Amid extreme temperatures, Texas state parks can be a respite — or a heated hindrance all their own tdtnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from tdtnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
More than 1 million people visited Texas’ 89 state parks in June. In locations without bodies of water, park officials warn attendees not to overdo it as three-digit temperatures persist.
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