Wimberley’s hidden little swimming hole has been
growing in popularity for years, and it seems the world has finally
figured out just how amazing Jacob’s Well is.
The Huffington Post, a blog-based website that aggregates news
articles and is one of the top 100 most visited websites, named Jacob’s
Well the “coolest place to swim in Texas” on Sunday.
They aren’t the only ones either. While the website www.yestotexas.com
didn’t rank the Wimberley swimming hole quite as high,it did name
Jacob’s Well second best swimming hole in the state. The Houston
Chronicle named it one of the top 21 swimming holes in Texas this summer
also.
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Zach
Neuhalfen made it to Jacob’s Well for the grand opening from
Killeen
where he is currently stationed at Fort Hood. He took in the
unique
aerial view of the well before plunging into the water.
(Photo by
Dalton Sweat/Wimberley View)
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Those working at the Jacob’s Well Natural Area said that the traffic has
increased, and after asking visitors how they heard about the well,
they believe the increase in online publicity has made a substantial
difference.
“It’s a lot of people,” David Baker, of the Wimberley Valley
Watershed Association, said. “It’s almost loving it to death. I guess it
is a good problem to have though, because I do think that people who
experience the well and can be educated about what a special place that
is hopefully builds a larger constituency of people who want to protect
the water and conserve it.”
Some websites have given Jacob’s Well other names. Many
tabloid-like websites throughout the internet have called it the most
dangerous place to dive on earth with the United Kingdom’s Daily Mail
calling it the “Dive of Death” after word got out that, over its
history, eight people have died scuba diving in the well. The last death
was in the 1980s.
For whatever reason they are showing up, it’s apparent that Jacob’s
Well is no longer the hidden gem of Wimberley, rather it is one of the
most popular places in the state of Texas.
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