Just a glimpse of some of the houses here. The fire department ...

I don't know how old this park is - no trees or other ...

This orchard is between I-10 and Route 20 - the Valley widens ...

The railroad runs parallel to Route 20 at this point.

The straight rows are much more evident in this photo.

Casual shot of the trees, which are all in rows.

New areas are planted to expand the orchards.

Most of these pecan farms are between Route 20 and the river, in ...

At least by the 1950s, valley farming was pecans and cotton.

One of a series of man - made lakes alongside. Route 20. ...

Looking upstream. The canal runs along Route 20, which is also ...

The metal box towards the back of the photo houses a pump. If ...

Think this is a different irrigation district from El Paso or ...

This cotton field is between Alcala and Tornillo. We saw more ...

This was the only roadside park or pullout that we saw between ...

This picture was taken between Alcala and Tornillo. I-10 is ...

Good view of the mountains, but no idea what range or what the ...

This water tower is in the parking lot of the shopping center at ...

This water tower is in the parking lot of a shopping center at ...

Pomegranate trees can be found in many El Paso yards.

Mesquite trees provide pollen for honey bees, edible pods ...

This is a swarm of honey bees.

This tree is actually from South Texas and was transplanted. It ...

We lost these cactus in the big freeze several years ago, but ...