Month: December 2020

Gaule Road

December 31, 2020 / Rex / 0 Comments

12/29/2020Around 11:00 – 11:30 we took off, very late for exploring the back country, we went bouncing around in the State Park again, what a bumpy, rough, ride, the road in is so rough I’m not sure I’m going to venture in there again. The outside of my left knee is now tender from banging …

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Guardian of the Road

December 25, 2020 / Rex / 0 Comments

12/23/2020 Yup, we tackled more of the washboard gravel road and then some 4×4 trails that make up Big Bend Ranch State Park today. The guy above seemed to be acting as the guardian of the road, I was just glad he found us worthy of passing without a confrontation, I would had hated to …

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FM 170 again

December 24, 2020 / Rex / 0 Comments

12/21/2020 So with pass in hand, well actually it was stuck to the windshield, we headed for the far end of the park to do some more exploring. We even packed a lunch this time. Texas has the strangest set up for State Parks, or at least for Big Bend Ranch. The other day we …

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One Day

December 23, 2020 / Rex / 0 Comments

12/18/2020 I loose track of the days, one day after we arrived we toured Fort Leaton, which is a State Historic Site and also the headquarters for Big Bend Ranch State Park. The property  was acquired in 1848 by Benjamin Leaton and the existing buildings were expanded and fortified and he started a trading post. …

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27 miles of washboard road

December 22, 2020 / Rex / 0 Comments

12/19/2020 We booked a month at a small RV park in the West Texas town of Presidio, just outside of Big Bend Ranch State Park, it’s tight on the Mexican border and in the last post all the pictures of the river, that was Mexico on the other side. Apparently, this area is also in …

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FM 170

December 21, 2020 / Rex / 1 Comment

12/18/2020 We took a drive along FM 170 through Big Bend Ranch State Park this morning. What a drive!!! Up, down and around, all the while trying to take in the scenery. I actually had to pay attention to where I was going, at least part of the time. Mary only had to yell and …

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Cold – cold -COLD

December 20, 2020 / Rex / 0 Comments

We stayed 5 nights at Lakeside Campground, Hords Creek Lake (another COE) where we saw our first, live, armadillos. The park was full of deer also, we counted at least 20 in one group. The park was mostly empty and encompassed the entire lake. A cold front moved and in the days weren’t to bad but …

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Sowell Creek Campground Comanche TX

December 19, 2020 / Rex / 0 Comments

We spent 3 nights at Sowell Campground on Proctor Lake, again it’s another COE (Core of Engineers) campground. 7 sites on our loop and we had the loop to ourselves, not only that but we practically had the campground to our selves as there were only 3 campers total counting us, not counting the camp …

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Legendary Alpacas of Texas

December 13, 2020 / Rex / 0 Comments

12/7/2020 We did our first Harvest Host Stay last night at Legendary Alpacas of Texas and I bet you’d never guess what they raise. Anyway, Harvest Host in an organizations where business owners allow Harvest Host members to stay on their property overnight and give tours of their business operation. Business such as Wineries, brewers, …

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We’re in Texas

December 9, 2020 / Rex / 0 Comments

12/5/202032 degrees when we pulled out of Greenwood LA this morning, the jeep was covered in frost. We jumped back on I-20 west crossed into Texas and then around 60 miles later we turned southwest for about 100 miles and our very big bypass around Dallas/Fort Worth. We saw the first of what I’m sure …

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