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Thank you for the pleasant journey in The Bend. It stimulated my remembrances and the desire to return to engender new ones. I'm also glad to hear you not mention any redolence of the oil patch activity that was said to suffuse its attar with the Balmorhean spring. Indeed, the very fact that it was flowing was encouraging.

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1) David and I were marveling that, in this great state of 33 million people, what small percentage has ever visited the Trans-Pecos.

2) I believe there is still some fear that the impact of fracking on Balmorhea is not appreciated. But the pool itself has been repaired and strengthened. Long may it last!

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Thanks Deece! What a great adventure - I can see it all, including you two. For everyone interested in the health and future of the San Solomon Springs system, check out this EDF blog and be sure to click on the link to the story board for a deep dive. Protecting groundwater at a level that keeps these springs flowing is tricky and really up to the goodwill of the collective regional landowner community. https://blogs.edf.org/waterfront/2023/03/22/interactive-story-map-iconic-texas-spring-collaboration-protect-future/

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Thanks for taking me along for the ride virtually. It is one that June and I have repeated. We usually quarter at the Limpia or Indian Lodge.

The fort was named in honor of the U.S. Secretary of War in 1854 before the man dishonored his oath of office. The county was organized in 1887 and named for the traitor.

The first African American to graduate from West Point served at Fort Davis but was discharged after accusations concerning missing commissary funds. Henry Ossian Flipper was posthumously pardoned by President Clinton.

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Thank you for the historical elucidation of how Fort Davis and Jeff Davis County came to be named.

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founding

Wonderful travelogue of a beautiful part of the world.

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