The Pecos from above

While at Seminole Canyon State Park, we drove a few miles to see the famous Pecos river of Texas.
After all, they say  this is where the Wild West begins!

Writers compare the the land around it and the river's rage to "hell, death, and violence".

On this day, it looked really calm to us.  But pretty big.

They say that when the water rises, it's a really strong.

The railroad bridge they built in 1923 was 50 feet above the water.
The rapid and rising waters tore it away in 1953.
And so were the temporary replacements in '54 and '55.
So, now the new one's 273 feet above the river and the highest  river crossing in the state.
Looks pretty safe to us from here.

But as you look down to where it joins the Rio Grande,

you see that it's sediments have built up a delta and narrowed the width of the Pecos before it joins the the river with a larger flow.

It would be kind of neat to be here above and watch a flood cover that up.
'Cause just like violence on TV, it is much better to watch it from your arm chair than to be within it's midst!