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August 15 was a busy day. After work we visited Longhorn Cavern State Park and took the almost 2 hour guided tour. Not a really impressive cavern in stuff to look at, but it does have an interesting history. American Indians used it and it was a speakeasy during Prohibition. The name is derived from the longhorn cattle remains found below a big sinkhole above ground. It is a "flow cave" rather than one formed by just seepage so there are not as many stalactites and no stalagmites at all. A few bats though.
The Civilian Conservation Core did some damage while preparing it to be a visitors spot since they just did not know that touching the natural formations causes permanent damage to the surface and prohibits future development. Some things happen with misbehaving tourists on current tours. We were accompanied on our tour by a family of 6 with well- behaved fun kids.
August 15 was a busy day. After work we visited Longhorn Cavern State Park and took the almost 2 hour guided tour. Not a really impressive cavern in stuff to look at, but it does have an interesting history. American Indians used it and it was a speakeasy during Prohibition. The name is derived from the longhorn cattle remains found below a big sinkhole above ground. It is a "flow cave" rather than one formed by just seepage so there are not as many stalactites and no stalagmites at all. A few bats though.
The Civilian Conservation Core did some damage while preparing it to be a visitors spot since they just did not know that touching the natural formations causes permanent damage to the surface and prohibits future development. Some things happen with misbehaving tourists on current tours. We were accompanied on our tour by a family of 6 with well- behaved fun kids.
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| CCC constructed observation tower |
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| Kept us company for our picnic lunch. |
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| Picnic area of the observation tower |
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| View from the top of the observation tower. |
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| Not an easy climb up to the top. |
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| The CCC officers quarters. |
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| I just like the view with the light and shadows filtering in. |
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| CCC information building. There used to be artifacts from the cave but they were stolen in the 1960s. |
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| "The Queens Dog" |
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| "Tribal Council Room" |
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| That's a tiny little bat just hanging out. |
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| In the headquarters building. |
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| Saw this on the way between the parks. Never figured out what it is. |
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| You will notice the lack of photos of Inks Lake.We were mostly there to swim and cool off. This is reportedly the most visited of the Texas state parks. |
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