Bandera

 2/27- Bandera TX

   The drive today started under mostly cloudy skies. It looked like rain but it never came about. A few miles up the road we took a left and headed east. The desert here was mostly sage brush and mesquite. We drove by lots of gates to the ranches with overhead metal signs and stone entrance ways. 

    After a while we noticed a change as there were more trees but the sage brush kept getting thicker. Finally entering the Texas hill country we saw trees taller than I was. Unfortunately none of the streams and rivers we crossed had any water in them. The ground was still rocks only they were a little bigger than before. 

    I notice on the map that the further east we go in Texas the more roads there are. Driving from Marathon there is one road and the towns along the way are spaced about the distance that the trains needed water. Now the towns are much closer together and also they look less seedy. The towns in the desert always seemed a little forlorn to me. Everything seems to be on the edge of existence. Of course the dust may be part of that as everything we own is covered in dust now. 

    We recently signed up with this group called Harvest Hosts. These are businesses, wineries, breweries, museums and farms that offer rv’ers a spot for the night for free. They only ask that you buy something as a thank you. Tonight we stopped at Bandera Brewery. They gave us a spot in their parking lot and we drank beer and had a couple of burgers. Can’t beat that! 

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