javelina's and Hollyhocks gift store across the street. Let's not
forget that Fort Davis is also the county seat of the :
Jeff Davis County Courthouse - Fort Davis, TX
One cool surprise in town was the
Blue Agate Rocks and Gift Shop. Unfortunately, they were not open
that early in the morning, but
from peering in the window, it does seem they do have a lot of really
cool rocks!
We finally got into
our vehicles and continued the tour. Just south of
town was the
Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute. There was no time to visit
them,
however, for those who are interested,
here's the info. We also passed by the
Fort Davis National Historic Site which I highly recommend visiting
along with the
Davis Mountains State Park. Although I had visited these sites
before, we had no time to visit them. You see, were were on rock time and
it was soon becoming Balmorhea Blue Agate thirty. For more information on the
above mentioned sites, please see their links below :
The Old Texan Inn
The Butterfield Inn
The Limpia Hotel
The Chihuahuan Desert Research
Institute
Fort Davis National Historic Sight
And,
The Davis Mountains State Park
The Hunt for the Balmorhea Blue Agate :
Our journey this morning took us north on
Hwy 17. We managed to miss
this little critter on the highway and I was getting a little worried
with the weather turning bad on us. But, we passed the Balmorhea State
Park and entered the city of Balmorhea. Once in the city, we then traveled
south on Houston Street
which took us straight to
the lake area. By the way, the good folks in Balmorhea like to
decorate their hills too. We stopped at
the park store to get our permits, however, it was not open.
Someone working in the area advised us that it would open at 9:00 am. We
were on a tight schedule for the day, so we continued with our mission and began
to
explore the lake area.
We stopped at the second picnic grounds from the park store at the following GPS
Coordinates :
29°
57.859 North and 103°
42.68 West
The
ground was covered with volcanic material. We searched and search,
but found nothing. This site was described in both Brad's and Melinda's
Texas rock collecting books. Both authors stated that this is an old site
and has been thoroughly picked over through the years. But, I just had to
check. Additionally, some of the hills they described to hunt on are now
fenced off. For you rocks hounds out there, I do not recommend this site.
Move on to a place more productive to get your fix. So, I'll be
content with my small pieces from the Book and Rock shop from Alpine.
For more information on lake Balmorhea and the Balmorhea State Park, please see
the links below :
Lake Balmorhea
Balmorhea State Park
The McDonald Observatory :
We left the lake and then made our way to I-10.
From I-10, we traveled west
to Kent, TX and then back
south on Hwy 118. We drove through
some
beautiful country and finally came to the
McDonald Observatory. The last time I was here was with Evelyn and
we only did the self-guided tour. This time, we signed up for the full $
8.00 tour
and we arrived just in time.
The tour started out in the auditorium with Shannon, our guide, presenting us a
short program on the stars, their make-up and how we study them here on Earth
with telescopes like the ones here on the mountain. Next, we boarded a
small bus which took us to the mountain top in which their 82 inch and their 107
inch telescopes were housed.
Shannon also described how the mirrors worked within each of the
telescopes by focusing light into various instrument packages at the end of the
telescope which then transmits that image to a central computer and then to
various computer monitors.
No one there actually looks through the
telescopes anymore. They are all computerized.
We then boarded the bus again and traveled to another peak to visit their 433
inch telescope. This particular telescope was actually made up of many,
many individual mirrors to achieve its enormous size and low cost.
Due to the poor weather conditions, very few of my photos turned out well.
So I found a few post cards at the gift shops to illustrate what we saw :
Outside the 82 Inch Otto Struve Telescope
Inside the 82 Inch Otto Struve Telescope
Outside the 107 Inch Harlan J. Smith Telescope
Inside the 107 Inch Harlan J. Smith Telescope
Outside the 433 Inch Hobby-Eberly Telescope
Inside the 433 Inch Hobby-Eberly Telescope
After the tour was over, we had lunch at their cafe and pillaged their gift shop
before leaving. For more information on the McDonald Observatory, please
see their website link below :
The McDonald Observatory
The Hwy 118 Solar Panel Farm :
From the McDonald Observatory, we continued south
on Hwy 118 barely missing some more
critters indigenous to this neck of the woods. They did make it
safely to the
other side of the road. We soon came upon the
observation bleaches of the mysterious
solar panel farm. I have been here before but, the informational
panels under the pavilion were removed. They do have
some interesting solar panels here, but what's the story?
