Amid extreme temperatures, state parks can be a respite, or a heated hindrance

On a recent sweltering afternoon, Doug Cochran stood outside the visitor center of Enchanted Rock State Natural Area and pointed an infrared thermometer gun at the black tarmac in the parking lot. The display read 141 degrees. He swung it over to a nearby patch of dry soil. Even hotter: 163 degrees.[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record

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