On February 23, 2019, I was fortunate to visit Meyers Spring.  This site had been on my radar for several years, but, because it is on a private ranch, access is very limited.  I joined a group from the Witte Museum as part of the 25th Annual Rock Art Rendevous.  The Rock Art Rendevous was originally started and sponsored by the Rock Art Foundation of San Antonio, but a few years ago was merged with (acquired by) the Witte Museum, who took over management of the White Shaman Site as well as the Rock Art Rendevous and other field trip activities.  I think the official title is now “The Rockart Foundation White Shaman Preserve of the Witte Museum”.   For a brief history of the evolution of the Rock Art Foundation and the Witte, see https://www.wittemuseum.org/rock-art/.  I had attended several of the Rock Art Rendevous over the years, but was never able to visit Meyers Spring–  I was grateful for the opportunity to finally visit this historic site!

I drove to Del Rio Friday evening and stayed at the La Quinta motel.  I  got up Saturday morning and drove to Dryden, Texas, which is about 90 miles from Del  Rio, and met the group of folks who were participating in this field trip.  Our leader and guide was Greg Williams, who was the former CEO of the Rock Art Foundation.  Greg  was a great guide and his knowledge of the site was encyclopedic.  He had helped rebuild the structure at the Meyers Spring sub-post and had also helped survey the ranch over a period of years.  We caravaned from Dryden to the main headquarters of the ranch and stopped for a bathroom break.  We then proceeded to the pictograph site were Greg spoke to us about the spring, the containment structure built around the spring, and the pictograph panel.  After spending quite a bit of time enjoying and photographing the pictographs and the spring, we headed up the hill to visit the Meyers Spring Sub-Post structure.  This sub-post was used by a detachment of Seminole-Negro Indian Scouts over a period of many years as they guarded the spring and fought Indians and raiders from Mexico that were prevalent in the area in the late 1800s.  (For more information about these amazing scouts, see https://armyhistory.org/the-seminole-negro-indian-scout-detachment/.)

We headed back toward the White Shaman Preserve after visiting the ranch.  I had originally planned to camp at the Preserve on Saturday night, but it was extremely windy, so I decided to drive on back to McQueeney that evening.  Here are a few pictures from this enjoyable day.  I will also be posting a more comprehensive gallery under the “Rock Ark Galleries” of this website.  Hope you enjoy my photos!