Balcones Canyonlands is a national wildlife refuge located in the Texas Hill Country to the northwest of Lago Vista, Texas. The refuge was formed in 1992 to conserve habitat for two endangered songbir
Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge
vista of Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge
Warbler Vista Observation Deck and the National Wildlife Refuge
View towards the Doeskin Ranch trailhead
Edwards Plateau
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The Edwards Plateau is a geographic region forming the crossroads of Central, South, and West Texas, United States. It is named in honor of Haden Edwards. It is bounded by the Balcones Fault to the so
Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge
…augments a similarly named preserve in Austin called the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve. The refuge is located within a deeply dissected portion of the Edwards Plateau that contains many steep-banked streams and canyons. The canyons facing Austin are deeply etched into the limestone of the Edwards Plateau by tributaries…
Edwards Plateau terrain as seen from US 277 between Del Rio and Sonora
Enchanted Rock near Fredericksburg by Hermann Lungkwitz, 1864, oil on canvas
San Saba River near Sloan, San Saba County (9 May 2014)
Wildflowers on ranchland, State Highway 965, Llano County (13 April 2012)