Inquiring minds want to know.
In this photo, you can see the 82" and the 107 " McDonald telescopes up
on the mountain. If anyone knows the story behind these panels, please let
me know. Well, I think I found part of the story :
AEP Solar Panel Research Website
The Blue Mountain Winery :
Finely, back in Fort Davis and it was nearing beer thirty, err, I mean wine
thirty. That's right, the Blue Mountain Winery was just outside of town
and we sure did work up a thirst from our morning travels.
We headed south out of town on
Hwy 17 and then west
on CR 166. (Part of that
really cool scenic loop drive.) Just at the intersection on Hwy 17
and CR 166, we found some
ferocious antelope ready to pounce on us. Thank God for the
supercharged 380 under my hood and we were able to quickly get away. Then we
saw the winery and all our fears were put to rest. We then
traveled up the dirt road admiring the mountain desert scenery including
my favorite road critter.
The vineyard was passed and then we made it
to their facility.
We were met by Patrick Johnson, a former Houstonian turned West Texan and is
responsible for these sprits were were about to partake. After the ceremonial
wine tasting, I picked up a bottle of white wine for an upcoming party.
For more information on this winery, please see the following website link below
:
The Blue
Mountain Winery
Marfa, TX :
Once we recovered from our inebriation, we back tracked to
Hwy 17 and continued south to
Marfa, TX. Of coarse the first thing I wanted was a photo
of the :
Presidio County Courthouse - Marfa, TX
The movie, "Giant" staring James Dean, put this small town on the map. In
fact, they have one of their
streets named after the star. After some inquiries, we then
journeyed further west on Hwy
90
towards Valentine, TX to the ole' Ryan Ranch to seek out this famous
historic theatrical site.
There was not much left, so we headed back in town.
Marfa Agate :
Both Brad and Melinda describes an agate field about 7
miles south of Marfa off of some road cuts
on Hwy 67 and where it splits with
CR 169. So we high-tailed it down there and
found a few road cuts to investigate. We did indeed find
a road cut or two in which we did find some banded agate as described in
the books including some chalcedony. Unfortunately, it was about the
same kind of material that Chad and I found on the Florida Mountains at
Rock Hound State Park in New Mexico. I don't really recommend this area,
but if you are out here and need a quick rock collecting fix, then go knock
yourself out. The following are some GPS Coordinates where we found our
material :
Off of Hwy 67 -
30°
12.500 North and 104°
04.079 West
30°
10.065 North and 104°
05.282 West
30°
09.471 North and 104°
05.919 West
Off of CR 169 -
30°
11.755 North and 104°
03.405 West
One last word on this site. Please be careful of the rattle snakes.
On CR 169, I saw what I thought to be a dead
rattler on the highway. I carefully steered my car so that he would pass
by in between my tires. Well, I guess he was not dead and I guess I drove
over his tail. We quickly turned around and saw him standing on his tail
like a cobra just staring at us with his evil eyes yelling out
"Oh no you didn't!" We turned around
to
apologize but, he quickly vanished off into the desert. I really
did not realize Hwy 67 would be so busy. Park carefully on the shoulder, I
almost got hit by
one of the
bikers. By this time it was getting late. By late I mean dark. And you know
what that means in Marfa!
The Mysterious Marfa Lights :
After our agate hunt, we back-tracked to Marfa and traveled
east for about 10
miles on Hwy 90 until we made it to the Marfa Lights Observation Station.
This is my third time back to see the lights and like the last two times, yes I
saw them, still can't explain them and what they are and still can't get a good shot
of them with my cameras. I even met up with a recently graduated young
lady from Texas A&M with all kinds of camera goodies (Ok, she was a camera nerd)
who helped me out with my rig and I still could not get a decent shot in. So below are some pictures I absconded off the
Internet for your viewing pleasure :
Marfa Lights 1
Marfa Lights 2
Now it's really late so, we headed back to our cottage at the Butterfield Inn in
Fort Davis. For more information about the mysterious Marfa Lights, please
see the link below :
The Marfa Lights
Star Date
08/16/2005 - Tuesday
Well, it was time to go our separate ways again. Bill and Larry needed to
head back south to Terlingua Ranch to work Bill's ranchette homestead and I,
well let's just say the adventure continues. Today's main goal was to
reach San Angelo, the long way around. Hum,
that reminds me of something, Bill and Larry's route
south will take them right by the Woodward Ranch. The site of the famous
Texas Plume Agate. Ok guys, let's hit that ranch before we say our
good-byes.
