Watch: You've Seen the Bison, but What About the White Bluffs?

 

SAN ANGELO, TX – The San Angelo State Park is full of surprises year round and there are 62 miles of trails crossing the sprawling park which includes O.C. Fisher reservoir. 

There are the famous bison and long horns, deer, turkey and all types of wild life and birds, the reservoir and the North Concho River; there's even dinosaur tracks! 

But tucked away well off any of the well kept hiking trails is the white bluffs and few people have seen them much less know where they are because they aren't on any map.  And they are part of the shoreline of O.C.Fisher which is managed by Angelo State University and are closed to the public.  

Here is a video about the white bluffs: 

The white bluffs are on the north end of O.C. Fisher dam and it's quite a hike to get there. 

Hikers have to navigate over and around the draw down structure on the dam and then hike a good mile along the rocky shoreline.  The scenery is a bit strange because of the thousands of mature mesquite trees that were once under water and now have been bleached white by the sun and they are still standing.  

Scroll through the picture gallery below: 

It's quite a hike to the white bluffs but it's worth it.  One of the unique things about this hike is the absence of prickly pear cactus.  Cactus is plentiful all across the park except for the area along the dam and the shoreline on the north side of the reservoir.  There's lots of signs of cattle and wildlife and there are birds of all shapes and sizes everywhere.  

There's even what's left of an old wooden train trestle.  See the pictures above.  

Happy hiking until next time.  

I can't wait to see what's around the next bend.   

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