Blanco River Flowing Over Five Mile Dam
Blanco River, Dudley Johnson Park
Yesterday, we went to the Blanco River at Five Mile Dam, just outside of San Marcos. They call it Five Mile Dam because it is five river miles from Wimberley, Texas. The name of the park is the Dudley Johnson Park, in memory of a fallen police officer.
Five Mile Dam, Blanco River
What a wonderful sight met our eyes. The Blanco River is flowing over the dam and the pool behind the dam is deep and wide. Several years ago, the Blanco pretty much dried up during a drought and it broke my heart to see this magnificant river reduced to stagnant pools. Since we have been in a two-year drought, I have not wanted to return.
Dry as a Bone Blanco
I found the picture above on Notes from The Cubicle blog. Sean snapped this picture of the exposed backside of the dam on July 19, 2006.
That’s pretty. It brings to mind a beaver pond in Alaska I used to swim in in Alaska about a hundred years ago. That water was pretty, but cold. It would put goose bumps on your goose bumps. :-)
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I was born in Texas and miss her! Most of my family was born in Texas! My sons want to go back one day and I will most definately follow…you will find a link to your Texas RV Travel Blog over at Mustang ‘n’ Cowboys (hope you don’t mind). Those cowboys are proud Texans guess I better make that evident on their blog!!!
Hello, thanks for your comments on my poem.
I have been to Texas once, briefly, many years ago for a friend’s wedding (she was stationed at Fort Hood), but I have always loved westerns! I would like to spend more time visiting that part of the country.
I can’t get your link to open on BVC on your post, but it opens to your blog.