The Enchanted Lake beyond the perimeter of the big city

The lake behind Barker Dam is one of the best locations

for sunsets in West Houston

Spider at work weaving its web at sunset

Powerlines at sunset

Energy Corridor Skyline

Office buildings on BP America's corporate campus - view from Addicks Dam at dusk

Power lines at sunset - seen from Addicks Dam

Great Suburban Sunsets

Just after sunset in Barker Reservoir (added March 2013)

Who said you have to leave the city to partake of the awe-inspiring spectacle of the sun setting over a glittering lake or disappearing behind a dizzying mesh of trees jutting out over the horizon, wrapping them into an eerie glow. Whatever your opinion of George Bush, the elder, the park in West Houston named after the former Houston Congressman and President has a lot to offer in the scenic vistas department. 

Sunset at the lake South of Nobel Road Trail in George Bush Park

Sun setting behind trees that lost their leaves in last year's wildfire
in Barker Reservoir / George Bush Park

Bush Park wasn't the sight of wildfires this year, but the setting sun
at times seems to have set the trees on fire all over again.