Lake Casa Blanca Intl State Park
The back of the new-renovated LaSalle County Courthouse in Cotulla, Texas.
[Click once to enlarge; press ESC to return here.] Josef Cotulla, a Polish emmigrant, donated the land for the city park and the court house.
The courthouse and water-tower from the Cotulla City Park.
Zooming in, note that there is a large water tank on the ground behind the tree at the base of the water-tower. And since the courthouse and tower are visible from the freeway at the top of a hill, the city's firemen should have good water pressure for fighting fires. (Of course, many of the houses have exteriors of rock.)
The county was named for the first French explorer, who likely travelled through Texas in 1660s &/or 1670s -- while the east coast of what became the U.S. was still being settled.
From a US83S picnic area a couple of miles south of Laredo, a view of the lights of Neuvo Laredo on the other side of the Rio Grande. [Click once for a better view; press ESC to return here.]
Panning right, there are a few more lights. [N.B. Ignore what look like hazy full moons; they are likely refractions or reflections at or near dust particles on my camera's lens.]
Panning farther right....
This shot may finally include Laredo on the U.S. side of the Rio Grande.
Incidentally, I thought a young fellow was also taking photos at the same time as I from a higher spot to my left. And the next morning another young'un showed up also on an ATV. Turns out they were Border Patrolmen scanning the Rio Grande riparian area for illegal border-crossers.
A final look at the two Laredos after dark.
- A Wikipedia article on the Laredo, Texas area.
- City of Laredo's history of its town
F 1 Mar Actual Route: Pearsall Walmart - Devine - Cotulla - TX133 bd
Sa 2 Mar Actual Route: TX133 bd - Cotulla Lib - Laredo - US83S bd
Su 3 Mar Actual Route: US83S bd - Laredo - Lake Casa Blanca Intl State Park
M 4 Mar Actual Route: Casa Blanca Intl SP - Bruni - Hebbronville - TX389 bd
T 5 Mar Actual Route: TX389 bd - Hebbroncille P.O. - Zapata Lib - Falcon Lake bd
W 6 Mar Actual Route: Falcon Lake bd - Zapata Lib - Roma - Rio Grande City Walmart
Th 7 Mar Actual Route: Rio Grande City Walmart - La Joya - McAllen Lib - McAllen Walmart
F 8 Mar Actual Route: McAllen Walmart - McAllen Lib - Alamo - Harlingen - Port Isabel H-E-B
Sa 9 Mar Actual Route: Port Isabel - So Padre Island - Port Isabel Lighthouse - Brownsville Walmart
Su 10 Mar Actual Route: Brownsville Walmart - Fort Brown - Harlingen - Raymondville - Sarita Rest Area bd
M 11 Mar Route: Sarita Rest Area bd - Kingsville Lib - Kingsville Walmart
Finding Campgrounds:
- RV Campgrounds from TrailerLifeDirectory.com
- Family Camping Directories from Woodalls.com
- Free campsites website
- Info on finding BLM Campgrounds
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