Apologies for the delay in getting things updated here. We've had little to no internet
service or cell phone reception since leaving home, and we've also had trouble with the broadband card. It keeps changing settings on it's own, and with little reception anyway, it's been a real battle.
This summer our travels will be taking us through Four Corners country and we have no idea how
good service will be there, or even if we’ll have it, so updates will probably
continue to be sporadic.
May 30 - Thursday - We were up early and out the gate before 9, pretty early for
us, especially on the first day out! We planned a fairly lengthy drive this
first day, as it takes us two days just to get out of the state we didn’t want
to dawdle too much. First night’s
stop, Lake Colorado City State Park,
near Colorado City, between Midland and Abilene, west of Forth Worth.
The town has special significance for us, as Steve’s parents had their first date at a
movie theater here. No, we didn’t hunt up the theater, but it was fun to think
about the times they spent in the area.
As with most lakes in the Permian Basin lately, the water
level is quite low which changes the personality of the park considerably. We didn't plan on fishing or boating, so it didn't bother us much.
The campsites are spacious, surrounded by dense stands of prickly pear and mesquite. Most sites have a permanent shade over the table, and some have a tree or two.
There are faint trails that would probably lead down to the shore, if the water were high enough to meet the shoreline! Shiner and I did go exploring in the area adjacent to our site.
She had great fun checking under every cactus for lizards and other fauna, and she only ended up with one spine in her muzzle!
The sloping sandstone cliff had faint trails, from human and critter travel I would guess, that wandered through the patches of cactus and brush. Here and there a few wildflowers bravely nodded in the breeze. It’s a pretty area, best enjoyed when it’s not too hot or windy…. And this part of Texas is known for wind I’m afraid. That would explain the huge windmill farms we passed. Wind energy is one of the booming industries in this part of the state.
The campsites are spacious, surrounded by dense stands of prickly pear and mesquite. Most sites have a permanent shade over the table, and some have a tree or two.
There are faint trails that would probably lead down to the shore, if the water were high enough to meet the shoreline! Shiner and I did go exploring in the area adjacent to our site.
She had great fun checking under every cactus for lizards and other fauna, and she only ended up with one spine in her muzzle! The sloping sandstone cliff had faint trails, from human and critter travel I would guess, that wandered through the patches of cactus and brush. Here and there a few wildflowers bravely nodded in the breeze. It’s a pretty area, best enjoyed when it’s not too hot or windy…. And this part of Texas is known for wind I’m afraid. That would explain the huge windmill farms we passed. Wind energy is one of the booming industries in this part of the state.
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