As usual, after our arrival on Sunday (Dust Devil Day), it has taken us a few days to adjust to the mile high altitude of Davis Mountains State Park. Monday, the only outing we made was going to Porter's Grocery Store in Fort Davis to shop. Our other Monday activity, other than walking through each … Continue reading Adjusting to Altitude and Making Plans
Category: Texas
Dust Devil Day
The alarm went off Sunday morning at 4:30, the morning we left home for Fort Davis in West Texas. We were going to Davis Mountains State Park! We had expected to be on the road by 6:30 AM. For some reason, age and gravity seem to hold us back in the morning. We were somewhat … Continue reading Dust Devil Day
Lake Brownwood State Park, Texas
After driving for four hours from San Antonio up into Central Texas, we arrived at Brownwood State Park in the afternoon just ahead of the hottest part of the day. The forecast said 100 degrees and no chance of rain which is what we got while setting up camp. There was little breeze. It was … Continue reading Lake Brownwood State Park, Texas
McKinney Falls State Park, Texas
Finding weekend spot in a Texas State Park during the summer has always been challenging. One of the joys of retirement is being uncoupled from the whole weekend thing. Reservations were made last week for this week Monday through Thursday at McKinney Falls State Park outside of Austin Texas. All last week, weather forecasters were … Continue reading McKinney Falls State Park, Texas



