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Old 11-24-2010, 05:37 PM
 
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Well thank you for the pics Major! I can't say I have ever been to this spot....even though I have read about Mann's crossing. I love looking up places like this that are associated with Texas history....including poking around old cemetaries. Think I'll mosey out that way sometime this weekend and have a look around.
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Old 11-24-2010, 06:16 PM
 
Location: San Antonio, TX
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Thanks, I really do enjoy seeing what treasures lie in these off-the-beaten-track locations. I also love the history of this area, and there is so much of it that remains to be discovered by many people, myself included.

On particular surprise was the irrigation canal system that originates from Medina Lake and winds its way down the river valley. Constructed between 1911-1912, this system delivers water to 34,000 acres of blackland prairie farmlands below the Balcones escarpment around Castroville. At the time it was constructed, it was the biggest irrigation project west of the Mississippi (source)!

It reminds me of the canal system near where we lived in Belgium, albeit on a much smaller scale. These irrigation canals even have locks along them! I first happened across one of these canals while driving along the Lower Lake Road just north of Paradise Canyon. You can see it, and where the road crosses it, here. Then I later found one in Castroville. I’ve also come across some in the Von Ormy area, but I am not sure if it is the same irrigation system.

Cheers! M2
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Old 11-25-2010, 12:37 PM
 
Location: San Antonio, TX
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OK, we've discussed this location before but I'll put it up here just to keep this thread alive...

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c209/M2Repsol/Yaris/IMG_1551.jpg (broken link)

It is not within the SA city limits, but is easily within a half hour of it!

Cheers! M2
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Old 11-26-2010, 01:23 PM
 
Location: New Braunfels, TX
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I just wanna know what the car is gonna be when it grows up....
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Old 11-26-2010, 01:27 PM
 
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An F650?
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Old 11-26-2010, 03:57 PM
 
Location: San Antonio, TX
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An F650?
No, a F430!




At least I wish!

Cheers! M2
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Old 11-27-2010, 09:17 AM
 
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On particular surprise was the irrigation canal system that originates from Medina Lake and winds its way down the river valley. Constructed between 1911-1912, this system delivers water to 34,000 acres of blackland prairie farmlands below the Balcones escarpment around Castroville. At the time it was constructed, it was the biggest irrigation project west of the Mississippi (source)! I first happened across one of these canals while driving along the Lower Lake Road just north of Paradise Canyon. You can see it, and where the road crosses it, here. Then I later found one in Castroville. I’ve also come across some in the Von Ormy area, but I am not sure if it is the same irrigation system.
You can actually walk along part of the original canal system at the Castroville Regional Park -- there's about four or five miles of trails through the scrub brush outside of town, including about a mile slice of the main canal:

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Old 11-27-2010, 09:32 AM
 
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OK, we've discussed this location before but I'll put it up here just to keep this thread alive...
It is not within the SA city limits, but is easily within a half hour of it!
Hey, you stole one of the spots I had saved up to post in the future! :-)



FYI, anyone who wants the mystery solved of where this is located, click on the third photograph to go to the Flickr photo page with just a bit more info.
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Old 11-27-2010, 09:43 AM
 
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Okay, in keeping with the same theme and general area as my and Majormadmax's recent photos, here's another location nearby:



Click Here to Embiggen Photo on Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthigh/5211417423/ - broken link)

As noted above, this spot is within a few miles of the other photos seen on the past couple of messages on this thread. Anyone recognize this picturesque low water crossing along what used to be one of the main roads outside of San Antonio a hundred years ago?
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Old 11-30-2010, 09:25 PM
 
Location: San Antonio, TX
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OK, it's been a couple of days, you gonna tell us where that spot it? That is a nice little bridge, and I suspect it is near Castroville as that seems to be the area we're concentrating on right now...

Cheers! M2
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