Balmorhea State Park

This past weekend, me and the family traveled to far West Texas to once again experience one of the crown jewels in Texas - Balmorhea State Park. Balmorhea is an oasis in the desert. Where San Solomon Springs bubble from beneath the rocks, the Civilian Conservation Corp built a pool around the springs back in the 1930's.

This place is so cool as a destination to swim and just hang out in the Texas desert. The pool is full of Mexican tetra, soft-shelled turtles, catfish, and the endangered Comanche Springs Pupfish (see first image below).

Be sure to check out the pics and the video I shot. All of these images AND the video was shot with the ultra-cool Canon G9 point and shoot camera in a Canon underwater housing.