Amistad Reservoir National Recreation Area

[Dagave]

Amistad Reservoir forms on the U.S. /Mexico border from a dammed section of the Rio Grande River just west of Del Rio. The Devils River, Pecos River, and several creeks also feed directly into the reservoir.
Yucca torreyi at dawnOpuntia atrispina Echinocereus enneacanthus Agave lechuguilla Ferocactus hamatacanthus var. sinuatus

[Dagave]

Ferocactus hamatacanthus var. sinuatus Escobaria runyoniiEchinocereus coccineus var. paucispinus
Opuntia atrispina

[Dagave]

Yucca torreyi ‘blue’ and Leucophyllum zygophyllum Yucca thompsoniana x reverchonii Opuntia atrispina

[MikeInOz]

I feel I just had a weekend away.

[ohugal]

Beautiful. Was there a shaded place where you could lie down and take a rest? Or is this not permitted?

[Tom in Tucson]

Ferocactus hamatacanthus var. sinuatus Escobaria emskoetterianaEchinocereus coccineus var. paucispinus
Opuntia atrispina

Good shots of what was once called Escobaria bella, but is just a western form of what I still call Escobaria runyonii (for various reasons).

[Dagave]

I feel I just had a weekend away.

Beautiful. Was there a shaded place where you could lie down and take a rest? Or is this not permitted?

Thanks, there were covered picnic areas you could stop and eat, rest, etc.

Good shots of what was once called Escobaria bella, but is just a western form of what I still call Escobaria runyonii (for various reasons).

Thanks. Sorry, I remember you mentioning that. I had it documented it as Escobaria emskoetteriana from another source. I’ll revise it based on the fact your information is always accurate.

[Tom in Tucson]

I feel I just had a weekend away.

Beautiful. Was there a shaded place where you could lie down and take a rest? Or is this not permitted?

Thanks, there were covered picnic areas you could stop and eat, rest, etc.

Good shots of what was once called Escobaria bella, but is just a western form of what I still call Escobaria runyonii (for various reasons).

Thanks. Sorry, I remember you mentioning that. I had it documented it as Escobaria emskoetteriana from another source. I’ll revise it based on the fact your information is always accurate.

Thx for your confidence in my (somewhat radical) naming preferences. I wouldn't go so far as to think I'm always accurate, and I usually don't use the most current (in vogue) naming conventions, but to misquote Shakespeare "A rose by any other name ....