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R.I.P Miss Bella

Today is a hard day for sure, not for me but for my sister.  She lost her husband July 2019, had to put down her cat Tom and our mother's cat Simon and now we are having to say good-bye to Bella. My heart is breaking for my sister because her little family unit is slowly going away.  
She was an awesome dog, so happy and full of life.  She loved swimming in the pool and chasing the ball.  When someone knocked on the door, she didn't have a typicaly dog bark, her bark sounded more like a WHOA WHOA WHOA WHOA!  
💓💔💓💔

Jacobs Well

Wow, what an amazing place to visit with a scary history of death that not many people know about.  The depth of the well is 120 feet.  Some divers that have been inside the cave have reported it being very scary - not knowing which way was up or down. 

This graphic shows what we can't see on the surface.From the 12 ft. (4 m) opening in the creek bed the cave system continues downward vertically for ~23ft (7m) and then continues at an angle through a series of silted rooms separated by narrow restrictions, finally reaching a depth of 137 feet (40 m). The main cave is approximately 4500 ft. (1372 m) long.There are two main caves in the system, creatively called "A" and "B". Cave "B" is the smaller of the two, extending out from the main passageway and measuring roughly 1300 ft. (396 m) long.

I went August 2018 with two friends.  We were so lucky to arrive early (we even got lost and arrived early) and got there before anyone else. We were able to take some pictures before everyone flooded in.

Jacobs well is located in Wimberly, TX and requires a reservation to visit. 

Here are a few photos from my visit:

You might be wondering, "hey Jaci, did you jump in the well?"  You bet your ass I did. 

There are two rocks you can jump off of.  The lower one and a higher up one.  I was too chicken to jump off of the higher one.  Once you get up there, it doesn't look like you're going to clear the jump. There's tons of algae on the bed making your way to the platform you see on the right, so be careful not to slip if you walk to it.  

Me Jumping:

A Few Facts About Jacob’s Well

• Jacob’s Well Natural Area is a little over 81 acres.
• Jacob’s Well is an artesian spring that releases thousands of gallons of water a day.
• Jacob’s Well is the second-largest fully submerged cave in Texas.
• The source of the water comes from the Trinity Aquifer, which makes its way from an extensive underground cave system.
• The deepest part of the cavern system is 140 feet deep. The main cavern length is 4,341 feet and the secondary cavern, which branches off the main cavern, is 1,314 feet in length.
• The water temperature stays a constant 68°F.
• Jacob’s Well is the headwaters of Cypress Creek, which flows through Blue Hole Regional Park and feeds into the Blanco River.
• More than 200 Native Indian groups populated Central Texas and were collectively known as the Coahuiltecans. Three of the most prominent Indian tribes that roamed this area are the Tonkawa, Jumano, and the Comanche.

History

Jacob’s Well Natural Area consists of five land surveys that all use the spring as a corner to tie the properties together. These surveys were conducted in 1847 by a prominent surveyor names Bartlett Sims. In the early 1850’s William C. Winters, a San Jacinto veteran and early settler of Wimberley, hiked up Cypress Creek searching for its source and found an overflowing spring. It is said that Mr. Winters exclaimed “like unto a well in Bible times.” Thus it was named ‘Jacob’s Well’. The property changed hands many times over the next 100 years and became a popular recreational destination. Jacob’s Well Natural Area remains a popular recreational destination today.