The clouds parted in time for 14 TOWNies and 2 guests to have a great rain-free weekend in one of the few national forests in Texas!
Joining me in east Texas were Adela, June, JudyL, Sharon, JudyD, Beverly, LindaBW, Susan, Jacque, SandyO, Joan, Janet, BarbaraW, and 2 guests – GailW (from Corsicana), and FloM (from Austin).
Some arrived Wednesday and Thursday and enjoyed kayaking, geocaching, and relaxing. Most of us arrived to sunny skies on Friday, and 2 others arrived on Saturday.
We kayaked the small lake (45 acres) and enjoyed the beautiful pine and cypress trees on the lake shore. On the way back to the boat ramp, we saw 3 TOWNies (Susan, Sandy, and Beverly) fishing from the dock and then met Barbara, who had just arrived at the park.
June, JudyL, and LindaBW discovered that there is a paddling trail nearby – Neches-Davy Crockett Paddling Trail (future outing?).
JudyD and Sharon were on a mission to get their 1000th geocache, and they did it! Congratulations, ladies! When I arrived at the park Friday morning, they, along with Jacque, were heading out to geocache the area around Crockett.
There are some beautiful trails in this park, which were enjoyed throughout the weekend. Some were pretty muddy, but that didn’t stop us! SandyO found bobcat tracks on one of the trails and led a few TOWNies back to the spot on Saturday afternoon.
We enjoyed grilling over a somewhat puny fire Friday night, but on Saturday night we have a beautiful roaring fire to cook fajitas. Lots of awesome food, desserts, and frozen drinks from my now-famous machine.
Sadly, all good things must come to an end, and everyone left the park Sunday morning. This was a beautiful area of east Texas and I appreciate all who came out to enjoy it with me – even with the power going out on Saturday night!
Thanks, and until next time — enjoy the great outdoors!
Gloria
