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Published: March 16th 2007
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Enchanted Rock
We hiked to the top. The little dots up there are people. Friday, March 9, 2007: San Antonio to Kerrville
Today we drove to Kerrville-Schreiner Park. It was recommended to us by someone at Falcon State Park who I talked to while I did laundry. This is a very nice place to camp and has full hook-ups and would be shady in the summertime. It’s so nice to talk to other campers and get the benefits of their experience. We are northeast of San Antonio in Hill Country. As we drove out of San Antonio it was apparent that we were entering a different geological area with the hills quickly apparent. This is quite a scenic area and very popular for tourists and campers. They have real full size trees here and lots of wildlife. George saw eleven deer on a bike ride around the park.
The Live Oaks are shedding their leaves, so it’s like a combination of spring with the Red Bud trees and other trees flowering and the crunchy leaves of fall under our feet when we walk.
Saturday, March 10, 2007:
We had a relaxing day. It is very pleasant here. We drove into Kerrville and then Ingram. There was a play in Ingram titled
“Smoke on the Mountain” that we had considered going to tonight, but when we read the description about gospel music, we changed our mind. We went shopping in Schreiner’s Department Store in Kerrville. It was a fun small store with old fashioned service.
Tomorrow we’re moving to Fredericksburg. We could only stay here for 2 nights, as they’re full after that. The second campground in Fredericksburg had one opening, so we booked it. This is a first for this trip, where we’re having a little difficulty getting into campgrounds. A sign of spring? Or spring break?
Sun. Mar. 11th: This morning as we were packing up for our move, George discovered that our fresh water hose had a leak. This is the second hose and leak in as many days! Friday there was a note on our door when we came back from a drive, that the campground host turned off our water at the faucet due to a leak in the hose. When we turned the water on to check it out there was a nice spout of water. As many campers do, we have a couple fresh water hoses in different lengths, so we can
George at Enchanted Rock
Crossing some water with his great walking stick! accommodate different situations. We switched hoses and figured something had happened to the hose in the compartment. This morning’s leak made us reconsider that it was due to something else. We reported it to the headquarters and they thought it might be due to the squirrels.
We’d talked to the campground host yesterday about the wildlife in the park. He told us that they had various types of deer, and that ticks weren’t a problem because the fire-ants eat the ticks. He told us what to look for to identify a fire-ant mound. He told us about the type of ground squirrel that lives in the park and referred to them as jack hammers, due to their ability to burrow into the hard ground. We didn’t think anything about these tough little critters at the time, but today we’re having a different view of them. When we had been walking through some different areas of the campground, I noticed some odd things around a few of the fresh water hoses. At the time I didn’t give it any thought other than “that’s different.” Now I wonder if it was to protect the hose from being gnawed!
We’re settled
Lynne at Enchanted Rock
Using my Christmas present from George, a walking stick! into our next campground which is Oakwood RV Resort by Fredericksburg. We bought a new fresh water hose and will repair/shorten the other ones later. We drove around a bit today to get oriented to the area. Today we’ve had rain and thunderstorms. So far we’ve had almost 3 inches of rain! It’s our first real rain of the trip. Of course I washed my car yesterday.
We drove up to see Luckenbach which has “gained national attention as a metropolis of mirth.” Waylon Jennings’ and Willie Nelson’s hit song, “Back to Basics (Let’s Go to Luckenbach, Texas). The town consists of a post office, a dance hall and a bar. One reference states it has a population of 25. There are no road signs announcing Luckenbach as they are too frequently stolen for souvenirs. The road department used to replace them, but it was eventually determined to be futile. There is music in the town 7 days a week.
Mon. Mar. 12lf: Lot’s of rain throughout the night and the total was over 4 inches of rain. Poor Lizzie had a rough night due to the weather. Fortunately today the sky cleared and we had a gorgeous
day. They’ve had a drought here, so the rain was welcome. We went to The LBJ Ranch. It’s part of the National Historical Park System. We saw a movie and then took the bus tour. We got to go into the one room schoolhouse, a reproduction of the house where LBJ was born, and the show barn. We also saw the cemetery and the house LBJ owned that was nicknamed The Texas Whitehouse. I was impressed by his early years and how hard he had to work. I didn’t realize that he was a teacher. In viewing the pictures and films from the 60’s I now have a different perspective on it. When those events actually happened I was much younger and the Johnsons seemed so old! Now I see them as being much younger than I remembered.
After The Ranch we went to lunch, and being this area is known for its peaches, we had to have Peach Cobbler for dessert. It was delicious. Then we went to Johnson City to the LBJ Museum. The display was laid out so their was a timeline of events occurring in the nation and the world and a timeline of what
Johnson family cemetery
The headstone that is larger is where LBJ is buried. was happening in his life. It was very well done and impressive to see it all laid out together. George says that he’s more impressed by him now than he was back during his presidency.
Tonight we went to Hunt, Texas to see Stonehenge 2. It’s in a field and 2/3 scale. It was fun to walk among the stones. They’re fabricated and hollow, but still impressive. We saw it at sunset. Also in this field are replicas of the Easter Island statues. It’s funny to see them together. We like these quirky off the beaten path things to see. It was worth the ride to see the “stones,” but did lack the mystery associated with the real Stonehenge in England.
Tues. Mar. 13th: Today was overcast and rain was predicted for later in the day. We went to Enchanted Rock and hiked to the top. According to our information it’s the second largest granite formation in North America. It’s a pink granite dome that rises 425 feet above the surrounding countryside. Our walking-sticks were a great benefit. The book Off the Beaten Path states that “on summer night the huge rock creaks and moans as it cools
Stonehenge 2
2 miles west of Hunt on FM 1340 down, an occurrence that the Comanches understandably found to be of a powerfully spiritual nature.“ Some areas were steep enough that we traversed it, rather than going straight up or down. When we were at the top, there were a few drops of rain, but nothing severe. Then as we took pictures and enjoyed the view, we heard thunder off in the distance. Even though it was an overcast day, the view was impressive. As we hiked down we would get occasional rain and it felt cool, but refreshing after the hike up. The rain got heavier and we heard more thunder. It surprised me to see so many people hiking up, as I was glad that we were on our way down in this weather.
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Cindy H.
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Hill Country
Have enjoyed all your blogs so far! You took some great pictures of the Hill Country, and I am happy to read and see how much you have enjoyed your Texas trip and are really making the most of it. Also liked seeing Neeko and Lizzie on tour! Was fun to see the old familiar areas from when we lived down that way! Keep on enjoying yourselves, and we look forward to seeing you when you hit N. Texas! The trees get even bigger! :-) Cyn