Galveston Bay: A view from a dock shows boaters as they prepare to dock in San Leon, Texas with Galveston Bay seen beyond the docking area. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Pelicans: Sea gulls and pelicans are prevalent in most areas along the Texas coastline. Shown are two pelicans sitting on the dock of the bay while a third takes flight. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.comBy GARY WARREN
Photographer
Formerly of Los Alamos
San Leon, Texas is a small community in northeast Galveston County on a peninsula of land that is on Galveston Bay and Trinity Bay.
The community relies on fishing from local bays and the Gulf of Mexico for income in addition to other tourist related businesses.
Editor’s note: Longtime Los Alamos photographer Gary Warren and his wife Marilyn are traveling around the country and he shares his photographs, which appear in the ‘Posts from the Road’ series published in the Sunday edition of the Los Alamos Daily Post.
Shrimp Boat: Shrimp boats are seen everywhere along docks in San Leon as fishing and shrimping are a major source of income for locals. Shown is a shrimp boat docked in San Leon. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Topwater Grill: Topwater Grill is one of several popular seafood restaurants in the area of San Leon. This restaurant sits on the water where fishermen can bring their fresh catch of the day and have it prepared and cooked at the restaurant. Of course the restaurant serves a wide variety of fresh seafood from its own menu as well. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com