Only one word for west Texas-ugly. Okay, maybe three, flat, dry and ugly! We got to this campsite at night, thinking we would spend 2 nights but when we saw how barren it was, we packed up and headed for the Davis Mountains. BTW, we were the only ones in this whole state park! Hard to believe, eh?

Within two hours of arriving at Davis Mountains State Park, we saw these guys, some sort of deer with large black ears,

and these guys, javalinas!

I think we will stay here a few days and do some hiking in the mountains. No cell reception and limited wi-fi but beautiful!

1/20/15 Hiked 6 miles in the mountains today.



 I’m sure these trails were really just billy goat paths (see the red rock path beneath my feet in the second picture), very narrow and with loose rocks. Only one small casualty, a barbed plant reached out and touched someone (me).  I cleaned it up with spit and Kleenex.  Now Neosporin is on my list of things to take with us when hiking! We are both feeling great after these long hiking days and feel we really deserve a beer or two! Texas state parks have a no public alcohol rule so we are careful to either drink inside or close by with our bottles concealed in cozies.
1/21/15 We woke up to rain and a forecast of snow, so we ditched our plan of one more day of hiking at Davis Mountains, and headed for the awesomeness of Big Bend National Park. No cell reception here either except at Park Headquarters.