A
beautiful sunrise picture taken out of our camper window.
After
being at S. Llano SP for a few days we decided to stay longer. We
checked with the office and we could stay longer if we moved to
another site. This small park is a restful place with a relaxed
atmosphere. It has four bird blinds that have been made by some area
volunteers. The park's numerous hiking trails called to be explored
even though we certainly did not walk them all.
This
park is designated a Dark Sky Park. They draw attention to wasted
energy for exterior lighting that is not being directed down to the
ground.
This
park property used to be a working ranch and was donated by the Buck
family in 1977. Numerous old buildings on the property are still
being used for campground office building, residence and the old goat barn and milking barn for storage,.
For
a change of scenery we packed a lunch and did a day trip to
Fredericksburg, a very touristy German city. This place has become a
popular tourist attraction. The Main Street traffic moves slowly with
traffic stopping frequently for vehicles backing out of the diagonal
parking spots.
We
enjoyed the Wildseed Farm and strolled their Meadows even though we
were a few weeks early for the flowers. They are the largest working
wildseed farm in the US.
They
have diversified and enlarged since our last visit 10 years ago.
Jim's
choice for our return drive via some FM (farm to market) roads to see
the rolling countryside and a few small communities along the way.
The road would have made a very nice motorbike route.
This
small oxbow lake is named Buck Lake after the original owner.
We
will be moving on Sunday. Check on future posts of our travel north or we may be home sooner than planned.
We are keeping well and being cautious about the world health risks at this time.
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