Caprock Canyon Trailways State Park

Here a few of the pics taken during my excursion to Caprock Canyon Trailways State Park on a Field Trip. I had a great time and would like to express my appreciation to Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Bateman and Mrs. Pascal for having me along. I would also like to thank Park Ranger, Mrs. Rose, for the awesome visit to Clarity tunnel to watch Two Million Mexican Free Tail Bats fly out in a massive column of bats. It is an experience that I shall never forget.

This is a shot of how water erosion has sculpted a natural tunnel.

There is so much of the park that I did not get to see. The two mile hike during a 100 degree day forced a long lunch layover. After lunch, we were given a slide show of some of the bats ingenous to the area and what to expect for the bat fly out. The kids were also shown skulls and artifacts from the area, including a Mammoth tusk from the Lake Theo Site located on the park and then we went outside for a demonstration in thowing a spear with the use of an atlatl. An atlatl is a device used by Paleo-Indians for hunting Ancient Bison. It was a short stick with a hook on the end. The hunter would affix his spear to the hook when used properly this doubled the speed and thrust of the thrown spear. For a link to a short Wikipedia definition of atlatl, Click Here.

After that was a weinie roast and then off to the tunnel. The Clarity Tunnel was the last remaining tunnel in use in the State Of Texas. The drive to the tunnel across the old train tracks was about 15 miles over numerous wooden bridges and one very long concrete one. This is a shot of the view from one such bridge. It wasn't easy getting a shot from a moving Suburban across this dusty trail and this in no way justifies the breath taking view from these bridges.

This picture of the Clarity tunnel is taken from the State Park Website as it was approaching dark when we arrived at the tunnel, but I really felt that a picture of the tunnel needed to be on this post.