The Woodward Ranch :
Our route took us back south on
Hwy 118 and back in Alpine again. We
continued south on Hwy 118
and just 16 miles later from Alpine, we found the
entrance to the ranch.
Cathedral Mountain was just to our west again. We then proceeded
west a few miles to the
rock shop where we met Trey Woodard, third generation Woodward rancher
as he is proud to tell us.
Trey set us up and we followed the
sign to the agate field. Due to the recent rains, he felt we would
have some
luck on that hill and some luck would we have with our finds! We
then headed back to the shop where Trey
graded our agate for keepers. As trey informed us, the rough agate
looks really rough out in the field. It is only when it is cut/polished or
tumbled polished that the plume features emerge. While back the shop,
I went through his bins and found some
more treasures to tumble. Above one of the bin areas, Trey was
proud to point out the
ranch's brand symbol, an upside-down "Y" embedded into one of the
outside walls.
We then
entered Trey's shop to pay up and admire some of his other treasures
such as the polished plume agate found on the ranch :
Plume Agate 1
Plume Agate 2
Trey had to run into the house for change and invited us in. We were
amazed at his fireplace built out of agates, geodes and other crystals found on
the ranch.
Wow! What a photo op. Just look at the
detail on that mantle. It's far more fantastic than the fire place
mantles I saw at the Frontier Times Museum in Bandera, TX. Trey also
showed us a few magazine articles that he was in, including the December
2004 issue of Rock and Gem Magazine.
(I
thought I had recognized that article)
I was on a schedule and gave Bill and Larry a quick good-bye and thanked Trey
for his help. For more information on the Woodward Ranch and it's rock
shop, please see Trey's website below :
The Woodward Ranch
Just for fun, the GPS
Coordinates of the Woodward Ranch Rock Shop are as follows :
30°
15.480 North and 103°
36.039 West
Valentine, TX :
For reasons I will soon get to, my first destination was Valentine, TX. I
proceeded to take Hwy 118 north back to Alpine.
From Alpine, I continued west on
on Hwy 90 to Marfa. I drove through
Paisano Pass and at last, the
Paisano Peak Volcano where my mysterious white fine grain granite with
black spotted or banded hornblende comes from. After passing through
Marfa, I continued west on
Hwy 90 and till I reached Valentine.
There really isn't anything special to
Valentine, TX. It's just another little dusty west Texas town, except
for their post office. That's right. Just before Valentine's day,
mail your stamped addressed
Valentine card to
their post office. They will then post it with a special Valentine
stamp and mail it out to your sweetie, significant other or whatever some of you
cooks are up to these days; and your honey will have a Valentine from Valentine,
TX. See the Address below :
Postmaster
ATTN :
Valentines
Valentine,
TX 79854
Enclose a note if you want to have the Official February 14th postmark.
Otherwise, the letter may be postmarked on any date between February 5th and
February 14th.
Van Horn, TX :
From Valentine, I continued north on
Hwy 90 to Van Horn, TX. Van Horn is also the
county seat of the :
Culberson County Courthouse - Van Horn, TX
I should also point out the the
citizens of Van Horn are also
proud of their hills.
Allamore Talc Mines :
This is another sight both discussed in Brad and Melina's Texas rock collecting
books. Brad states that talc for carving and other metamorphic rocks can
be found off of I-10 from Van Horn to 11 miles west to the Dal Minerals
production facility. I had enough of parking off of a busy highway, so I
continued west for the 11
miles and turned off on Exit 129 and
continued a little ways north on the gravel road to
the mining area.
I stopped at the following GPS Coordinates along
the gravel road :
31°
04.452 North and 105°
00.236 West
By the way, the production
facility is no longer called Dal Minerals but,
Suzorite Minerals. The
gravel road was much safer to hunt along and
black and red marble was found along with the talc. I'm not into
rock carving so I guess this stuff will go into the continuously growing rock
garden. Perhaps the marble will polish out in the tumbler?
