Texas, Canyon Lake Oct. 23 - 30

Lake Pointe Resort in Canyon Lake, Texas.  This stop was kinda a rest stop, we did not do very much here.  We did meet Mark and Mary one day for lunch.  They were staying at a park just a few miles away for a couple of months.
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 Canyon Lake, Texas

 We remember from our first visit to this park about 10 years ago, all the little deer in this park.  

 Our dogs loved the deer also.

 Max and Zoe got out of the camper one day and had a blast running the deer all over the park.  Boy they sure were pooped when we finally caught them and took them back to the camper.

 I have no idea what this nasty looking spider is.  I took the picture by the front step of the camper.

 Kay and I met Mark and Mary Nichols for lunch here at Granny D's.  Kay and I had lunch there the day before, and it was so good, we had to come back.

 We took a drive to Wimberley, which is north of Canyon Lake.  This is Cypress Creek.

 The Cypress Trees are just turning color, and made for some awesome pictures.

 It is interesting to see the new little trees growing out of old stumps.

 Of course Zoe had to have her picture taken also.  

Texas, Glen Rose Oct 9 - 23

Tres Rios RV Resort, Glen Rose TX.  This is one of our favorite campgrounds on this southern run.  The people here were so very nice.  Campground activities director,Bethany, keep things hopping every day.  We did learn a new card game called "Vegas" it is played both dice and cards for nickles and pennies.   Of course Kay had to win most of them.  Marty did a lot of fishing on the river, once we got the kayaks on the water.  It was a very steep bank to slide the kayaks down.  I had to have a couple of guys from the park help me especially to bring them back up.  We met up with Mark and Mary Nichols once again.  We have not seen them since Blue Mesa Resort in Colorado about two years ago.  They will be traveling with us and Mary's brother John and Terrie Edwards later on this winter.  Kay and I will visit this park again when we are in the area.  A++ rating from us.

Glen Rose, Texas

 I sure do like our new 2012 Chevy 3500 Silverado truck.

 Taking Max for a ride on the bike.

 Max love's riding in the basket, and looking around.

 Bethany, the activities director at Tres Rios.

Tasha, one of the cooks.  They put out lots of good food here and really reasonable.

Bliss, she works in the office.

Bethany and the manager of the park.

Kay waiting for the hobo stew to get done so we can eat.  It was so goooood.  Kay even had two bowls full.  I won't say how many I ate.

The fire pit was left from an early YMCA camp.  It really distributed the heat nicely.

Marty and Ryan (Ryan belongs to Bethany) toasting marshmallows.

Bethany can do 2 at once.

Kay walked the dogs most every day down along the river.  They loved it.

This was some property that bordered the RV park.

Marty's little catfish.

Here's the 3 pound bass that got him 2nd place in the fishing contest.

Ryan and Marty brought their catches up to be weighed and measured for the weekend fishing tournament.

Kay finally made it out on the Brazos River.

These next pictures taken mostly by Kay while kayaking the Brazos.

Marty was too busy fishing to take many pictures.

Marty cleaning the roof of the RV.

Mark Nichols had a pressure washer so Marty and he spent the day washing the RV and truck.  Wow they look so nice.

As a thank you we took Mark and Mary out for BBQ.

Marty loved the ribs and Kay really enjoyed the brisket.

Texas, Bridgeport. Sept 28 to Oct 9

Bay Landing Campground, Bridgeport, Texas.  Bay Landing is located on the banks of Lake Bridgeport. The only problem is, the water level is down about 35 feet and our campsite was a long way from the water.  Bridgeport is located about 40 miles northwest of Fort Worth, TX.

Bridgeport, Texas

This picture was taken out the back window of the camper.  The squirrels drove my dogs nuts.

We drove to Thackerville OK to visit the WinStar Casino.  It was very nice with lots of penny slot machines.  Kay and I also enjoyed the drive up to the casino.

The next three pictures are of the outside of the parking garages at the WinStar.  I thought it was a very clever concept to do the buildings in this style.

Kay said since we were in Texas, we had to get pictures of the longhorn cows.

 We got really tired of being stressed out over problems with our old truck so while in Bridgeport we made the decision to look for a new truck.  Mike Wheat, Kay and Marty standing along side of the new truck.  Mike was the salesman, what a wonderful person he was.  His wife was a dog groomer, so we had her do Max and Zoe while we were there.  She did one of the best grooming jobs the dogs have had in a long time.  Mike paid for one of the dogs grooming.  Thought that was very nice of him.

I put up the bird feeder behind the camper.  Got this cardinal while he was eating.

Female cardinal

This young deer was crossing the road on the way out of the campground.  It still had some of its spots.

Unloading the kayaks at Lake Bridgeport.

A couple of friends from the campground went with us.

Under the highway bridge.

The water was very calm the day we kayaked.

Great Blue Heron

The clam shells were huge.  The big one was about 6 inches across.

Wise County Heritage Museum, in Decatur, Texas.  Kay and I toured the museum and found may interesting things inside.

There is one room dedicated to the Members of the famed Lost Battalion.  Men of the 131st Field Artillery and the survivors of the U.S.S.Huston, CA-30 who were P.O.W's of the Japanese for three and one-half years during WWII.  They built the railroad that let to the bridge over the River Kwai.  Most of the men of the 131st are from Wise County TX.

The Woody Cabin, built by Mr. Sam Woody.  The cabin, built in Wise County in 1854, is reported to be the first built in the county.

I found this lock on the door of the Woody Cabin to be very unique.

We found this cat wandering around the cabin.  Maybe it is a guard cat.

Wise County Courthouse, Decatur, Texas  1895.  There are so many beautiful old courthouse buildings in Texas.

The Main Courtroom.

Kay and I meet Tom Goller and his wife Diane for lunch at restaurant in Decatur.  They live in Frisco, TX which was about 30 miles from Decatur.  We had a good time talking and eating.

The new truck all hooked up and ready for it first towing.