Thursday, February 16, 2017

A Short Hop

Compared to our two previous moves, our drive out of the Seminole Canyon/Pecos River area of Texas  to the Hill Country was just a 200 mile skip down the road.  Heavy overcast and some misty fog was the order of the day.

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US 90 led us away from the land of desert and canyons

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back to civilization (phone and internet service).

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When we crossed the dam that formed Amistad International Recreational Area, we left the Rio Grande and struck out east to

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an area of l trees, green grass, and lots more people,

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and herds of sheep, goats, cattle, and horses.

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At Hondo we took TX 173 north toward Lake Medina (Medeena to the locals).  This is the country we came to explore, to ride its twisty roads

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among hills covered with southern oaks and cypress.

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Here ball moss grows everywhere.

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To save four miles, the GPS took us down Bottlesprings Rd.  We wondered whether this was the right move,

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especially when we crossed this “bridge”,

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but it proved ok in the end when we rejoined the main road IMG_8621

and from there accessed the  park road to our new home for 11 days. 

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Time to find a spot and get set up.

Louise and Duane

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