Chihuahuan Desert Camp'n Trip
LadyHawk & DesertHawk have just returned from a 12 day RV/Camping trip (most of the time in Texas) all in the Chihuahuan Desert. Left Wednesday Sept. 3 returned 15 Sept. We purchased a Texas Parks ...
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Great trip and choice of locations!
Balmorhea SP is always our first stop for summer vacation. We think about that cool water the whole time we're loading the trailer in hot San Antonio. We usually finish up each trip at Davis Mountains State Park. This past August was strange...the Davis Mountains were GREEN and cool...I have never seen that before. It sort of looked like Ireland, except with mesquite and cactus.
We have done Oliver Lee SP for a couple of Spring Breaks. We love the Dog Canyon trail that starts at the visitor center (ironically, it's a bad trail for dogs unless you put booties on their feet). Last time we hiked it an F-22 from Holloman went supersonic and the shockwave echoed up the canyon; it gave me goosebumps. Of course I still bleed Air Force blue...
The dump station was nonops last time we were at Oliver Lee...is it working again?
Balmorhea SP is always our first stop for summer vacation. We think about that cool water the whole time we're loading the trailer in hot San Antonio. We usually finish up each trip at Davis Mountains State Park. This past August was strange...the Davis Mountains were GREEN and cool...I have never seen that before. It sort of looked like Ireland, except with mesquite and cactus.
We have done Oliver Lee SP for a couple of Spring Breaks. We love the Dog Canyon trail that starts at the visitor center (ironically, it's a bad trail for dogs unless you put booties on their feet). Last time we hiked it an F-22 from Holloman went supersonic and the shockwave echoed up the canyon; it gave me goosebumps. Of course I still bleed Air Force blue...
The dump station was nonops last time we were at Oliver Lee...is it working again?
