Photos Related to "Bolivar Peninsula"

All Aboard

Passengers on the Texas Department of Transportation ferry M/S John W. Johnson experience the journey across Bolivar Roads, traveling between Port Bolivar and Galveston Island.

Passengers on the Texas Department of Transportation ferry M/S John W. Johnson experience the journey across Bolivar Roads, traveling between Port Bolivar and Galveston Island.

Battery 236

The abandoned Battery 236—built to protect the entrance to the Houston Ship Channel during World War II—at Fort Travis Seashore Park, Port Bolivar, Texas.

The abandoned Battery 236—built to protect the entrance to the Houston Ship Channel during World War II—at Fort Travis Seashore Park, Port Bolivar, Texas.

Ferrying

The ferry M/S Ray Stoker Jr. plies the waters between Galveston and Port Bolivar, Texas.

The ferry M/S Ray Stoker Jr. plies the waters between Galveston and Port Bolivar, Texas.

 

Up Over the Beach

Driftwood

Waves lap against a piece of driftwood washed ashore a beach on the north end of Galveston Island, Texas, as ships transit Bolivar Roads in the background.

Waves lap against a piece of driftwood washed ashore a beach on the north end of Galveston Island, Texas, as ships transit Bolivar Roads in the background.

Ferry Dusk

The ferries Ray Stoker Jr. and Robert C. Lanier pass each other as they transit Bolivar Roads between Galveston and Point Bolivar, Texas.

The ferries Ray Stoker Jr. and Robert C. Lanier pass each other as they transit Bolivar Roads between Galveston and Point Bolivar, Texas.

The Bunker

One of the heavily-fortified entrances to Battery 236, located at Fort Travis, Bolivar Peninsula, Texas.  This World War II-era fort was tasked with protecting the Houston Ship Channel from possible enemy incursions.

One of the heavily-fortified entrances to Battery 236, located at Fort Travis, Bolivar Peninsula, Texas.  This World War II-era fort was tasked with protecting the Houston Ship Channel from possible enemy incursions.

Rusted Cross

Detail of one of the massive doors at Battery 236, located at Fort Travis, Bolivar Peninsula, Texas.  This World War II-era fort was tasked with protecting the Houston Ship Channel from possible enemy incursions.

Detail of one of the massive doors at Battery 236, located at Fort Travis, Bolivar Peninsula, Texas.  This World War II-era fort was tasked with protecting the Houston Ship Channel from possible enemy incursions.

Cloudy Skies Over the Ferry

Clouds above the ferry between Galveston and Point Bolivar, Texas.

Clouds above the ferry between Galveston and Point Bolivar, Texas.

On Deck and Preparing To Dock

The Galveston-Port Bolivar ferry prepares to dock in Galveston.

The Galveston-Port Bolivar ferry prepares to dock in Galveston.