A Bit of Information

Remember about three years ago when I told you about living at Walker Air Force Base in Roswell, New Mexico, when I was in grade school?  I didn't tell you about a place called Bottomless Lakes State Park.  To me it was in the middle of the desert and hot.  We heard that it was called bottomless because no one had ever found the bottom.  It don't know if that is true.  They also said that if you drowned in the lake, they would never find your body.  No wonder I was reluctant to swim there!

Anyway, the other day, I was reading a magazine insert called "American Profile" that we get with our local newspaper.  There is a section called "Tidbits."  Here is a portion of what it said:  Bottomless Lakes State Park near Roswell (pop. 45,293) is noted for its "Pecos Diamonds," which are quartz crystals formed inside gypsum.  The soft gypsum crumbles to expose the "diamonds."  A display of the crystals is in the park's visitors' center.

Now for the good part:  Bottomless Lakes State Park is named for its lakes, which appear bottomless.  According to legend, cowboys tried without success to find the bottom with lariats tied together.  The lakes' greenish color, from algae and other aquatic plants, creates the illusion of depth.

Now aren't you glad I told you that?  And don't you want my autograph?  Ha, ha, ha!

///////

The eternal God is your refuge,
and underneath are the everlasting arms.
Deuteronomy 33:27a