Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Day 217. March 11, 2014. Rock art

LOCATION:  We drove about 50 miles west.  On Mexican border, between San Antonio and Big Bend, TX
WEATHER:  Foggy and cool in AM. Sunny and high of 80 in PM

Our plan was to camp at Seminole Canyon State Park, and enjoy their amenities....electricity, water, WIFI.  But, we arrived to find the campground already full.  There aren't other campgrounds around here, so we took them up on their offer to stay in the Day Use section.  This means no facilities.  We were, however, able to fill up our water tank in the main campground.  So, I was at least able to wash last night's dishes.  We were able to use the visitor center's bathroom.

We took a ranger-led hike into the canyon and saw the 4000-year-old rock art on the walls of a shelter.  Quite a hike back up.  

We met our neighbors, a lovely couple from San Francisco.  We watched the sunset together, then shared a campfire to cook dinner.

DINNER:  We ate the turkey/bean soup I had  made earlier, and finally the last of the mustard greens.  

The park ranger came around and gave us a weather advisory of 40-mph winds forecasted for tonight.  We hope we don't blow over the canyon wall!

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