Scissor-tails & Sunsets – Lake Brownwood Texas

 Scissor-tails & Sunsets – Lake Brownwood Texas

Arrival at Lake Brownwood was a welcome and most pleasant surprise. First, the Willow Point campground was nearly empty of other campers. Secondly, the campsites were really spacious with lots of room between sites. We parked under a shady live oak and checked out our surroundings. All the amenities were a short walk away. The fire ban was still in force, so our little propane stove sufficed for cooking our dinner.

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Kickapoo Cavern State Park… Bats, birds and a fat, old porcupine

Kickapoo Cavern State Park… Bats, birds and a fat, old porcupine

Though we’re still technically in Texas Hill Country, we’re in the southern extremity and not all that far from Del Rio once again. We took whatever state park reservations we could get for the weekend and Kickapoo Cavern State Park looked interesting especially since we missed the evening bat flight show in Austin and Kickapoo is also home to a huge bat population.

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A Day in Austin

A Day in Austin

We were so close to Texas’ state capital city that we couldn’t leave without at least paying Austin a visit. Other than short business trips years ago, neither of us had ever spent time in Austin and we looked forward to seeing at least a little bit of the city.

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