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Title: West Texas...Today
Post by: Uncle Russ on March 03, 2014, 11:50:08 AM

West Texas today, as seen through the eyes of Wyman  Meinzer, Texas State Photographer who has spent a lifetime taking pictures of Texas.

Wyman Meinzer's West Texas from Wyman Meinzer on Vimeo (http://player.vimeo.com/video/22132017?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0)

(Make sure you have the sound on.)

Uncle Russ...

Title: Re: West Texas...Today
Post by: rollingb on March 03, 2014, 12:12:56 PM

Thanks Russ,... great pictures and sound!  

Title: Re: West Texas...Today
Post by: greyhunter on March 03, 2014, 10:24:33 PM

Enjoyed that Russ, probably the only way I will ever see Texas.

Title: Re: West Texas...Today
Post by: Uncle Russ on March 03, 2014, 10:57:31 PM

I strongly believe that the old sayin "beauty is in the eyes of the beholder" holds true for anything, and everything.
West Texas is thought of by many as being little more than blowing sand, cacti, and sidewinders, but there is a lot more to Tejas than just that.

The foot hills of the great Rocky Mountains start in El Paso with the Franklin and Oregan (pronounced oregoun) Mountains that extend into New Mexico, and has long been know as Paso del Norte, or the pass to the North.
The highest peak of the Franklin Mountains in El Paso rises 7,100 foot, and every kid in the county comes of age in the Franklin's.

There is a lot of history in West Texas.

Franklin Mountains (Texas) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_Mountains_%28Texas%29)

Uncle Russ...

Title: Re: West Texas...Today
Post by: Roaddog on March 04, 2014, 06:18:40 AM

Thanks Russ for sharing that with us. Brethtaking!

Title: Re: West Texas...Today
Post by: Bison Horn on March 04, 2014, 07:19:49 PM

Thanks Uncle Russ. Wyman does a fantastic job showing the wild life and scenery of Texas. He has great articles in Texas Parks and Wildlife magazine especially wild horse pictures. Met him thru a friend of mine in Lubbock. Oh he has some great dust storm photos also. BH

Title: Re: West Texas...Today
Post by: Craig Tx on March 05, 2014, 09:20:57 AM

Thanks Unca Russ!

That's a long way from my piney woods of Southeast Texas and the Hill Country, but makes me homesick nonetheless...

Craig