Sierra Blanca, TX :
From Van Horn, I continued west on
I-10 this time to Sierra Blanca. The good
folks of Sierra Blanca are also
proud of their hills. Just about 6 miles west of the city, is
another
interesting rest stop with a teepee scheme.
Kent Fossils :
From Sierra Blanca, it was time to turn around east
and make the long trip to San Angelo. My intentions were to head up to
Monahans and zigzag my way down picking up photos of county courthouses along
the way. After a little over an hour later, I came to the I-10 and I-20
split and proceeded northeast on I-20. It is
here at this spot that Melinda describes another site for fossils. So I
stopped by the side of the road at the following GPS Coordinates :
31°
06.084 North and 104°
02.734 West
Like Melinda stated in her book, there is a lot of ruble here,
probably from the construction of the interstate system in this area. I carefully
ventured out to a cliff area in which she stated there were fossils.
Yes, there are fossils, here but, mainly oysters. I'm not real
keen with this sight. First due to all the speeding traffic, especially
the big rigs and my
fear of rattle snakes. I usually only have one
accident per adventure where I actually get hurt or something else happens to me. Since I scrapped myself pretty badly in the cave,
I did not feel anything else major will happen. However, since yesterday's
ordeal with that rattler, I did not want to chance it any further.
Therefore, I high-tailed it on out of there!
For those needing a fossil fix, please stay tune. I did
find a much easier and safer place in which to hunt for fossils.
The Windmill Rest Stop :
I continued east on I-20
and just before I hit Toyah, TX, I came across this
interesting rest stop in the scheme of windmills. Here's another
shot of them. I also stopped to eat
a few
snacks here.
More West Texas Courthouses :
From this point, nothing new or exciting was seen or done along the way as I zigzagged my
way in a southeasterly direction to San Angelo. However, the following
Texas county courthouse photos were obtained :
Ward County Courthouse - Monahans, TX
Crane County Courthouse - Crane, TX
Upton County Courthouse - Rankin, TX
Reagan County Courthouse - Big lake, TX
And just before the
sun went down.....
Irion County Courthouse - Mertzon, TX
It was late so, I found
lodging for the night and then the bag monster took
over. Tomorrow, the Indian Rock Art in Paint Rock, TX.
Star Date
08/17/2005 - Wednesday
I had a 9:00 am date with Kay Campbell, the family owner of the Campbell Ranch
just north of Paint Rock, TX to see their Indian Rock Art on the cliffs on their
ranch. But first, I needed to see a few sights in San Angelo like the :
Tom Green County Courthouse - San Angelo, TX
Fort Concho :
After obtaining my courthouse photo, I headed southeast of the downtown area and
ran across the
remains of Fort Concho, another
early Texas fort protecting the western
frontiers. Unfortunately, at this hour in the morning,
the visitor center was not open yet. So I helped myself to a
self-guided tour. Here's some photos of what I found
The Calvary Quarters,
A Canon Inside the Museum,
The Fort's Chapel,
The Fort's Headquarters,
The Fort's Hospital,
Some Remains of an Old officer's Quarters,
Officer Row,
The Infantry Quarters and Inside
One of the Barracks
The fort is maintained and kept up by the city of San Angelo. The city has
kept it very well preserved. In fact, as well preserved as Fort Davis and
Fort McKavett. It also seems the fort may be used for other civic events.
Therefore, for more information on the fort, please see their website link below
:
Fort Concho
Paint Rock Indian Rock Art :
After the brief tour of the fort, it was time to head east to Paint Rock.
