I have been so badly bitten by the travel bug, I spent the weekend happily "camped out" in Seminole Canyon State Park. Larry is convinced I have lost my mind. As people would pass us on the road he would mumble, "Yeah, my wife is crazy." Everyone time I saw another RV on the road I would point to it and say, "Look, more crazy people." There is one RV near our campsite. It belongs to the Camp Host. Our hosts are snowbirds who are escaping the snow in Illinois by staying here for the winter. We heard a vehicle around 5 pm, and I went outside to investigate. It was another RV pulling into the campground. I walked back in grinning and said, "Hey! That was another RV. Looks like some more crazies have arrived."
I was pleasantly amazed by the beautiful hills we passed through on highway 285 to Sanderson on our way to Seminole Canyon. I must get some pictures of those beautiful hills on the way home if possible. But, if I don't get them this trip, I will the next time we come here. I knew there was going to be a next time when I took a very short walk after getting the trailer unhitched and set up. The views all around me are just magnificent. The heavy cloud cover is preventing me taking a good sunset shot tonight. With a promise of clearer skies tomorrow afternoon I am hopeful I can get a nice sunset shot then.
The unhitching process went without, pun intended, any hitches. There were a few moments of amazed unhappiness when the connection holding the kitchen faucet in place developed a bad leak after turning the water on. We quickly fixed that problem though, and I learned to turn the water connection to the trailer on very slowly at first, and let the air work out of the lines good before turning it all the way on. Other than that, everything worked as it should when the water and electricity were connected and turned on. The furnace and little electric fireplace had the inside of the camper toasty warm in no time. Accompanied with some veggies and bread, the oven fried chicken I fixed the night before made a quick and delicious supper.
Saturday morning dawned cold and cloudy. After a breakfast of ham and eggs we took off and did a little sight seeing in the truck. We drove to just outside Del Rio, then turned around and headed back towards Seminole Canyon. I paid special attention to attention to RV parks on the outskirts of Del Rio with a future trip to Del Rio in mind. After checking out the Broke Mill RV park while driving past it, then further exploring the web page when we got to our campsite at Seminole Canyon State Park, we decided on staying there when we come back to Del Rio.
We decided to go to Langtry before returning to Seminole Canyon. I am very glad we did because Larry took a little side road that ended with a spectacular view of Eagle Nest Canyon. On the way back to Seminole Canyon we stopped at a rest area along the way that offered a scenic overlook view. By the time we did get back to our campsite the skies were clear and the temperature much warmer. Which was good because after settling Larry in with plenty of beer and snacks, I drove to the Information Center, and took the Fate Bell Shelter Tour. As advertised, it is fairly rugged hike. Going down into the canyon wasn't so bad, but coming back up all those steps sure got the heart rate up. The views, and American Indian rock paintings were well worth it though. David, our guide was excellent, and obviously enjoyed the tours as much as the people participating in them.
By the time I returned to our campsite I was pleasantly tired, and very hungry. Thank goodness for that left over piece of chicken that provided me with a quick and nutritious snack. After eating, then resting for a little while I stepped outside and managed to get a few nice sunset shots. While walking to the area behind the trailer where I took the shots at I saw some deer droppings.
Seminole Canyon proved to be a very beautiful and interesting place to me. I intend to return again in the spring or fall and take the White Shaman Tour. If I'm in good enough shape by then, perhaps the Presa Canyon Tour as well. Hiking into the canyon is only on a guided tour basis, but there is plenty of beautiful countryside all around the campground to hike through as well. The campsites are quiet, well maintained, and offers water, electricity, a dump site and WiFi. The campsites are back in only though, and a bit tight, but Larry had no problem backing our 29' trailer into one.
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