The gentleman, we soon came to know as Adrian, came by and started to wash and wax the RV, which was long overdue! We were also blessed with meeting his son, Julian and Julian's girlfriend Pita along with Pita's brother, Stevan.
Adrian's business is called Sun Ray and if you are interested in a really good wash and wax for your RV call him at 915-703-8712. He charges a very reasonable price, does an excellent job, and also washes your tow vehicle which is included in the price.
Sun-Ray Logo. |
As we got to know them better, they invited us out to do some sight seeing and one of the first places they recommended was Hueco Tanks State Park & Historic Site here in El Paso. So the next Sunday, after church, we packed a lunch and drove out to the park for some rock climbing.
First off, if you are going to go climbing, you need to be in shape, which I am not. I found out the hard way that sometimes a few extra pounds, thirty in my case, will hinder you when climbing on a mountain. You will see very well what I'm talking about here in a few.
Just so you know, the park will only let about seventy individuals into the public area of the park, where you do not need a tour guild, at any one time. There are a lot of indigenous species of animals and plants they do not want hurt along with pictographs and petroglyphs that they do not want damaged or vandalized. You also have to sit through a brief film on the do's and don'ts before you can enter the park.
A view of the North Mountain from the Interpretive Center. |
Looking off of the North Mountain towards the entrance of the park. |
Looking northeast towards the oasis that made Hueco Tanks such an important spot. |
Not sure if these are pictographs or just graffiti, but they are all over the mountain. |
More drawings on the mountain. |
The Spanish word hueco "whey-coes" means tanks which are found all over the mountain. Early settlers would come and collect rain water pooled in the natural basins or tanks so hence the name Hueco Tanks.
Some of the natural basins created in the rock of the mountain. |
Another hueco in the rock. |
Tia, Pita, Adrian, Chloe, and Misty starting the climb up the North Mountain. |
Not sure if this is a nook or crannie, but it was fun to enter. |
Looks inviting, doesn't it? |
Rocks on top of rocks. |
Tia, Pita, Avery, and Courtney in a natural made rock shelter. |
Pita, Chloe, and Tia resting out of the sun. |
Don coming through one of the many cracks in the rocks at Hueco Tanks. |
Misty squeezing between two rocks on the North Mountain. |
Julian way up on top of the North Mountain. |
Two thumbs up from Julian. |
Stevan and Don crawling through one of the many openings in the mountain. |
Ian and Avery climbing the mountain above us. |
Ethan on the North Mountain. |
Julian and Ian taking a break. |
Avery and Ian showing off their mountain climbing muscles. |
Ian showing us his fun meter reading. |
Don holding up the mountain with just one had. |
The pictures do not do Hueco Tanks justice on its massive overhangs and rocks. It is one of those places you have to experience in person to really get an idea of its grandeur.
Looks like a great place to spend the night. |
Ian, Adrian, and Don on the south side of the North Mountain. |
Another hueco or tank with water in it. |
More of the mountain. |
The group just before the Sun set. |
Tia, Courtney, Misty, Stevan, Ian, Ethan, Pita, Chloe, Avery, Julian, and Adrian. |
A panoramic view off of the North Mountain. |
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