I spend my winter in the Valley, yes, the same one I been driving to for about fifteen years in the bottom of Texas and while there, I occasionally drive to the state park one hundred miles up the Rio Grande River, primarily to get into some hot water, but I also enjoy the pulchritude of the sun when it hovers briefly on the horizon.

Upon leaving the bottom of Texas, I drive north up the coast and stop first at another of my favorite places for hot water and suntouch viewing.

After overnighting in the city of Sulphur Springs, Texas for two weeks while awaiting the 08 April 2024 total solar eclipse, I finally decide to check out the local water supply, which is an earthen dammed reservoir called Sulphur Springs Lake. I arrive there in time to check out the area and then determine the best location to watch and photograph the sun set.

It turns out the the sunglow was nearly non existent but the suntouch was very nice, best that I have seen this year, and lasting for more than five minutes allowing for several photos.