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SWIMMING
TO MEXICO
by
John Troesser
The Skinny
on Dipping in Texas
or
You can leave your hat on,
but you’re going to have trouble with those boots.
15 Towns,
10 Rivers, 7 State Parks, 2 Creeks and
more Springs than an old mattress
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swim team -
The Texas Escapes Flounders |
SWIMMING
TO MEXICO Part I
Water: McKinney Falls, Aquarena Springs, San Marcos, Blanco
and Pedernales Rivers
Parks: Blanco State Park, Pedernales Falls State Park
Towns: San Marcos, Wimberley and Blanco
SWIMMING
TO MEXICO
Part II
Water: Guadalupe River
Parks: Guadalupe River State Park, Kerrville-Schreiner State
Park
Towns: Boerne, Comfort, Center Point and Kerrville
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TO MEXICO Part
III
Water: Medina, Sabinal, Nueces and Leona Rivers and Rio Frio
Parks: Lost Maples State Park, Garner State Park
Towns:Medina, Vanderpool, Utopia, Concan and Uvalde
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TO MEXICO
Part IV
Water: Fort Clark and San Felipe Springs, Lake Amistad and
Devil’s River
Parks: Devil’s River State Natural Area
Towns: Brackettville, Del Rio and Ciudad Acuna
Getting There from Dallas: Paluxy River, Dinosaur Valley State
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Rivers
Included in This Trip
Their Lengths, Sources, and Termination Points
Water in this trip :
McKinney Falls, Aquarena Springs, San Marcos, Blanco, Pedernales,
Guadalupe, Medina, Sabinal, Nueces and Leona Rivers, Rio Frio, Fort
Clark and San Felipe Springs, Lake Amistad and Devil’s River
Towns in this trip :
San Marcos, Wimberley, Blanco, Boerne, Comfort, Center Point, Kerrville,
Medina, Vanderpool, Utopia, Concan, Uvalde, Brackettville, Del Rio
and Ciudad Acuna |
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SWIMMING
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Photo courtesy of The UT Institute of Tx Cultures at San Antonio
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