Hill Country of Texas

On Saturday we drove from Canyon Lake to Junction.  We wanted to go through Luckenbach, so we took the backroads.  It's really beautiful around here.   We decided that we'd take a trip in the car back to Luckenbach on Sunday, so we just drove through.

We landed at the Above and Beyond Riverside RV park.  We have a great view of the Llano river out our front window.  The weather was pretty, but it's supposed to get cloudy and cooler over the next few days.  We're here for 3 nights to explore the Hill country.  We're going to drive back to Fredericksburg and Luckenbach on Sunday to explore, and then do some exploring to the South on Monday.

This park has great WiFi - but we don't have any cell service.  We even drove into town to try to call Livie for her birthday, but couldn't get any service there either.

Our spot overlooking the river

The view out of our front window

We had a great day on Sunday.  We took a different route into Fredericksburg/Luckenbach and it was a beautiful drive.  This is such a pretty area.  Pinon pines at the higher elevations, lots of live oaks, and rolling hills.

We went to Luckenbach first.  No one lives there anymore, the last resident went to a nursing home a couple of years ago.  In the 70's a man named Hondo Crouch bought the town for $30k.   He died in 1976, and the song by Willie and Waylon came out in 1977.   Now the town is a bar, gift shop, dance hall, and an outdoor music venue, with live music every afternoon.  They have a big Valentine's day bash planned for this weekend.

After Luckenbach we explored Fredericksburg.  We went to the Texas Rangers Heritage Center and looked around Fort Martin Scott.   We walked around downtown - a very cute town that was originally settled by Germans (as were most of the towns around here).  It turned out to be a beautifully sunny day, and we took another route home to see more of the pretty countryside.  Lots of sheep ranches around here!

The original post office is now a gift shop and the bar is behind it

The music venue

Mike bought a cowboy hat, and of course had to have a beer!

The dance hall, ready for Valentine's "Hug-In"

Texas Rangers Heritage Center

Texas Rangers Heritage Center

I really don't like selfies!

We're going to extend our stay for two more days; not because it's such a great RV park but because the weather is turning to crap and we don't want to drive to Fort Stockton in 25 mph headwinds and possible snow!

On Tuesday we drove to Kerrville to see the Western Heritage museum.  It was cold and rainy, so we really couldn't be outside seeing the sculptures, but enjoyed the paintings and historic items inside.  Lunch at Cracker Barrel, and it was a nice day.

One of the sculptures at the museum

Wednesday turned out to be sunny and pretty, although the wind was cold.  We drove over to the little 9 hole golf course here in Junction, and I caddied for Mike.  It was fun, and a great walk.  They were also having a sheep herding dog competition, and we watched that for a little bit.  One of the dogs reminded me of Lucky - I'm sure she was part herding collie!

The course wasn't in great shape, but it was a nice afternoon!