This day was book ended by two wonderful places to stay, with the plains of Texas in the middle. The 7am sunrise in Sonora Caves, Texas is spectacular, and the roosters began marketing that fact promptly at 4:30 in the morning, making sure that the two tourists that were there, were well aware of the message. They were not wrong. A sliver at the horizon in the mostly...
It really shows how much care the rangers put into maintaining the park. I can appreciate how all the buildings are fully lit up with Christmas lights. They didn’t have to put this much effort in for a handful of campers, but they did. With those tall buildings, it must have taken some effort, and it added another warm dimension to our stay. In the morning I took a...
The cold snap that has hit the country, certainly didn’t spare the gulf states. We woke up to 26F, and although we were cozy in the trailer, our tanks live on the outside, uninsulated. You know you’re not South enough when you have to worry about frozen shiz. That’s the point of this whole experiment, I guess….moar South. We do have tank heaters, though to be honest...