The "natural" spring at Balmorea State Park, TX

Underwater at Balmorea

The most common fish at Balmorea, Mexican tetras (Astyanax mexicanus.)

The camera focussing on the wrong fish...

More of the Mexican tetras. Didn't I say they were plentiful?

Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus)

Some territorial killifish in a dispute

A few fish in the weeds.

A blurry crawfish

Photos from May 2005 The people I was diving with at Balmorea...

A bit of diving class

SCUBA Instructor Bert at Balmorea

Little did we know the floppy hat was the newest and hottest diving accessory.

Bill being a kid.

Divemaster David

Views from my campsite at Guadalupe Mountains National Park.

Can't really complain when you can see a rainbow from the tent door.

Pictures from the Permian Reef Trail at Guadalupe Mountains

A fine ammonite fossil I found allong the trail.

More fossils from the Permian.

Veiw from the canyon wall looking South

View of the desert to the east from the canyon wall.

Thanks to Katie Birkett For Fish identification.