Fri 2-Feb-2018 Texas, Travel |
It was really cold this morning — 27-degrees — so we were a bit slow to get started on a hike. Around eleven we headed to the Frijoles Ranch and took the Smith Springs Trail. The ranch was the home of the...
Thu 1-Feb-2018 Texas, Travel |
We enjoyed our hike along the Devil’s Hall Trail, but found it to be more challenging than the “Easy” rating in our guide book. After leaving the RV campground, the trail is a well-maintained gravel and dirt...
Wed 31-Jan-2018 Texas, Travel |
We spent the night in the Marfa Lights viewing area so that we could watch the lunar eclipse of the super-red-blue moon. We also looked for the “Marfa Lights” but saw none. The moon is super because it is at...
Tue 30-Jan-2018 Texas, Travel |
We spent 5 nights at Seminole Canyon SP so we were ready to head west. There is not a great deal between the state park and our destination, Marfa TX. Our first point of interest was an overlook of the Pecos...
Mon 29-Jan-2018 Texas, Travel |
The Canyon Rim Trail is billed as ‘strenuous,’ but since it was a level, relatively even walk, the only strenuous part was the length – 7.5 miles round trip. The beginning of the Canyon Rim Trail was...
Fri 26-Jan-2018 Texas, Travel |
While this park has spectacular views of the canyon from the rim, the public is not permitted to enter the canyon without a guide. There are too many 4000 year cave paintings and other relics. We spent part...
Thu 25-Jan-2018 Texas, Travel |
After a stop at a HEB grocery for some much needed supplies, we drove about 200 miles — San Antonio to Del Rio. The drive west and south took us through part of the Texas “hill country.” Lovely area, but not...
Wed 24-Jan-2018 Texas, Travel |
Guadalupe River State Park has two sections: The main section where we are camping and hiked yesterday and the Bauer Unit which is north of the river. The latter is largely undeveloped, but has some nice...
Tue 23-Jan-2018 Texas, Travel |
Freezing temperatures overnight, but it turned warm by the time we started a hike along the Painted Bunting Trail. This 2.5 mile hike is a mostly level, easy trail except for a few rocky portions. One walks...
Mon 22-Jan-2018 Texas, Travel |
A short 50-mile drive took us from Lake Calaveras to the Guadalupe River State Park north of San Antonio. We made one stop to give Vanessa a much needed bath. She looks much spiffier without her coat of salt...
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