El Paso area East 2009
Hueco Tanks
Pictures taken at Hueco Tanks of the explanations for the geology and history of Hueco Tanks
 
Millions of years ago (Cretaceous, Permian, Pennsylvanian Periods) this entire area was covered by water. Sedimentary rock was deposited. About 34 million years ago, molten rock was pushed into the sedimentary beds without ever breaking the surface. COoling and crystallization produced an igneous rock called syenite.

Between 1858 and 1859 Hueco Tanks was a Butterfield Overland Mail stop. They build a station near the tanks and provided meals for passengers nad fresh mule teams for the stages. The Silverio Escontrias family acquired the property in 1898 and ranched here until 1956. The old homestead is still standing and is a visitor center near the trail head.

 
Digital enhancement brings out the drawings for the above and below pictures.
Try this link from Texas beyond history for more enhanced pictographs.
 
 
 
 
 
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Day 1 - Fluorite Mine, Wildfire, Kilbourne Hole
Wildfire #1 Kilbourne Hole
Day 2 - Three Rivers Petroglyphs
3Rivers #1 3Rivers #2
3Rivers #3 3Rivers #4
3Rivers #5 3Rivers #6
Day 3 - Fluorite Mine Fluorite Mine    
Day 4 - Hueco Tanks trip #1
Hueco #1 Hueco #2
Hueco & Aden Crater Hueco info
Day 5 - El Paso Missions
Missions Missions Info
   
Day 5 - Wilderness Park Museum
Museum Museum Info

 
Day 6 - Hueco Tanks trip #2
Hueco #4 Hueco info #2
   
Day 6 - Guadalupe Mountains
Guadalupe #1 Guadalupe #2
Guadalupe Info
Day 7 - White Sands National Monument
White Sands White Sands info
   
Day 8-9 - The El Paso Loop Trail Loop Trail    
Day 10 - Hueco Tanks trip #3
(The best of the trip)
Hueco #5 Hueco #6
Hueco #7 Hueco #8
Hueco #9 Hueco #10
Day 11 - Trip Home Trip Home    
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