River Views

by
Brewster Hudspeth

8 Photos by Fiddle Blue
4 Photos by Charlene Beatty Beauchamp

Photos Courtesy
Charlene Beatty Beauchamp
& Denise Doud

What the Pecos River does; it does well. It separates vast expanses with its meandering course and seven counties use the river to mark their boundaries. It allows one to differentiate between Loving County and Reeves County, Ward from Reeves, Pecos County from Crane, Crockett from Pecos, and Crockett from Terrell County. This may not seem important to West Texas visitors, but take our word for it - it matters to the tax assessors.

Pecos River North of Sheffield on I-10, East to Ozona
Photo Courtesy Fiddle Blue

River views at :

Reeves/Loving County Line
Reeves/Ward County Line
Pecos/Crockett County Line
Pecos/Crockett County Line
Pecos/Crane County Line
Crockett/Terrell County Line
Where Pecos/Crockett/Crane Meet

Unfortunately, the confluence of the Pecos and Rio Grande is now under water. The creation of Lake Amistad means that the shoreline of the lake extends up the river valley over 10 miles.

The Pecos at the Reeves / Loving County Line

Lost Towns of the Pecos - Arno, Orla, Portersville and Verhalen

Photos Courtesy Charlene Beatty Beauchamp

The Pecos at the Reeves / Ward County Line

West Texas Photographer Charlene Beatty Beauchamp, accompanied by Denise Doud risked life and limb to supply these photos from the Ward / Reeves County Line.

As you can see in the photos, the Pecos at this point is a fragile stream. The photo is taken on highway 18 - just West of Grandfalls.

Pecos River, Ward County Line
Photos Courtesy Charlene Beatty Beauchamp & Denise Doud

The Pecos at the Pecos / Crockett County Line

Our other photos of the Pecos come from Fiddle Blue, who caught the Pecos outside of Sheffield, Iraan and McCamey.

Fiddle, who traverses West Texas by motorcycle, also supplies photos of historic Castle Gap.