I took CR 380 east until I arrived into town from San Angelo. Great,
another county courthouse photo op. :
Concho County Courthouse - Paint Rock, TX
After the quick photo op., I headed north on
Hwy 83 and just over the Concho River and to my west
was the
entrance to the Campbell Ranch. Just as I drove through the gate,
I noticed an abundance of wildlife including these
here turkeys. The wildlife is so abundant here, that the
Campbell's had to put up
this crossing sign. So drive slowly here and watch out for
the critters! Remember, this is
God's country. I made it to
the visitor center/bunk house where I was greeted by Kay. She
escorted me in and began her lecture on the local history of the ranch and the
Indians who used the ranch as a meeting grounds. When the various tribes
of Indians met here throughout a thousand to several hundred years ago, they
documented their lives on the cliffs on the ranch. Kay proceeded to
demonstrate to me how the Indians
produced their pigments and drew an
arrow on her arm. During Kay's lecture, she showed me a sample of
Georgetown blue flint in which the Indians used to make some of their tools and
spearheads with. It was a beautiful piece of flint with it's Royal Blue
color and reminded me of the colorful Alibates Flint only found in the
Panhandle. I must now go out and seek that flint for my collection.
Kay concluded her lecture and we proceeded to her vehicle to check out the Rock
Art. On the way to the car, I noticed that their land is now sanctioned by
the
Texas Historical Commission for preservation.
Now Kay was a wealth of information and there is no way I could have gotten all
down unless I video recorder it. Unfortunately for me, that did not
happen. Therefore, the rock art photos below are for your own
interpretation :
Rock Art 1,
Rock Art 2,
Rock Art 3,
Rock Art 4,
Rock Art 5,
The Ceremonial Podium,
Rock Art 6,
Rock Art 7,
Rock Art 8,
Rock Art 9,
Rock
Art 10,
Spiritual Gifts,
Rock Art 11,
Rock Art 12,
Rock Art 13,
Rock Art 14,
Rock Art 15,
Rock Art 16 and
Rock Art 17
Kay has quite a Rock Art collection here and it is some of the best I have seen.
Bear in mind that for picture taking, you will need a camera with a powerful
zoom lens since the paintings are
pretty
high up on the cliffs. My small little digital camera just could
not cut it and I had to resort back to my film camera.
(You will need at least a 28-200mm zoom lens)
One last comment before proceeding on. I do highly recommend this Indian
Rock Art site. As happy as they are to show off this historical site,
please be sure to call ahead for reservations. As Kay likes to put it, she
and her husband do have their own lives to live but, will be happy to make
appropriate arrangements with you. Thus, for more information on the paint
Rock Indian Rock Art site, please the the website link below :
Paint Rock Indian Rock Art
The Big Cross of Ballinger :
From this point, I had originally decided to head home from here. However, from
a look on my map, I noticed that Ballinger was just up the road and it was
another county seat. But, there was something else special about
Ballinger, I just could not remember it.
So I continued north on Hwy
83 and after a while I saw it, the
Big Cross of Ballinger. Yep, that was it, just like the one in
Groom, TX east of Amarillo but a little smaller in scale. I drove on up
the hill
over-looking Ballinger for a
better view of the giant cross. For you Catholics, under the cross
was the
Seven Stations of the Cross. Next to the cross was a
small religious park with some interesting cloisters.
Cloister 1,
Inside Cloister 1,
Cloister 2 and
Inside Cloister 2
I drove back down the hill and entered Ballinger
for lunch
and that courthouse photo :
Runnels County Courthouse - Ballinger, TX
Fort Chadburne :
I once again consulted my map and noticed the ruins of another old Texas fort
was not far from here, Fort Chadburne. Therefore, I traveled
west on Hwy 158 to
Bronte, TX and then north on
Hwy 277. Soon, the
entrance to the old ruins of Fort Chadburne were seen to my right.
The ruins actually sit on a
private ranch which housed the
smallest visitor center that I have ever seen. I grabbed some of
the literature and continued on up the road to the first set of ruins and drove
the circle around the old fort to each of the remaining structures. See
the photos below :
Barracks 1,
Barracks 2,
The Butterfield Mail Station,
The Drill Field,
The Fountain Family Home,
The Officers Quarters and the
Surgeons Quarters
For more information on Fort Chadburne, please see the website link below :
Fort Chadburne
On to Abilene :
At this point, there was no turning back, home was still too far away.
Therefore, I decided to once again zigzag my way through the countryside to
Abilene to collect more Texas county photos :
Coke County Courthouse - Robert Lee, TX
Sterling County Courthouse - Sterling, TX
Glasscock County Courthouse - Garden City, TX
Howard County Courthouse - Big Spring, TX
Mitchell County Courthouse - Colorado City, TX
Nolan County Courthouse - Sweetwater, TX
And finally just
before sundown...
