A short 20-minute drive from South Padre Island is The Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge, located east of Rio Hondo and bordering the Laguna Madre bay. This 45,000-acre federal preserve is the Valley's largest wildlife refuge and is home to over 400 species of birds, plus ocelots, deer, javalina, squirrels, long-tailed weasels, alligators and mountain lions. Admittedly, mountain lions are rare, but have been spotted none the less.
The Blue Topaz on our site, unless otherwise noted, is unfortunately not from the Mason County, Texas area . The production of that material just cannot meet our manufacturing demands and is generally very light blue or clear compared to the deeper Blue Topaz we offer.
