It’s a beautiful morning with blue skies and sunshine – a perfect recipe for a walk in the park. Justice likes the dog park, and we made a stop there where he met and played with a dog who was playing fetch with his owner. In meandering around the campgrounds, we noticed a trail that goes into the foothills, we started to walk it and Ron hiked up a hill to capture some photos of the valley and campgrounds.
With a month of travel behind us, Ron decided to do some preventative maintenance on the camper today, while I worked. Later in the day, we met a neighbor who with her husband, are full-timers and over the past 10 years they winter at Big Bend National Park. They have a Golden Retriever too; her name is Ki and she’s 13 1/2 years old. Ki had a twin sister who passed away last summer. The summers here are brutally hot and the Visitors Centers are closed during the hottest months of the year. The couple travels in the summer months ‘chasing the 70-degree weather’ but always come back here to spend the winter. This year they bought a piece of land to bring their camper to when they travel back to this area next winter. In our conversation, she told us there is a trail to the high butte overlooking the campground. Ron has been wondering about hiking it and was excited to learn about the trail that goes to the top – maybe a hike tomorrow??
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