Taylor County courthouse - Abilene, TX
Star Date
08/18/2005 - Thursday
Turn that thing off! Ok, I've been on the road way too long.
Time to go home. However, Chad had picked up some photos of Fort Phantom
Hill on his way to meet me in New Mexico for last Spring Break. It was
time for me to see the old fort for myself and then head for home.
Fort
Phantom Hill :
From Abilene, I headed north on
FM 600 and about 13 miles later,
Fort Phantom Hill was to my right or was that my left? Actually,
this highway runs right through the fort grounds. The following are some
of the old ruins I saw :
Adjutant Office and Reading Room,
The Blacksmith Shop,
Officer Quarters 1,
Officer Quarters 2,
The Old Guard House,
The Magazine Across the Highway,
The Parade Grounds,
The Storehouse and
A USS Geological Survey Marker
For more information on this historical Texas fort of the frontiers, please see
their website link below :
Fort Phantom Hill
The
Drive Home :
Yes, I actually make it home today. And yes, I zigzagged my way home
picking up the following Texas County courthouse photos :
Callahan County Courthouse - Baird, TX
Coleman County Courthouse - Coleman, TX
Brown County Courthouse - Brownwood, TX
Comanche County Courthouse - Comanche, TX
Priddy Fossils :
Remember back in the Kent Fossil section of this adventure that there were
nicer, easier and safer fossils to be found? Well, this is it. From
Comanche, I headed south on
Hwy 16. About 2 miles north of the
city of Priddy, there was a series of
road cuts that needed to be investigated. I stopped at the
following GPS Coordinates :
31°
42.381 North and 098°
31.207
West
There in one of the
road cuts, I hit pay dirt again. I found
both large and small oysters, (3) species of sea urchins, sea snails, clams and
several species of scallops.
Back on the Road Again :
Yep, back on the road again and the following Texas county courthouse photos
were obtained :
Mills County Courthouse - Goldthwaite, TX
Hamilton County Courthouse - Hamilton, TX
McLennan County Courthouse - Waco, TX
Falls County Courthouse - Marlin, TX
Conclusion :
It sure is nice to be home again and to
sleep in my own
bed. I think I saw more on this trip than any of the others in the
past and my
gas card shows it. So if your traveling the roads of Texas and
want to see some interesting back road sights, then I hope the above story
proves useful to you. If you came into this story before reading Part I,
then please click here :
Gem Trails of Texas :
West Texas, Part II
Aftermath : 09/15/2005
I
received the following e-mail from a Mr. Steve Wick, the owner of the
ranch land surrounding North County Road by Hen Egg Mountain :
From:
Ten Bits Ranch [mailto:tenbitsranch@direcway.com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005
9:55 AM
To: ftkiefel@swbell.net
Subject: Hen Egg Mountain rock
hunting
Please
note that both Texas rockhounding books are in error (Hen Egg Mt. petrified wood
site). There is no collecting permitted in this area. Access through this
property is via a public county road however ALL property on either side of the
road - listed in both books is private (I own much of it). If your group would
like a tour of the geology on my property it can be arranged during your next
visit as I am a paleontologist with the Park Service. However collecting is not
usually permitted. My property is frequently used by several Universities for
the study of Cretaceous fossils and collecting is restricted to them or others
doing research. Tours last 2 ½ hrs. and are personally guided. The fee is a
modest $20.00/person. We offer these tours through Far Flung Outdoor Center or
you can book directly through us at
tenbitsranch.com. It is an excellent tour. Our
facility is a bed and breakfast however we do tours for the general public.
Private access by the general public is no longer allowed as too many people
have trespassed and collected without permission. The two books you refer to
were published long before I bought the land and are in wide circulation.
Steve Wick
Owner,
Ten Bits
Ranch –.
6000 North
county road
Terlingua/Hen Egg Mt. 79852
432-371-3110
So, please take warning when it
comes to rock collecting there. If your really interested in the rocks and
fossils there, then give him a call and set up a date for the next time you are
down there! His website is listed below.
10 Bits Ranch
So
until next time, take care and I'll see
You, on the road!!!
Francis
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