Off To Brazos Bend

January 29-January 31, 2019

Tuesday was cold and windy, no one came to sit out and watch us get ready, they just came over for quick goodbyes before and after we were hooked up. Sad to go but nice to be traveling again. A blustery windy 4 hour 195 mile drive found us pulling into one of our favorite Texas state parks. This is our 3^rd visit to Brazos Bend State Park and I know we’ll be back for more. We once again had site 115 and soon were set up and ready to explore.

We never took our bikes off the back rack while on the coast, they’d just rust way too much so we kept them covered for the last 3+ months. After setting up we got them off and took a 6+ mile bike ride on some of our favorite hiking/biking trails. Weather was cool so we only saw two gators but there are a lot more birds here this time of year.

Wednesday we decided to get some walking in, added a few new trails and ended up walking about 9 miles. 

Found 4 geocaches along the way, there’s still a bunch here in the park to find. 

We saw evidence of how high the water got after Hurricane Harvey came through. Probably the reason most of the roads and pads in the park have been recently paved. You can see the water level on trees.

We’ve really enjoyed our stay here and I know we’ll return again.

Thursday we got a short bike ride in before the rains came. The rest of the day was a down day, playing on the computer, reading and watching TV was the theme of the day. 

For those who like the Texas state parks, their reservation system has changed. You can now make site specific reservations. Also, if you have the TX State Park Pass, you now get unlimited ½ price 2^nd nights on every stay, a very nice surprise. The pass covers the daily admission charge also, for $70/year well worth it if you plan on staying a few times at their state parks.

Next stop Spring Creek Park in Tomball TX.

Until next time...