Whew, we need a day off to get caught up on the blog. Not kiddin ya. We didn't stay in Fort Stockton long enough to update it, then we reached Study Butte, TX and we had no internet nor any TV reception. Myself, I felt like Chuck Connors, with parched lips, nose, canteen, and all.
The Texas 'Hill Country' west of Austin was a beautiful drive, not like anything I expected from Texas. Golden rolling hills forever, all speckled with individual green trees, some big rocks, and white rock passes cut thru the high spots. I actually got a few pictures on the way that didn't have cell phone towers in them, but it wasn't easy.
A long haul it was to Fort Stockton, TX tho, 350 miles. When we got there, the GPS led us thru the puckies as we made our way to F.S. RV Park (I guess it was a short cut) but with that entrance to town we never really warmed up to this place. Wal*mart didn't even have auto-opening doors, HAHA. We set up quickly tho and just spent the night here.
Driving south from there to Study Butte (pronounced Stoody Bute) we got into scenery that wouldn't quit, and it really never did for 2 days or so until half way to Carlsbad, NM. We've taken 150 pictures per day for the past 3 days. Study Butte is 1 mile out of Big Bend National Park, and some RV'er had told us about staying there. It worked out good as we spent 2 nights in this quaint, scenic, western like town, and one full day site seeing in the park. We didn't haul the RV into the park. Too many steep grades and dog leg turns on the way up and down. RV's over 24 feet are not recommended, but to our delight pets were allowed (unlike Baxter State Park the first time we went there with ol'Cosell, our first boxer dog).
The Rio Grande wasn't so impressive but pretty, and we didn't even get our feet wet as planned (well Dixie did !) due to steep and muddy entries. It was kinda refreshing tho since the temps have been in the 80's the past couple of days.
From Study Butte we headed to Carlsbad, NM. Taking Texas Routes 118N and 17N the scenery continued to be out of this world. Anne and I have never scene anything like it, and so concentrated in one huge area. Once we got to Pecos, TX tho the road flattened out and went on straight forever all the way to Carlsbad, actually I think it veered to the left one time.
We have a nice park to stay in here, but we've decided not to take in Carlsbad Caverns or other local attractions. We need a rest, and to do some laundry, so a day off it is. It is a nice dry 86 degrees today, and the nightime cools off, 76 after supper, and we had to stay under the covers overnight.
Tomorrow we'll head out on the road again and we'll pass (Anne says quickly) thru El Paso on our way to Demming, NM. The next day we'll start to spec out some familiar faces as we visit friends and family in different spots in Arizona, from Tuscon to Prescott Valley and beyond.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
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